re: Retreating from the Real World into the Fantasy/Gaming Worlds

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Part of me just doesn't care about anything out in the real world anymore. There are some activities I used to like that I no longer enjoy.

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This is normal, IMO. I also game a good amount and know exactly what you mean in terms of the escape to a fantasy world. I’ve got a group of 10-12 dudes on PS4 that I’ve never met before and I play a group of games with the guys.

I do have a gf and she freaks out anytime I bring up the nerdy side of myself, but I do believe that being yourself is the best way to live life. If you genuinely enjoy what you are doing then don’t sweat it.

Just be aware of other things in your life and don’t ignore your health, well being, etc.

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. In your 20s it's okay, even embraced, to not have a true purpose. But now a lot of things seem empty. Even traveling by myself has changed. I used to love solo trips but now there's an empty feeling knowing I have no one to share it with. I know I should try to resolve the fact that I have no purpose in life but again at this point why try?

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You sound exactly like my posts in the divorce baw thread.

You're coming off as pathetic now brah. Maybe try going to church?



































but don't shoot it up

hey man - that was where i was 9 years ago, and I started playing WoW - met my now wife ingame, and we have been married for 6 years and together for 8.5 years.

not saying the same could work for you, but i found her not even looking for a relationship.

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hey man - that was where i was 9 years ago, and I started playing WoW - met my now wife ingame, and we have been married for 6 years and together for 8.5 years.

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You're coming off as pathetic now brah. Maybe try going to church?

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Haha church is the last place I'm ever going again. Completely politicized and a waste of time. I go to church once a year now just to keep the parents happy and not have a meltdown on Christmas Eve but that's it.

I game a good bit. Don't really play a lot by myself but play with a bunch of old high school friends. There's nothing wrong with it.

You can do both though

I'm engaged and still game almost daily - on top of working out and staying social.

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Google the word hikikomori - been going on in Japan for a long time and I think that's where the west is headed. You're not alone in your desire to live in a fantasy world. A lot of guys are essentially dropping out of society (see MGTOW), I mean who wants to live in and interact with a world where you're constantly told your very existence as a male is toxic? The modern world caters to young women and largely ignores young men.

Only time will tell what the effects of that are en masse. While history doesn't repeat itself, it sure as frick rhymes and if that's any indication...the results will be disastrous. Most days I feel like my only purpose is to work in order to pay taxes for dem programs, I don't really get to enjoy the fruits of my labor because they mostly end up going to someone else. I figure I'll get sick of it eventually and just off myself, probably at the first sign of a serious health issue.

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I'm only vaguely familiar with the whole MGTOW thing but I definitely agree with a lot of your points. We live in a society now where young women are almost always catered to and encouraged to rise up, while young men are constantly trashed and torn down. Part of me would definitely like to go my own way.

Like you I work full time and for what? Between paying federal (luckily no state here) taxes, HOA fees, state property taxes, homeowners insurance and medical insurance, how much of it do I really go to keep? Honestly while I don't hate my job I don't love it either and if I could I would absolutely go down to part time and just work 3 - 4 days a week. Problem is my health isn't great (high blood pressure, asthma, allergies, GERD) so I need the health benefits. Luckily my job considers 32 hours to be full time so I'm trying to just work 4 days a week most weeks.

Like you I think the effects of the war against men will be pronounced. I think you'll see suicide rates (and no I'm in no way considering offing myself, if for no other reason I would never do that to my mother) skyrocket and if women think the dating scene is bad now they don't know what's about to hit them. Like you said we're going to same route as Japan where males have shunned marriage and family life in mass and the population is declining.