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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gronin" data-source="post: 5675371" data-attributes="member: 7603">This thread segues very nicely into a question that I have been thinking about for a rather long time.  Do the majority of gamers tell everyone about their hobby or does it "stay in the closet"?Now I am not trying to imply that if you don't wear gamer shirts or have bumper stickers proclaiming "I played D & D before it was cool" (I have friend who has this bumper sticker on his motorcycle and of course begs the question --- when did D & D become cool??) you are a closet gamer but do you discuss gaming as much as you discuss your other hobbies?For myself I am forced to admit to being a closet gamer -- I am a fairly private person at the best of times and tend to keep my life carefully segmented.  That being said, I have to admit to being a lot closer to discussing it freely that I used to be.  A lot of that has to do with the fact that my wife is about as far from a private person as can be and I have kids --- and as anyone out there with kids knows -- once you have kids you really don't have many secrets anymore.  Still there are a lot more people who know about my other hobbies (mostly sports related) than do know about gaming.Anyway I am looking forward to hearing what other people say on this subject.</blockquote>