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24/07/2012 by
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Be Nice To Nerds: Why Gamers Get Girls?

Is it nice for romantic girls to date nerds or gamers? Guys that are demolishing virtual monsters with loud banging RPG’s in games like Duke Nukem or World of Warcraft?

Nerds are ultra cool if we believe Bill Gates: “Be nice to nerds, eventually you will end-up working for one”.

Why Gamers get Girls?

To get rid of assumptions about gamers; How many married adult men play games daily in their dungeons (basements) at home?

Discover some cool the facts about Games vs Dating in this cool infographic.

Be Nice To Nerds: Why Gamers Get Girls?

You might have seen TV shows like Beauty and the Nerd, Bing Bang Theory or How I met your mother? Well how about this…

How I met your mother

Or you migh want to watch an episode of the popular CBS TV series How I met your mother. The show’s breakout character is called Barney Stinson.

In the series Stinson is referring to the “Bro Code” all the time. His dating bible is for sale at Amazon and should be helping gaming nerds in their dating process.

What About You?
Should Nukam and WoW alike gamers spend more time on dating sites, so these nerds will be able to find their beauties? Or will nerds and gamers eventually become more popular than DJ’s?

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About the Author
Igor Beuker was CMO at 3 listed companies, chairman at the IAB, jury member at Webby, AMMA and Esprix awards, founder of 3 digital agencies (sold to WPP) and global chief social officer at Mindshare. Now he is freejack consultant and still a sought after keynote speaker.