How Today's Video Games Have Seriously Affected the Dating Scene.

Any woman who has a boyfriend or husband that plays video games knows exactly what I am talking about. Video games!!! What was once just made for the “intellectual” type of people, (you know who I am talking about, you know the socially challenged guy that played Dungeons and Dragons on his computer) now has blasted its way through every stereotype that exists.



Growing up, the Super Nintendo was extremely popular, then came the Playstation, then the Nintendo Game Cube and finally Bill Gates and Microsoft threw their hat into the ring with the X-Box. NCAA Football, John Madden Football, Halo and Tiger Woods Golf have taken the place of the fun classics like Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Pacman and Zelda.



With this video game morphing into the cutting edge of sports games, the audiences for such have grown to astronomical numbers. When a six-year-old and a fifty-year-old are duking it out in Madden ’07 on the X-Box at my family reunion, then you know it has absolutely taken control.



So we are all in agreeance here, right? Good. Now let’s look at the adverse affects of this love for video games. It has rocked the dating scene. Now women find themselves competing with these mind-consuming video games for time with their boyfriends, husbands and acquaintances. Nothing is worse for a woman to hear, “Can’t go tonight hun, I’ve got a Madden tournament.” Or “I will have to cancel because me and the fellas have changed our Halo battle royal to tonight.”



The one fact to keep in mind here is that it doesn’t matter how old or young you are, the demographics for this epidemic range from young kids (who don’t really need to be dating anyways) to men in their 30s and 40s. So it doesn’t matter how old you are ladies, you can be directly effected. I have heard from women numerous times about the fact that they regret buying their significant other any gaming console.



Now there is one simple and dominating fact with this situation. If you have a boyfriend or husband that is into video games, YOU CAN’T WIN!



I’ll cite the movie The Breakup starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. There is a scene that sums it up perfectly. Vince Vaughn’s character is deeply enthralled with the X-Box and John Madden Football. Aniston’s character, who dresses somewhat “revealing” and walks by to grab his attention is completely ignored and discarded.



It makes no difference to these men ladies. When they are involved in a hardcore battle of war, football and even the intensity of Tiger Woods Golf, there is nothing that you can do.



The best way to combat this is to just learn to play these video games. I’m not talking about a half-hearted effort to just “try it out.” I’m talking about getting so good at these games that you rival him. That is the best way that you are going to grab his attention.



Now women may think it is unfair that they have to give in and learn to play video games, but that is how relationships go, right? I have just thrown my two cents in on the current situation. If you are looking for a “Dr. Phil” explanation of the relationship battlefield, then you have come to the wrong place. I just wanted to give a little insight into expressing to women how they can best deal with this epidemic.



Now that you have had your fill of video games and dating, we’ll get you back to why you picked up HSSTM. And that is sports. And if any women want to know how to juggle their man and his obsession for sports, then let us know and I’ll enlighten you on some of the things that you can do to help yourself in that arena.