Finding a Gamer Girl to Date - Dating Sites for Single Video Gamers

One of the hottest trends in online dating is the geek lifestyle. In particular, single gamers with a shared interest in video gaming. Gaming is thought to be a predominantly male activity, but studies show that there are far more girl gamers out there than most people realize.

In fact, recent studies show that about 60% of gamers are men and 40% are women in the United States! The female-to-male ratio is actually much lower in the United States. In most parts of the world, the ratio is nearly even, and in some cases, there are more female gamers than there are male gamers in other countries. Of all gamers in Japan, 66% of them are female and in the United Kingdom, 58% are female. This answers a question that many single men ask: "Where are all the girl gamers?", and "Why are gamer girls so rare?"

Why Are Girl Gamers So Attractive?

A very large percentage of men are interested in video gaming and they regularly play multiplayer online gaming with others across the internet. Frequent Counter-Strike and Call of Duty player Greg says: "We started playing games at a very young age, hanging out with our buddies after school playing on the old Playstation or Halo on Xbox. We've invested so much time into gaming, it's a big part of our life and we enjoy it - It's a lifestyle." Greg continues: "It's only natural that the ideal girlfriend would also have a deep, shared interest in gaming as well - because she understands the lifestyle and get's it. Our minds work in a similar way."

Studies also show that couples with a deep shared interest, such as video games or online gaming, tend to have long-lasting and healthy relationships. This is typically the case for any couple with any kind of shared interests or hobbies. One major benefit of having a shared interest: An instant ice-breaker for first dates and hanging out. Sam explains: "When I dated a girl who was into gaming, it was easy to talk about popular games like Halo, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Counter-Strike, League of Legends, DOTA, World of Warcraft (WoW), Battlefield, Final Fantasy and all the classics - because we both had intimate knowledge of the games and stories. It allows nerve-racking first date 'small talk' to easily flow into deep, meaningful discussion - which is very attractive and appealing."

Why Do Guys Think Gamer Girls Are Rare?

Unfortunately, a lot of men get the wrong impression that gamer girls are rare, when in actuality they are quite common. Studies show that many women are out there playing video games online. Although they rarely talk while they play, unlike the men who are more aggressive and speak into the mic much more often while playing. In fact, if you are playing a game like Overwatch, you can expect that nearly half your team are female gamers. Sharron, a self-proclaimed "girl gamer" states: "When I'm playing first person shooters or strategy games, I'm not that interested in talking into the mic. Instead, I'm focused like tunnel-vision on the game itself. There are many girls playing games like Overwatch and DOTA because I'm friends with them I and know them."

Not only do guys start playing at a young age. Girls started off on classic Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Xbox and the rest just as well. In particular, the Millennial Generation is different in that it's a videogame-heavy generation brought up when gaming was searing hot. This poses good news for gamer guys seeking single women who are also into gaming.

How Do I get a Gamer Girlfriend?

Unfortunately, most gamers find that they are secluded and alone physically. It's generally an introvert's lifestyle as singles are being social online, but not as social offline in the real world. It's not just men, but also women who live the same way. Greg explains: "You might find a few local people into gaming, whether they are co-workers or people you see at the store. Although more likely, relationships between gamers are going to start off as a long-distance ones at first." Greg continues: "The problem is, we need a dating site or an online hangout to find singles who are into gaming, yet are also deeply interested in finding love and a relationship. That way we aren't interrupting people and being annoying while they are playing - which never works very well."

Others who have had successful relationships, highly recommend visiting gaming conferences and conventions to find people with a similar interest. Not every visitor is interested in looking for dates, but it's a great place to hang out, where the topics are familiar and interesting, and it improves your odds of meeting someone at the same time. Another recommendation is seeking out local gaming leagues or regular meetups to meet people as well. Guys need to remember that many girls also have the same habits and the same dilemma of trying to find someone with the same interests.

A Dating Site for Single Gamers - Where to Find Girl Gamers and Guys

There are plenty of niche online dating sites out there that cater to gamers. Unfortunately, the membership tends to be limited, or they charge a hefty fee to browse through a small pool of users. We typically do not recommend these specialized sites. Instead, our site ( LetsHangOut.com ) is a worldwide, general dating site open to anyone of all ages and interests. The trick is to post your interests. List your favorite video games, consoles, MMOs/MMOGs (massively multiplayer online games), FPS (first person shooters), RPG (role-playing games), specific titles, etc, etc - you name it. Post it in your "interests" box and profile description. When others search for the games, interests and related keywords, that you happen to have in your profile, you will appear in search results. Likewise, you can find others in the same way. Here is an example: dating singles into gaming, or if you want to be more specific: dating singles into Overwatch. Don't forget, you can run this search on any keywords to find cool people. The beauty of a general dating site, you are not restricted to only gamers. Non-gamers who are interested in gamers can find you too! The best part of LetsHangOut.com: it's full-featured and 100% completely free - so tell people about it next time you game!

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A Dating Site Where you can Play Games Online and Find Singles at the Same Time?

LetsHangOut.com also has our own Game Room with nearly 500 different games to play. It's one of our newer additions to our dating site. Each game has it's own leaderboard rankings that keep's track of users' high scores, and also has a gamer's All Stars Masters League that keeps track of stars earned by playing and mastering each game. Single users here can also play Multiplayer Games against eachother as well! Just search for friends or hit up our public chat rooms to find users to play with. A list of some random games are shown below.