How To Get Your Girlfriend To Play Games With You

You are a gamer. Now you have a girlfriend and want to spend time with her but she isn’t into games. Fear not, for we have tips to get your girlfriend to start playing games with you and believe it or not, she will thank you for it.

There are several ways to have your girlfriend to play games and ones below are not exclusive. You might have to do all of the ones below or just one. Regardless, the outcome will be a benefit to your relationship. So let’s take a look at different ways to have your girlfriend become a gamer, like you.

Keep in mind, this is a process and not something that will occur overnight. Also, please note that some items below apply more to MMOs than other games, but we’ll try to be as general as possible.

Showcase Your Romantic Side

When was the last time you got her flowers, cooked a nice romantic, candle-lit dinner or took her out shopping or to do stuff she really enjoys? If you can’t remember, then we have a problem. Start by doing things she likes and appreciates. If she asks “How come you are being so nice?”, attribute it  to your romantic side.

Show Her Things She Cares About

If you play MMOs, don’t show her your crit or the boss you downed. She doesn’t care about that yet. Show her the scenery, a cute-looking critter or some good-looking armor. She has to appreciate things that she might care about before she screams the crits louder than you do.

Introduce Other Female Gamers

Let her know that you play with other female gamers and that they have kids, a career, etc and still enjoy playing games. If the female gamer also plays with her husband/boyfriend, even better. Showcase this.

Ask Her to Play Around With the Character Creator

Just ask her for fun, and not to play the game, to create a character she would play. Perhaps she’s drawn to humans and pretty tall elves, or maybe she’s drawn into undead and orcs. Who knows? Let her play around and offer input and show interest. Explain how to change hair color, faces, etc.

Identify Something She Really Doesn’t Want To Do & Offer Her an Option

So you know there’s something she really doesn’t want to do. Maybe watch a football game with you, work on your car, or watch a specific  movie. Offer her the option of that or to play the game. If she had to choose between that football game or to play the character she created for just 10-15 minutes, which one would she choose?” Either way, you win. But hopefully she picks trying the game for 15 minutes. Communicate that it would be important for you that she does one or the other.

Those are some tips on having your girlfriend to play with you the games you play. There’s always the other alternative: Asking “Hey, do you want to play with me?” If that fails, then you can put the plan above into action. If she tries the game, maybe she likes it and plays with you.

Warning: She might get more into the game that you ever thought possible and becomes better than you. But that’s just a risk you’ll have to take.

Did this work for you? Do you have any other tips? Let us know in the comments!