Pretty sure that isn’t a real statistic and if it is… whew. lol
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The Percentage of American Adults Not Having Sex Has Reached a Record High (sciencealert.com)
Sorry its a very real statistic. The exact number given was 28% of men in 2018(Which has probably increased after covid).
Theres numerous reasons for this. Bad economy, men forced to live at home longer, ect.
Tinder hasn’t helped either, it creates a disproportionate system where only a handful of men get responses.
I believe Tinder stopped releasing data on this because the numbers were so skewed that if the average guy knew he wouldn’t even bother installing it since he has basically 0 chance.
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It’s hard for me to trust one source for a random stat, especially when it’s conducted by an entity so small that almost nobody has heard of them.
Most men aren’t relying on Tinder.
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Imagine using tinder to meet someone 
When a dude starts his message off with something like “aYo GuRl!” What do guys expect when no response cometh?
It wasn’t on wow but on runescape that I had my most notable moment. There’s a few churches in that game and my friend asked me to do be the priest and do a wedding ceremony for him and the girl he met. It was cute and everything but the relationship might have lasted a week.
I spelled it how I wanted to 
I think there is always a lesson in failed relationships though. It makes u stronger and less tolerant for bs imo.
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dated a few women i met on wow and a few long distance through wow. 2 of them were incredibly abusive towards me the last one was especially bad. turned me off dating entirely, rather be single than deal with that ever again.
I dont think online dating works but if someone else wants to do it then go for it but dont expect it to go anywhere.
I’m an aging balding fat slob that sits in a basement for hours feeding and nurturing my insecurities and pain with a virtual game while life’s clock ticks slowly onward, BUT I Identify as Jason Statham when I’ve had too much to drink.
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Høneypøt
I spelled it how I wanted to
I think there is always a lesson in failed relationships though. It makes u stronger and less tolerant for bs imo.
100% truth.
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I think it’s something that works for people who are mainly attracted to someone through personality, shared interests etc. And also probably more likely when you’re someone who tends to be friends with someone first before something else might develop.
I don’t think it’s weird at all. I think it’s something that works for some people and doesn’t for others and of course it’s also a matter of luck (or destiny depending on how you view things).
Using WoW to actively find somebody isn’t something that makes sense in my opinion, but that’s cause my general mantra when it comes to love is “seek and you won’t find”. I feel like love always suddenly appears in your life whenever you’re looking for it the least and are pretty happy with yourself and your life already, rarely when you feel like you’d “need” a partner to be happy.
(-which is also why I haven’t and won’t use dating apps or online dating services or speed dating and all those other services. I’m sure it works for people but I don’t believe in getting to know someone while both people have the expectation of it hopefully turning into a relationship in the back of their head. I like to get to know people and not being disappointed when it turns into “just” a friendship.)
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woah. coincidence. folks in trade-chat were talking about the same darn thing.
well, i think dating in WoW is alright. not… the best way of meeting people, but if it works for you, well, then it works for you. though in all honesty…
i dunno, the idea of dating in WoW seems like a hopeful look at the game we all mostly love… until you take them (or are taken by them) to darkmoon faire on a date. that- that just seems kinda sad (though, with this pandemic going on, a little less sad, little more smart).
Maybe because some of the men (some, I say when I’m being generous…) on these sites are creeps that never seen a woman in their life besides their own mom and then act creepy as all hell and are weird. That does not go to say that women act up, but less likely. Doesn’t help the ratio between men and women is bad. I mentioned before that I’m in the FFXIV dating discord, for lulz because people are yikes there that right now there is currently 5,604 men to 2,059 women. People looking for women are 4k and looking for men is 1k.
There’s simply not enough gurls to go around, and the ones you do are either taken, or wanting friendship or just putt-off by the weird crap that goes on. I’ve seen it, it’s a cesspool there. Either way, you’re rolling the die on here and RL on who is a creep.
I have met a couple of people through only dating sites, and went on a few dates. But none of them ever turned into a serious relationship. I can certainly see how a friendship in WoW could develop into something more serious, but I would certainly never consider using WoW as a method to date. If it happens, that’s great, but I am not logging in with that goal in mind.
I received a whisper yesterday from someone. They just said hi, and I said hello in return. Then they asked if I had discord, and I said no (I honestly don’t). Then they asked if I would get it, and I said no, I didn’t want to install it. If I did, I think they really would have been disappointed when they heard my voice.
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So I met someone, not in WoW but in the Matrix Online (we both ended up coming to WoW when our game shut down). I ended up moving halfway across the US to be with her.
It was an absolute disaster.
That said, I ended up meeting my current girlfriend as a result of that move. We met in a running group, but found that we both played WoW and bonded over that. We’ve been together for about three years now and it’s amazing. 
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my husband together like 8yrs wasn’t all bad i wouldn’t anymore and the only reason i gave that a shot was because we already live like across town from each other. definitely wouldn’t move cross country or another country.
I would link that country song about being cool online, but I imagine people might lose it (country music seems to bring out a very strong reaction).
Hang in there.
I met my husband in wow thanks to transmog haha. 7 years ago (: I will forever love transmog.
So your explanation for massive imbalances in dating right now are basically “men bad, women good”?
Wow what a ground breaking way of looking at it.
It can be as good as anything else if its real, but most people are living a ideal version of them self threw wow, a lot of people making up fake jobs or ages or pretending to look completely different…
for instance when i was younger a friends mom played and was a 55 year old woman with kids pretending to be a 17 year old girl to flirt with boys, it was kinda disgusting. or all the guys that suddenly have 7 figure jobs and nice houses when a girl joins the discord, and their voice drops 3 octaves around them…
so many fakes out there, make sure you are interested in the person not the persona they are selling others and themselves.
love can be found anywhere, but don’t ruin a relationship because some guy tells you he can tank mythic raid but he doesn’t because his guild is jealous of his skills and the fact that he is a poet archeologist marine lumberjack… haha (the middle story from preaches last drama time video)
ask for a photo of them holding up a sign saying something random you pick, don’t get catfished.
My opinion for online dating? HORRIBLE idea; you’re setting yourself up to date the socially awkward & people who fear rejection. Go ahead & open that can of worm’s:p
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