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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4513704" data-attributes="member: 19675">In 30+ years of gaming, I've played alongside plenty of male and female gamers, but IME, there simply aren't as many women in gaming as men.However, only in a few cases have my groups included gamers who were involved with someone in the group.Of those, most have ended badly.&nbsp; By circumstances that are surely statistical aberrations, about 75% of the couples I've encountered in gaming groups have gotten divorces (or otherwise broke up), resulting in either one or both of them leaving the group.As for those gamers who come to the table with SOs (significant others), it really has become a &quot;Guy's Night Out&quot; more often than not...not the least of which reasons is they generally have kids who need to be monitored.We game every other week, and on the weeks we don't game, the SOs get to go out sans kiddies- usually with their galpals- while the gamer dudes play &quot;Mr. Mom: the RPG.&quot;And just to be clear- its not like we're trying for guys only, it just usually works out that way.&nbsp; Of the last 2 groups that had any real track record, one has 10 guys and no women, the other had 4 women and 6 guys (though only 4 guys at any one time).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4513704, member: 19675"] In 30+ years of gaming, I've played alongside plenty of male and female gamers, but IME, there simply aren't as many women in gaming as men. However, only in a few cases have my groups included gamers who were involved with someone in the group. Of those, most have ended badly. By circumstances that are surely statistical aberrations, about 75% of the couples I've encountered in gaming groups have gotten divorces (or otherwise broke up), resulting in either one or both of them leaving the group. As for those gamers who come to the table with SOs (significant others), it really has become a "Guy's Night Out" more often than not...not the least of which reasons is they generally have kids who need to be monitored. We game every other week, and on the weeks we don't game, the SOs get to go out sans kiddies- usually with their galpals- while the gamer dudes play "Mr. Mom: the RPG." And just to be clear- its not like we're trying for guys only, it just usually works out that way. Of the last 2 groups that had any real track record, one has 10 guys and no women, the other had 4 women and 6 guys (though only 4 guys at any one time). [/QUOTE]

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