Kirk’s Story
💔 How can you find someone to date when dating apps aren’t working for you, and all you do is work, stay at home, and meet with the same D&D group or spend full days with one single person at a time playing Warhammer? 🧌
In this episode, Kirk shared his challenges to date as a single nerd 😰 Like many people, he was promised that “if you focus on yourself and sort your life out, someone will naturally come.” Unfortunately, that was not the case. He found a steady job and a home, but nobody to share his life with 🏡
📱 Since dating apps weren’t working, he decided to shelf the thought of a partner and focus on hobbies like Warhammer and TTRPG. Ironically, that’s what led to his first date ever. Even though Kirk started feeling like he was way too busy and almost without options, he managed to find a date. And in the same way that he found one, he can find another. And so can you 🫵
Sometimes, we create our characters in ways that don’t help us reach our complete specific quests 🤬 We thought a certain build would do the trick for every single area, but that’s often not the case.
🏢 The life you thought would lead to happiness may feel more like a trap than anything else. In those cases, taking a step back and thinking of ways to find your Player 2 may be the best strategy. Like Kirk, with some brainstorming and looking at your past successes, you may find a way to defeat the BBEG and get the loot! 🪙
🎧 Are you ready? PRESS START! 👾
I asked hundreds of nerds and made a guide based on those results.
Are you going to keep grinding without finding out the truth?
Related Episodes:
- Find Love Through Online Games, with Kaylee Lopez
- IRL Lessons from Video Games, with Dr. Daniel Kaufmann
- Physical Escalation from Friends to Lovers: the Nerd Love Story of Jose and Julian
- Shy meets Socially Anxious, and Going Slow: the Nerd Love Story of Steven and Christin
Timestamps for lazy nerds:
- 00:00:00 Intro
- 00:00:51 What Makes Kirk a Nerd
- 00:02:27 Not Focusing on Dating
- 00:06:11 The Battle of the Sexes
- 00:13:02 Confessing to a Friend
- 00:16:38 Rejection Aftermath
- 00:24:39 Where to Meet Someone to Date
- 00:26:52 Dating in Online Games
- 00:31:30 Dating Apps
- 00:37:38 Finding Possible Dates
- 00:45:50 Expanding Your Social Network
- 00:52:32 Leaving Your Comfort Zone
- 00:56:41 Relationships Take Time
- 00:58:33 Moving Forward
