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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythago" data-source="post: 1552722" data-attributes="member: 3019">I think they would not love it so much if it meant that their presence in a gaming group were only tolerated as long as they put up with ogling--no matter how unattractive they found the ogler, or how unavailable they were for ogling, or how much the ogling interfered with their gaming.  This is also, IMO, one of the reasons a lot of women get into gaming because of a husband/boyfriend or only stay in as long as the relationship with the gamer lasts. It makes them "off limits." They're not the strange interloping female anymore, so they can actually play the game.  So, for folks wondering where all the female gamers are, take a good, open-eyed look at your gaming group. If you were a female player, would you find the group welcoming? (And by welcoming I mean a good bunch of people to game with, not welcoming in the sense of "Baby, you're welcome to sit on my lap anytime!") Would you feel like the players spent less time interacting with your character than they did figuring out ways to ask you out? Are there elements of your games that might be less than attractive to a female player (like your buddy Bob, who has a thing about always making PCs who are huge-breasted nymphomaniac assassins)?  Just things to think about. If you can't find gamers at all, there's whole board for that at ENWorld, and you can always post looking-for-players notices at your local game store.</blockquote>

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