{"id":44874,"date":"2012-09-19T18:04:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T16:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=44874"},"modified":"2012-09-19T18:07:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T16:07:37","slug":"uk-dating-site-gives-dating-tips-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/44874-uk-dating-site-gives-dating-tips-for-gamers","title":{"rendered":"UK dating site gives dating tips for gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what might be the worst thing to happen to negative gender stereotypes since the last Dead or Alive, UK online dating service DateAGamer (criiiiinge<\/em>) has launched a series of instructional videos for gamers<\/a>. The assumptions obviously being, of course, that gamers are exclusively male, terminally single, and total virgins.<\/p>\n

Videos like “How to date a sexy gamer girl”, “What to do on a first date with a single gamer”, and “How to impress a girl into bed after the first date” offer brilliant advice for clueless men from models who would probably never date them:<\/p>\n

“If he can feel my vibe and fill my bandwidth, it could turn into a physical relationship,” says Jessica, who enjoys playing games*, and lying around in her underwear and high heels. “At the end of the day, everyone has sexual needs. And sometimes I need someone to overload my buffer.”<\/p>\n

A buffer is used to temporarily store information while it’s being moved from one place to another, so I guess she’s just looking for a strictly casual thing. Or maybe she’s into [REDACTED. “You’re so gross, Tarryn.” – James<\/em>] [You’re one to talk, James. We have an “omg boobs” tag on the system<\/em>].<\/p>\n

* Maybe. Probably not.<\/h6>\n
Source: Eurogamer<\/a><\/h5>\n

Related articles:<\/h3>\n

Shag a Gamer dating site launched<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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