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Would You Rather Meet Someone Through Online Dating or Online Gaming?

SodaHead Gaming 2012/03/27 19:00:00
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If you're a gamer and looking for some love, you might want to put eHarmony on hold and pick up a copy of "World of Warcraft." According to Online University, the massively multiplayer online game has great odds. For starters, "World of Warcraft" has about 12 million subscribers while eHarmony has just one million, and 75 percent of the game's players are dating someone else who plays the game. Guys can also expect better odds of mutual attraction on "World of Warcraft."

On the other hand, online gaming has its drawbacks. In a game like "World of Warcraft," you get to know someone through their character first, and while that could quickly move to Facebook, it does make for strange beginnings. There's also the whole distance thing. Perhaps connections are less frequent on online dating sites because it's easier to determine whether you'll be a poor match. Of course, everyone has their own way of finding romance. Do you think games like "World of Warcraft" would be a better way of meeting someone special -- especially if you both are avid gamers?

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  • Waiting in the Wings 2012/03/27 22:21:05 (edited)
    Online gaming
    Waiting in the Wings
    +4
    I'd much rather meet someone online via gaming knowing we have something in common than the dating sites where the only thing I know for sure is that he is looking, too. There's also less pressure because we might just develop a friendship because we're only here to play the game.

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  • Krissy 2012/03/28 04:24:41
    Online gaming
    Krissy
    online gaming is a little less creepier...
  • MARK WELLS 2012/03/28 04:09:19
    Online dating
    MARK WELLS
    I think it would be better to get to know a person through online dating over online gaming. However the way I met my wife was actually a combination of both. It was a site where you create an avatar and can go visit virtual clubs and other areas, meeting many different people. You also have a virtual apartment that you can decorate and invite others over for private chat.
  • Blackrose MARK WELLS 2012/03/28 05:31:17
    Blackrose
    sounds like IMVU .-.
  • MARK WELLS Blackrose 2012/03/28 05:51:15
    MARK WELLS
    It was, but there is also two other sites like that....there is Second Life and Red Light Center (Utherverse). My wife and I tried Red Light Center before.
  • Blackrose MARK WELLS 2012/03/28 18:14:13
    Blackrose
    Ah. I've heard of second life, but never of RLC .-. I've been on IMVU but i kind of gave up on it.
  • Batman 2012/03/28 03:34:06
    Online dating
    Batman
    because in that forum, women want to be asked out
  • vinone 2012/03/28 03:03:03
    Online gaming
    vinone
    A connection right away.
  • atomikmom 2012/03/28 02:58:13
    Online dating
    atomikmom
    I am not too much into playing games online.
  • Osk The Great Guru 2012/03/28 02:45:56
    Online gaming
    Osk The Great Guru
    Yes to both
  • Sean McDonald 2012/03/28 02:29:24
    Online dating
    Sean McDonald
    +1
    both really
  • Salonje 2012/03/28 02:17:41
    Online dating
    Salonje
    +1
    I could do both honestly.
  • hannah 2012/03/28 01:55:15
    Online gaming
    hannah
    +1
    theres something we'd have in common already
  • Z-Wolf 2012/03/28 01:40:40
    Online gaming
    Z-Wolf
    Well, to be honest neither. But if I had to choose it'd be gaming. That means we have something in like, and we might become friends. I'm best friends with a guy I originally met on X-Box Live playing Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise.
  • ShamshirMkII 2012/03/28 01:23:37
    Online gaming
    ShamshirMkII
    +1
    We could go on a romantic dungeon-crawling/ orc-slaying spree :D
  • Moose 2012/03/28 01:15:23
    Online dating
    Moose
    Some what higher chance that the females are not actully males.
  • Whizzy 2012/03/28 01:04:32
    Online gaming
    Whizzy
    +2
    hard to fall in love with a goblin
    female goblin wow
  • sean Whizzy 2012/03/28 02:32:12
    sean
    That's disturbing
  • Nintaku Whizzy 2012/03/28 03:39:11
    Nintaku
    lol, her arms are longer than her legs.
  • wtxwoman Whizzy 2012/03/28 04:06:45
    wtxwoman
    That's a mean looking B. Jeez!
  • MOJ Whizzy 2012/03/28 04:47:09
    MOJ
    And here i was hoping to get a good night's sleep...then i saw this...thing
  • xRat a Tatx 2012/03/28 00:56:48
    Online gaming
    xRat a Tatx
    Meh. Online dating seems almost forced to me.
  • Osaka 2012/03/28 00:27:56
    Online gaming
    Osaka
    People tend to let the mask go when they are on the mic and focused on play.
  • Yaati 2012/03/28 00:23:32 (edited)
    Online gaming
    Yaati
    +3
    AND TOGETHER WE WILL PWN ALL THE NOOBS AND BIRTH NOOB-PWNING BABIES AND FEED OUR NOOB-PWNING CAT. *inhale*
    pwn noobs
    ...and it will be glorious indeed.
  • TheMadChameleon 2012/03/28 00:16:38
    Online gaming
    TheMadChameleon
    It seems like it would be a better way to KNOW that you had at least one thing in common with the person.
  • Kris 2012/03/28 00:12:09
    Online dating
    Kris
    either I don't care.... online sexting
  • BattleBunnys 2012/03/28 00:05:34 (edited)
    Online gaming
    BattleBunnys
    +2
    You must be a level 33 arcane warrior to date me.

    awards

    Dragon Age awards.... >.>
  • sean 2012/03/27 23:46:00
    Online dating
    sean
    Online dating gives you a chance at getting laid
  • Kibbles 2012/03/27 23:41:47
    Online dating
    Kibbles
    +2
    God damnit mouse, why can't you make the right choices.
  • MikhailC 2012/03/27 23:23:55
    Online gaming
    MikhailC
    Both are adverse ways. The best place to meet the right person is in church. However, at least with gaming, you may find someone with a similar interest.
  • Maria Nambo Palmeno 2012/03/27 23:21:12
    Online gaming
    Maria Nambo Palmeno
    Hard to choose, I think it would depend on the person and what they are looking for.Example: Long relationship, Short, One night stand..ect. or The ultimate gamer, too shy..ect. And either way (not trying to be a downer) but both actions could end up ending the same.. depending on how they BOTH want it to end. :)
  • justnotsaying (: 2012/03/27 23:16:25
    Online gaming
    justnotsaying (:
    +2
    At least with gaming we're already loosened up and having fun. With dating sites I feel people try to be on their best behavior, because they are trying their hardest to win someone over.
  • Amy Rose The HedgeHog 2012/03/27 23:12:17
    Online dating
    Amy Rose The HedgeHog
    +1
    much better
  • Wolfstar 2012/03/27 23:10:59
    Online gaming
    Wolfstar
    Something we would share.
  • Greatkibble 2012/03/27 23:10:54
    Online dating
    Greatkibble
    +1
    Depends though. Are you looking for a long term relationship or just looking to get laid?

    Real, actual, non-cypertronic dating, where hath thee?
  • Daedalus 2012/03/27 23:08:28
    Online gaming
    Daedalus
    +1
    A gamer girl might be an interesting friend.
  • Catgirl 2012/03/27 22:43:26
    Online gaming
    Catgirl
    +1
    The best relationships start off as a strong friendship that became like so because of a common interest.
  • hari 2012/03/27 22:31:51
    Online dating
    hari
    Gaming ....... no time
  • stevegtexas@aol.com 2012/03/27 22:27:54
    Online dating
    stevegtexas@aol.com
    definitely in person!
  • Waiting in the Wings 2012/03/27 22:21:05 (edited)
    Online gaming
    Waiting in the Wings
    +4
    I'd much rather meet someone online via gaming knowing we have something in common than the dating sites where the only thing I know for sure is that he is looking, too. There's also less pressure because we might just develop a friendship because we're only here to play the game.
  • Omni 2012/03/27 22:10:10
    Online gaming
    Omni
    +4
    At least you know for a fact that you share a passion from the heart, and not some feigned fervor the other made up or isn't actually all too interested in.

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