Are gamers chronic loners

[Achan hiArusa]

I've wondered if the stereotypes are true and I haven't seen any data. But how many people who play traditional table-top, pen and paper, "real" roleplaying games are unmarried adult loners? Just want to see. If there is a poll that did this earlier, please let me know.

 

[Crothian]

Of the up to 8 people in our group 6 are married.

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

My group includes 3 married males, 1 married female (my wife), 1 minor (my son), 1 single adult male.

So, 4/6 married; or 4/5 adults married; or 3/4 adult males married. Anyway you slice it we're not loners.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

Now granted I was 32 before I had my first girlfriend and I'm currently single. But I have had two and both were gamers (I was the first boyfriend of my second girlfriend).

 

[Morrus]

My group has 3 married people. Of the others, two are in long-term relationships (one with 3 kids, the other being me and getting married in 3 weeks).

 

[BlubSeabass]

Young groups (20-24), in which I have a relationship with another player and one other has a relationship (and had plenty of them). The rest...yeeaaah, no love doctors. Although we're mostly Computer Science students. As if one stereo type wasn't enough to make us losers =D.

 

[Wicht]

I married at 20, I've been married for 17 years and we have 4 kids.

Gaming is a social activity and while the stereotype is of a social loner, I suspect such people are actually happier playing Online rpgs.

 

[jonesy]

Our group currently has two married couples, a minor of one of the couples, 1 divorced female, a male who has a non-gaming girlfriend, me, and my sometimes-gaming girlfriend. We used to have a single male, but he moved to Sweden and got married; and a divorced male, but he moved to Estonia, and is still divorced (though now twice-divorced).

 

[Achan hiArusa]

Oh and just in case, the divorced row means "Divorced and have not had an S.O. since" or something to that effect.

 

[jonesy]

Oh and just in case, the divorced row means "Divorced and have not had an S.O. since" or something to that effect.

I chose 'In A Relationship', and so didn't think to ask, but: what's an S.O.?