Author: Patrick
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Breaking the Ice: use kind words, not a fire spell
Breaking the ice is a gamebreaking move. Let’s be honest. Do it wrong, and you come across as a fool. But pulling off the ice breaker shows one thing above all else: practice. Practice. Because we’ve all been the instigator of the awkward introduction. It’s just hopefully we’ve learned from our losses and have adapted […]
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To Gamers Who Play and Date Online
The online dating process may be described as exceptionally linear: sign up, create a profile, contact a user, then hope to hear back soon. Meeting people online via gaming offers a stark contrast: meet, feel them out, and then continue talking or leave them behind. Gaming online builds certain skill sets that are not unique […]
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Editing Your Match Preferences – All Pros, No Cons
It’s great to know what you’re looking for. But life rarely makes things that easy on us. In the words of Barney Stinson, “Want to hear God laugh? Tell him your plans.” What LFG Dating.com offers you is a professional venue to meet people who share your passion for gaming. We ask you what you […]
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Video Games, Dating, and LFG
With the rise of video games came the creation and popularity of the video game arcade, which littered shopping malls across the country and became dating hot spots for couples as they poured in and out of movie theaters on their first dates. Although video game arcades have survived to a degree, they are are […]
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8 Reasons Why Every Girl Should Date a Gamer
As we mentioned recently in our video gamer stereotypes debunked article, the name “gamer” is usually meant to describe males, however females make up a huge part of the gaming industry. Have you heard of HawtyMcBloggy? Although the website/blog may be a few years old and un-updated, it made an impressive run through the video […]
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5 Creative First Date Ideas on a Budget
First dates are first impressions, and good first date ideas are extremely hard to come by (unless you own an iPad). Dropping an entire paycheck is also not necessarily the best idea if you really want to impress, as creativity and thoughtfulness tend to carry a lot more weight. There’s also the fact that most […]
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5 Video Game Stereotypes Debunked
Our primary reason for creating LFG Dating was to crush video gamer stereotypes forever; gamers are looking for love just like any other niche, and we wanted to put an end to the jokes, spam, and bots to bring the gaming industry a gamer dating site that is built on something that has been sorely […]
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How to Wear Cologne if You’re a Gamer
Raise your controller if you have no idea how to wear cologne. Okay, hands down. The Rules of Scent are extremely simple, and who better than the gentlemen over at Men’s Health to fill us in? Heck, even the legendary Ron Burgundy got bad cologne advice from Paul Rudd; Sex Panther may work 60% of […]
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Great First Date Idea for Gamers
First dates are first impressions. You want to put your best foot forward, and you want it to go well. But how do you break the awkward ice on a first date? Creativity always helps when it comes to first dates, and now bringing your iPad may be a great way for gamers to not […]
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5 Tips for Dating a Gamer Girl
Gamer girls. They do exist, you know. In fact, this past January during an advertising campaign we ran as part of our official beta, 48% of our user sign-ups here at LFG Dating were women. I am not kidding. This gamer girl is also not kidding when it comes to her 5 tips for dating […]