Where do the gamers go to find love?
May 25, 2011 8:24 AM Subscribe
What is the best dating site for gamers?
I created a profile on OKcupid, which seems great, but I'd like to try a site geared more toward gamers. There are so many of them! Which would you recommend?
I created a profile on OKcupid, which seems great, but I'd like to try a site geared more toward gamers. There are so many of them! Which would you recommend?
A gamer friend of mine had good luck with Geek 2 Geek.
posted by katillathehun at 8:47 AM on May 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by katillathehun at 8:47 AM on May 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
You're in a city with millions of people in it; have you tried narrowing down your results in OKCupid by keywords that have do with gaming?
posted by John Cohen at 8:48 AM on May 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by John Cohen at 8:48 AM on May 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
Seconding Geek 2 Geek. Just make sure you don't let it autorenew! Ended up paying for another 3 months inadvertently, and that money was not coming back.
posted by brilliantine at 8:59 AM on May 25, 2011
posted by brilliantine at 8:59 AM on May 25, 2011
Have you looked for a local gamers meetup? Houston has a monthly Gaymer meetup, and I really suspect that's a great place to meet folks who might want to touch your joystick. I'm sure there are similar permutations for folks of all sexualities, and the added bonus is that you're there for a social reason which alleviates some pressure for the whole ordeal.
posted by jph at 9:06 AM on May 25, 2011
posted by jph at 9:06 AM on May 25, 2011
Maybe look on meetup.com for gaming related meetups in your area.
(Hopefully this doesn't come across as shilling for Meetup, but I have had much better luck using it for identifying potential dates than online sites.)
posted by smackfu at 9:07 AM on May 25, 2011
(Hopefully this doesn't come across as shilling for Meetup, but I have had much better luck using it for identifying potential dates than online sites.)
posted by smackfu at 9:07 AM on May 25, 2011
Re OK Cupid and finding more gamers - I find that their Quiver tool basically uses SEO to match me with people. For example I mention liking Leonard Cohen in my profile and almost every day one of my three matches will also mention Cohen in their profile. So maybe you should make it more explicit in your profile that you're a gamer, or add in some gamer keywords?
posted by Sara C. at 10:03 AM on May 25, 2011
posted by Sara C. at 10:03 AM on May 25, 2011
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posted by John Cohen at 8:35 AM on May 25, 2011