Why men are increasingly preferring Video Games over dating

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Interesting article.

http://aleknovy.com/2010/01/17/why-men- ... courtship/

Fits my theory on over-extended feminism

nice article.

I can see where this article is coming from, but I'd still prefer a girlfriend over video games. :\

The male revolution has begun!!

I have an idea, single men should mass-email mass-broadcast each others in order to adopt a new movement: boycotting asking the girls out (not boycotting girls, or dating ....but only boycotting the initiation of asking out). No more pain of rejection , no more awkwardness , no more of "being yourself (aka your -perfect-image-to-women self), no competition among guys anymore...


If this movement is adopted on wide scale and world wide ,all social behaviors will change to our favor:
-Women will be obliged to initiate the contact, real-like and online dating alike.
-Women will be the ones who should step in , talk and ask , while we just sit and wait.
-On online dating site, if most women (who are seeking for date) notice that they're receiving zero message then they will have to do the unusual :messaging guys.
-The absolutely unattractive guys (for some reasons like looks or social awkwardness) won't lose anything, the only difference that instead of being rejected 100s of times and getting nowhere they just won't get asked out by girls. Worst scenario for them: the same ,no gf. The best scenario for them: Being unexpectedly asked out by some girl.
-A much better balance between the number of desperate" guys and the number of "desperate" girls.
- Desperate girls or girls who are too socially awkward or too shy to ask guys out will start signing up on dating sites more often, balancing the ratio to our favor.
- The highly desirable guys will become taken much more quickly , leaving the girls with no choice but to ask out the less desirable guys.
-In clubs and pubs , the girls are the ones who will ask the guys for a dance or offer some guy a drink.
- Economic changes: by adopting this movement , the number of single men and women will increase significantly and the single period will rise in the beginning , pushing women to become more financially independent and aggressive in order to survive alone ==> the dream of being a housewife will decrease and so the need for a good breadwinner male , making the not-so-wealthy men's life easier.

Who's with me? Who's with me??

How about we don't and just keep on the lookout for wonderful women amongst the bad ones.

It's always tempting to develop elaborate theories to blame society for one's personal problems, but rarely, if ever, actually useful.

Yeah, this is pretty much me. Maybe not the video games or dolls per se, but all the crap I have to put up with isn't worth it. Sex as a goal is a shallow goal, so when you take out sex as the ace in the hole that women use...(wait, no pun intended, I mean the figure of speech) then all you are left with is whine whine whine. "I want a man with ambition" translated to "I want a man with money" Although there is nothing wrong with wanting a man with money (if you had a choice, wouldn't you choose the guy with money?) it's the self-deception I have a problem with. Just come out and say you want a guy with money. I'll take an honest (gold digger? I think there is a more accurate word here) over a lying prude any day. I have ambition, but I don't have the money just yet...yeah, so long. And then we wonder why more women are getting their degrees and men aren't doing so well in school. What is there to motivate us? Without women as a motivating tool...

Now, there are still plenty of women out there that don't fit this description. Take a look around and see for yourself. But people like this are disappearing at an alarming rate. As good women disappear, so do good men. Without the proportional increase/decrease, the logic wouldn't add up. If you want a good example of this, go to any restaurant and see how people act, or any other customer service place for that matter. Customers don't have to put on an act, they can be the real them. The Internet is another good example, as well as people's driving skills, or driving attitudes. If someone drives like an as*hole, it means they are an as*hole.

And I wonder what kind of men would answer a survey from PC World?!?!?! To spell it out, GEEKS. (That site linked to this) ---> http://www.pcworld.com/article/142193/s ... women.html

Edit: Looks like PC World links the survey/testing to some games site. But my point is surely the kind of men who would want to participate would be gamers in the first place.

Just read my direct response.

I can see where the article is coming from but I also think the article doesn't look at this issue in it's entirety.

I have (I'm a woman) been called bad names and had rude gestures directed toward me when I said no to men (sometimes after they had touched my private parts without even talking to me). Repeating the article, why would I want that when single?

Both genders have to learn that respect is not a one way street. To my knowledge my relationship with my bf works due to respect and communication, he has told me that our relationship seems different to other relationships that he has had previously though.

I never expect anyone to know my wants/needs without me telling them what I want or need, if my needs/wants aren't met (unless I remember clearly saying about it more than five times) I talk about it and ask questions, then explain. I expect to be treated in the same way in any relationship. Is this unusual in adult relationships?

No, that's a prime example of a good relationship, when you can discuss with the other when yours or his needs aren't being met. Communication and respect are key as you've said.

Good on ya for finding that guy.

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