{"id":209,"date":"2012-08-26T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2015-07-17T14:59:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:59:27","slug":"dont-be-scared-to-date-a-gamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/dont-be-scared-to-date-a-gamer","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Be Scared to Date a Gamer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gamer<\/a>Ugh, here we go again with gamer stereotypes again. \u00a0If you’re a gamer in the vicinity of Albany, NY, then you might know who Paul Gallery is; if not, he is one of the video gaming journalists behind the Times Union newspaper’s online gaming blog entitled, “Press Start<\/a>“. \u00a0Although over two years old, “Scared to Date a Gamer<\/a>“, is a refreshing article that eloquently bashes down the gamer stereotypes when it comes to gamer dating. \u00a0Annoying video gaming stereotypes such as un-athleticism, anti-socialism, nerdism (is that a word?), and that gamers all put their games before their significant others all get addressed, and thankfully debunked. \u00a0I think the best part of this article is the fact that it originates from a print newspaper, albeit the gaming blog from its online website.<\/p>\n

The bottom line: gaming is a much more integrated part of life than it was ten to twenty years ago. \u00a0What’s the difference if your significant other is on Facebook<\/a> two hours a night while you game? \u00a0There isn’t.<\/p>\n

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Ugh, here we go again with gamer stereotypes again. \u00a0If you’re a gamer in the vicinity of Albany, NY, then you might know who Paul Gallery is; if not, he is one of the video gaming journalists behind the Times Union newspaper’s online gaming blog entitled, “Press Start“. \u00a0Although over two years old, “Scared to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,3,59,94,4,17,5,9],"tags":[411,53,413,30,6,405,8,406,81,10,31,35,408,16],"class_list":["post-209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice","category-gamer-dating","category-gamer-girls","category-gamer-guys","category-lfg-dating","category-online-dating","category-relationships","category-video-games","tag-dating-advice","tag-free-dating-sites","tag-gamer-girls","tag-girlfriend","tag-lfg","tag-lfg-dating","tag-love","tag-relationships","tag-stereotypes","tag-top-lists","tag-video-game-blog","tag-video-game-couples","tag-world-of-warcraft","tag-wow"],"yoast_head":"\nDon't Be Scared to Date a Gamer - 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