r/facepalm Aug 21 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Nothing wrong with gaming while in your 30s

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

Damn... I'm into older gentlemen and I WISH I could find me a gamer lol. I'm dating a 55 year old but he refuses to play video games with me 😭.

Edit: Wow, I got more replies than I thought I was lol. I've always wanted to date a gamer but none of my partners have ever been into gaming. I went to school to be a video game designer so I was around gamers but they were either too shy to ask me out or to want to go out with me.

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u/I_Frothingslosh Aug 21 '24

We're out there, but without doing home invasions we can be pretty hard to find.

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u/errie_tholluxe Aug 21 '24

You totally speak the truth. Outside is where I go to hike and walk around and stay active but not some place where I actively go to find people.

Now give me a discord channel and I'll be there every time I'm home

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u/kafromet Aug 21 '24

Personally I’d go outside more often if there weren’t people out there

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u/UncleKeyPax Aug 21 '24

I think the person above is going hard/wet

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u/JigglyWiener Aug 21 '24

Just walk across all the yards in a suburban neighborhood and the houses that someone didn't chase you away probably have a gamer inside.

Not that gamers approve of trespassing, they're just not actively watching for trespassers.

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u/funnystuff79 Aug 21 '24

It's great to hear that all ages still have a love of gaming, sorry you haven't yet found that man yet to share your interest.

45 here and no outlook of giving up my pc

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u/Anarchyantz We are Doomed! Aug 21 '24

Oh there are loads of us out there. 51 here and been gaming since my late dad got me the Atari 2600 in the 70s for Christmas and got me into gaming. He brought most of my machines up until I brought my own as an adult (though he did treat me to a 360 when it came out as a Christmas pressie bless him). He was also not into gaming as such but did like watching me play and kept up with tech until his passing a couple of years back.

My best friend met her now husband on World of Warcraft must be 15 years ago now or more. Been married to him for 10 and even left here in UK to be with him in Belgium. Has a kid with him and an older son from a previous relationship, we all game with them regularly as well as role play via discord. They also play games with one another as well as couples.

For a lot of us though is finding another half of the gaming partnership is hard but not as hard as it used to be. I am a proud gamer, manga reader, anime fan and enjoy cosplaying!

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u/SingleNegotiation656 Aug 22 '24

Atari 2600 takes me back. Megamania was my favorite. I remember me and my dad constantly playing to be each other's high scores. PS5 now and love the graphics and gameplay, but nothing will ever come close to the old systems and arcades that we hung out at with our allowances converted into quarters

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u/Anarchyantz We are Doomed! Aug 22 '24

I mainly remember just Space Invaders for the Atari, I was very young only just turned 5 when we got it. I think we had Pitfall as well but would have to check as it is still boxed up in my late Dads loft (Sister now lives there), next was the ZX Spectrum in the early 80s.

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u/Ereisor Aug 21 '24

I'm 47 and have always wanted to date a gamer girl. I will play video games until the day I take my last breath. I will probably die wearing my Quest 3, 4, or 5. I'm in No Man's Sky VR with it daily. Hands down my favorite VR experience.

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u/stinkykitty71 Aug 21 '24

I'm a 53 year old woman and my husband and I game every day! I can't do VR, but my son likes to make me do it every so often for laughs.

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 21 '24

That's so awesome!!! You know, I always wanted to date a gamer but it just never worked out for me.

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u/TheGR8Dantini Aug 21 '24

As we used to say here on Reddit, RIP your inbox.

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 21 '24

.... Yeah... I got hit hard on my DMs lol.

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u/TheGR8Dantini Aug 21 '24

lol your comment was like chum to old gamers! We’ve lost families over gaming as a hobby! It’s like jazz. If I have to explain it, you just wouldn’t get it, daddy-o.

I can’t believe I got to say the thing, though! It may be passé, but damn, it feels good to zing a classic. Good luck with the resumes, m’lady!

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 21 '24

LMAO!!! That's gold!!! Thank you. Definitely made my day hehehehe.

It's all lurkers by the way. No one that actually commented on my comment. lol.

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u/TheGR8Dantini Aug 22 '24

Hilarious! You could probably start an only fans or a stream where you play games with dudes 42 and older or something. You can keep your clothes on, play some games, make some money, and make a difference in the lives of grown men that game.

It’d practically be charity work!

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 22 '24

LMAO!!! Charity work 🤣🤣🤣. You're hilarious!!

And that's not a bad idea actually 🤔🤔🤔. I'm pretty cute and was blessed with a nice chest lol. A decent V cut geeky shirt would definitely do the work. Lol.

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u/TheGR8Dantini Aug 22 '24

It’s an untapped demographic! Lower T guys. Employed. Disposable income? Just looking for a safe space?

Old gamers are so used to the shame of being an old gamer…A cute stacked chick? Being nice to them and encouraging a hobby that carries a stigma with our generation? A woman that knows the game can’t be paused? Or what “let me finish this level” means?

Man, I smell lucrative side hustle! And you could even potentially keep your self respect! This feels like a win/win.

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u/Significant_Ad9793 Aug 22 '24

OMG!!! It definitely is!!! I love playing games to begin with so it's not like I'll be suffering through this AND get paid for doing so???? DEFINITELY a win / win!!!

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u/TheGR8Dantini Aug 22 '24

Well, if you’re dealing with Reddit lurkers, there may be a little suffering…but, still, it definitely seems that the pros outweigh the cons.

I’ll keep my eyes peeled for Significant_Ad9793 on all the socials and OFs. I’m definitely in on the concept. And it seems pretty low effort. You won’t even have to go to the post office to mail undergarments or dirty socks.

A couple of random Reddit comments about liking old dudes that game every now and again?…BOOM! Profit!

I like the cut of your jib!

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u/dman928 Aug 21 '24

53 and I built gaming rigs for all my daughters. Have VR, a high end gaming rig for myself and also built a full motion rig for flying and racing games.

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u/SheaTheSarcastic Aug 22 '24

I wish my husband was a gamer too. I’d love to play together.

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u/akamustacherides Aug 22 '24

My username was a WoW character name for many years.