The video game industry may be 50 years old, but admitting that we like to sit in front of a screen, console or keyboard in hand, or even take out our phone, seems to be embarrassing when the time comes to try to seduce a new person. This is at least what emerges from a recent survey commissioned by the company SolitaireBliss.
According to their survey of 1,006 gamers and 863 gamers, only regarding half (53%) of video game enthusiasts mention this interest when meeting someone for the first time.
Gambling-related issues may explain this reluctance: among people who have dated gamblers, two-thirds mentioned that their partner had broken a promise because of time spent gambling. And regarding a quarter indicated that their partner had preferred to start a party, rather than indulge in the pleasures of the flesh.
For their part, 7 out of 10 players indicated that they were open to reducing their time spent in front of the screen, just to maximize their chances of finding a partner.
Also according to the survey, 29% of respondents even go so far as to say they were embarrassed to admit that they played games, while 49% of fans of this type of entertainment felt judged by their parents. This proportion drops to 28% when it is more a question of a relative.
And this interest in video games would complicate the fact of maintaining a relationship as a couple: nearly one in three players mentioned that it was more difficult to be in a relationship with a person who does not play.
Among women, surprisingly, this state of affairs is even more marked, as 40% of them mention the pitfalls that arise if they associate with people who do not indulge in this hobby.
What causes these difficulties, by the way? For 43% of respondents, this is explained by the fact that the partner who does not play has trouble understanding the point of the thing; a difference in terms of priorities is also mentioned by 30% of those surveyed, while 27% mention that the time spent playing causes frustration in others.
Several gamers surveyed also acknowledged that their passion can sometimes have concrete negative consequences: almost half (45%) of them indicated that their time spent in front of the screen had prevented them from doing household chores, so that almost a third (30%) acknowledge that they have had difficulty paying attention to others.
