Do you ever feel embarrassed when you play dating sims?

[Xenocloudarius Xenocloudarius]

I stopped caring about that a long time ago :-)

 

[Burzuru Burzuru]

i don't have a strong romantic desire for dating sims, so not really.

 

[Blue Buddha]

That depends on why you're playing them I suppose. If you're specifically thinking of old obscure PC-98 titles then I think there's most likely a strong element of archival/historical interest in your choice to play them that would make it at least somewhat intellectually justifiable.

I have little to no experience with this genre of game myself but it strikes me as the type of thing you wouldn't take too seriously, so maybe you would feel less embarrassed if you took that sort of stance towards whatever it is you're playing.

 

[Kovlak]

Not unless someone is in the room.

Dating simulators and AI girlfriends can be good to some game and get some confidence.

 

[Sheepy765]

I do, I know they're incredibly unrealistic and would teach me all the wrong lessons about how to seriously deal with a romantic relationship but..........
Digital buff furry boys won't date themselves, it's a tough and thankless job but someone's gotta do it.

 

[Mr. SyS]

I know not to play them publicly but that's it, really.

 

[BrawlMan]

Not really. I rarely ever touched them though. What I play is my business though. I don't care if someone has a problem.

 

[dizzypixel]

im not a self hating weeb so never the day at all whatsoever.

 

[prostheticleg]

personally no, not really.
i think this is something you mainly get when youre insecure (dont know if this is insensitive to say, but i really think so. i feel like if youre somehow insecure about your personal life and romantic competency irl then yea, i think its expected that you might get uncomfortable or embarrassed and get a fomo playing such games. forcing a relationship irl because of this isnt a good idea so its better to not act on these thoughts, and i feel like this should pass as you get together with someone).
my main problem with dating sims is that i feel like the protagonists world views definitely dont reflect mine and my choices when romancing a girl really boil down to what the protagonists (the devs') beliefs are. i was playing love plus recently and i just felt so uncomfortable when the protagonist would act misunderstanding towards the girls that were clearly socially inexperienced or had niche interests. dating sims were never for me and i never understood them. id never treat these poor misunderstood girls like that, id be much more understanding and gentle than the protagonist, so i just felt uncomfortable and dropped the game. these games are supposed to be immersive and, well, simulate "dating" but modded sims 3/4 might genuinely be better at this. at least im not forced to operate from someone elses beliefs.

 

[MajesticSiN]

Nah, it's just fun.