Single women gamers

[SemperJase]

I've recently started gaming with a group that has a single woman participant. She is actually the first single woman gamer I've played with. The few other women gamers have all been married (or in a cohabiting relationship) and have been recruited by their husbands.

This single woman has many stories about being propositioned constantly at conventions. She accepts it as par for the course and views it light heartedly.

So ladies, how are you treated by other gamers? Is your experience the same? Do you like have your pick of any single male gamer? Is that a benefit to gaming?

 

[Wolfspirit]

I can't answer that personaly since, well, I'm a single guy that probably would be hitting on any single woman that didn't seem to mind. However my female gaming friends are pretty used to guys hitting on them. Of course, we're all Ren-Faire goers, so pretty much anything at con is a lot tamer than what you'd get at Faire.

On the other hand, one of my friends that was wearing faire garb at Dragon*Con this year pretty much consisting of a bikini top and a skirt said that she was about to slap some people. And her black belt husband probably would have kicked their rears if it came to that :b

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp02052002.html

 

[Ashtal]

So ladies, how are you treated by other gamers? Is your experience the same? Do you like have your pick of any single male gamer? Is that a benefit to gaming?

There are some ... odd-fellas that you may attract, especially at Cons. Wowsers.

But yes, in theory, the pick of single male gamers is to our advantage. So many of them, so few of us.

I missed out, I suppose. For me, it was the other way around - I brought my boyfriend into gaming.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

LMAO!

 

[Henry]

I know one or two single female gamers, but do not actively game with them. One is family, the other is a distant acquaintence. Most of my experiences have been with married female gamers, but of who got whom into gaming, the stories vary.

 

[hellbender]

Not a single female here, but I have run games with them in the past, and I much prefer running games with single women (impartially) than playing in games with a couple as the female usually got all the neat sparkly things, and the rest of the party got to hold the sack. I am always a bit leery of playing in games with couples for this reason and have gone to lengths to not do this when running a game that a female I was co-habiting with was a player.

bending hell

 

[Umbran]

From what I've seen and heard, being single isn't part of the equation at conventions. The guys don't bother to find out if the lady is single before making a pass....

 

[Happy Monkey]

From a male perspective and from a single perspective too, in my experience I far prefer single female players.

Not just for the obvious reason!

Couples that play seem to have a harder time trying to be IC, their pcs seem to gravitate towards each other. Sometimes this is ridiculous or just downright annoying.

Female players tend to have a nice affect on party dynamics IMO. Hard to put a finger on it, I think in that they are a bit more cohesive?

 

[SemperJase]

Couples that play seem to have a harder time trying to be IC, their pcs seem to gravitate towards each other. Sometimes this is ridiculous or just downright annoying.

I haven't found this to be any different from people who have known each other for long periods of time. In my previous group two guys had known each other for 20 years. Their characters always teamed up when they were playing (normally one of them was the DM). Even then, the other player seemed to get more attention. That is only natural.

Does your view extend to long time close friends?