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did u build your first computer before you had your first girlfriend?

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did u build your first computer before you had your first girlfriend?

  • yes

  • no

  • 1st computer = girlfriend

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no when i was in middle school computers were not everywhere and they were expensive

my freshmen year i think we installed win 3.1 on the computer we had this was like 1996

i didnt build my first comp till 2001/2001
 
Wow... OP's question makes me sad for our youth.

I wasted hours on the NES and SNES until I hit junior high. Then I spent the next decade+ on getting ass, having fun with my friends, and living... NOT working on computers. Once I got married and settled down, ONLY THEN did I consider video games again or computers as a hobby.
 
Stuxnet said:
Wow... OP's question makes me sad for our youth.

I wasted hours on the NES and SNES until I hit junior high. Then I spent the next decade+ on getting ass, having fun with my friends, and living... NOT working on computers. Once I got married and settled down, ONLY THEN did I consider video games again or computers as a hobby.
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idk, the idea that chasing ass was such an all-consuming task in your life for 10+ years that you had no room for any other hobbies/activities makes me kinda sad.
 
loki8481 said:
idk, the idea that chasing ass was such an all-consuming task in your life for 10+ years that you had no room for any other hobbies/activities makes me kinda sad.
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Yeah, getting laid and partying was just awful. Think of all the gaming I missed out on 🙄
 
Ronstang said:
I'm 48. I would be one hell of a loser if the answer was yes. Since I am not like the normal little boys around here the answer is absolutely not.
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No but I bet you had a pet pig before you had your first girlfriend unless you count that as your first girlfriend.
 
loki8481 said:
nonstop for 10+ years with literally 0 free time to do anything else? it does sound kinda awful.
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Maybe you should learn to read and comprehend. I said I didn't have time for gaming/computers; when or where did I say I had time for nothing else? Let's see, I was in a band (which coincidentally helped with getting ass), ran track, played baseball (again, ass)... still managed decent grades. Wouldn't trade those years for anything in the world, and the bonus is that I shared them with my current wife, even though we never dated during that time, so we have a very long common history.

God... if only I gamed more, though, right? Sorry I hit such a sore spot with you though. Do locker rooms freak you out by any chance?

Now, don't be an idiot and continue assuming anything. I see you're interested in what you missed out on, so just ask buddy 😛
 
Stuxnet said:
Maybe you should learn to read and comprehend. I said I didn't have time for gaming/computers; when or where did I say I had time for nothing else? Let's see, I was in a band (which coincidentally helped with getting ass), ran track, played baseball (again, ass)... still managed decent grades. Wouldn't trade those years for anything in the world, and the bonus is that I shared them with my current wife, even though we never dated during that time, so we have a very long common history.

God... if only I gamed more, though, right? Sorry I hit such a sore spot with you though. Do locker rooms freak you out by any chance?

Now, don't be an idiot and continue assuming anything. I see you're interested in what you missed out on, so just ask buddy 😛
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you seemed to imply that it's an either/or choice.

I've never had a problem managing an active social life while still wasting a couple hours with a video game on a boring night after work or tinkering away on a computer some random afternoon.
 
loki8481 said:
you seemed to imply that it's an either/or choice.
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I implied nothing nothing of the sort, other than the fact that gaming wasn't even remotely on my radar. You just overreacted (rather defensively) to my comment, that's all.

For teenage boys with testosterone levels spiking out of the stratosphere, it's not a matter of "either/or"... it's just not a priority. There are too many other appealing options. Girls, sports, friends, music... that's what I cared about. That's what my friends cared about. Granted, gaming wasn't as socially acceptable then as it might be now, but even if it was, it would have been at the bottom of my list of priorities. There are too many other hobbies and things to experience as a budding young man. Gaming will always be there; all of the other stuff won't.

Honestly, I still have a hard time spending more than a few hours/week playing games, and I'm 34 years old. Sure, they're fun and can be somewhat engaging, but even as a husband and father, whatever free time I can still call mine I'd rather spend exercising, laughing with friends, and living life. Sure, we're all entitled to our own choices, but gaming is NOT living life... it's a time-passer.

I appreciate that this is largely just my opinion, not fact, but I don't believe for one second that anyone looked back on any period of their life and wished they had spent more time in front of a computer. No. Fucking. Way.
 
Stuxnet said:
I implied nothing nothing of the sort, other than the fact that gaming wasn't even remotely on my radar. You just overreacted (rather defensively) to my comment, that's all.
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well, when you start off saying that you pity anyone who's such a loser that they have time in their life to build a computer 😉

maybe it's a generational thing... I had a date the other week that involved playing Left 4 Dead 2 followed by taking a drive down to the beach.
 
I built my first computer at 10. I didn't even know what a girl was yet.
 
My first "girlfriend" was at the age of 5 or 6 which was back in '83. I was just excited that her parents let us play on the Atari. I was friends with her until I was 12 or so when I got an official "girlfriend". I built my first computer after I started dating my ex-wife which is right around the time I joined this forum.
 
loki8481 said:
well, when you start off saying that you pity anyone who's such a loser that they have time in their life to build a computer
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Apparently the only way you can formulate an argument or response is by putting words in my mouth, so whatever kid 😉
 
yeah, but it had nothing to do with priorities. and you should probably define what you consider a gf to be. of course i know this is flame/troll bait so i dont know why i even try.
 
Stuxnet said:
Apparently the only way you can formulate an argument or response is by putting words in my mouth, so whatever kid 😉
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Your post implied they were mutually exclusive, whether you want to admit it or not.

Didn't build my first computer from scratch until sophomore year in college, so I had a g/f before building my first computer.
 
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