Whether you are male or female, it is quite easy to get annoyed with individuals who can be called nothing but “posers.”  Stereotypically, the main, and oftentimes the ONLY, games they play are those like MW2/WoW/Halo etc.  These individuals are often female, having learned to play from a boyfriend or big brother.  They come to sites geared towards gaming and usually discuss nothing that remotely relates to virtual reality, only seeming to want attention.  

Someone who has played more games than they can count does not plaster their page with such “look at me” propaganda as “GAMER” or the ever so distinguishable “GAMER GIRL.”  Consider this, how many folks who have loved games before the term “gamer” became popular jargon feel the need to flaunt such a title?  How many males display bold graphics of “GUY GAMER?” 

Someone who loves video games has a passion for playing alone as well as with others.  And sometimes just alone.  Gaming does not need to be a social-head-mic experience to a devout “gamer.”  To us, the company of complex characters like Cloud Strife and Link is just as fulfilling as a gathering with close friends.  

Ask yourself these questions.  How many games have YOU actually played?  How many cut scenes have reduced you to tears?  How many times have you saved before your favorite part just so you can return to the moment again and again?  These questions are infinite…like the supply of posers is becoming.

Please, enjoy your boyfriend’s video games, but stop calling yourself a gamer.