December 2, 2008 | Bangkok
Issue #264: Entertaining

Dating or Hardcore

Dating or Hardcore

Dating or Hardcore Gamers. What You Love?

We've all been there before. It's Friday night and your single. You unconscious mind says maybe you should go out and meet some people, get into the dating world, or find a relationship; it'll be healthy for you. But your conscious mind says that maybe bashing on noob would be a better idea. Then it confirms and says, "Yeah it is..." So what do you do? You go to the fridge and stock up endless bottles of orange soda and king size bags of Ruffles. Before you know it, it's 3 AM and you say to yourself, "I'll go into my dating ventures tomorrow." But the next day comes, and the same thing happens. It's an endless cycle and you feel trapped as a single online computer gamer.
Hey, it's okay. You may think that this life is pathetic and sad, but it's not. Most computer gamers in the world are going through the same exact thing. It's very easy to break the habit and improve your dating life even though your personality from the computer gaming world and the real world conflict with each other. Here are some tips.
1. Motivate yourself by visualization...
How would your life would be different if you could balance that dating life with your computer gaming life? Would you be happier? Here, take an image that you would like and actually focus on it. Imagine yourself on your computer desk all day, everyday. Then imagine that instead of talking to a person that you feel attracted to online, it's someone that you can actually interact with. I know it sounds lame, but this might be your reality!
2. Know how attraction works...
Attraction are qualities that pull an opposite force towards itself. Much of attraction comes from the emotions created between two people. Have you ever thought of an intense emotion that you would like to share with someone that you wanted to do? No I'm not talking about Nob bashing a level 3 character and saying "loll!" or "loam!" to them. I'm talking about experiences that you may have had in the past or thought about that might be filled with high level of emotions perhaps like running through the sprinklers.
Okay, that last part might have been kind of... random (unless you enjoy getting wet, I don't know) but you get the point. I know how it feels like to be single and a dedicated computer gamer. It's a passion that we all share that others may not fully understand. I've been through it and honestly I think a lot of people just think that being a computer gamer and dating just don't mix. That's simply not true.

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