Jolta Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Friends are not friends if they judge you for who you are. Friends accept you for who you are. At least I don't have to confess that I like Yugioh, 'cos I really don't. Why the hell am I here? God knows. My friends don't mind me playing Pokemanz, here's a buncha true friends. I have a couple best friends, both opp. gender. Its really, really hard to make male friends unless they're gentle like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I only play Yugioh with one or two kids on my block, but I don't need to hide it from my friends in real life. They know I still watch the series and play. Although they ask "why are kids your age still playing this?", they don't hate me because of it. Sure, friends might not like the same stuff you do, but if they can't accept you b/c both your interests are polar opposites, then I don't see a reason why you should continue to be friends. (For that reason, I don't have that many friends in real life. YCM is another story though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexcalibrate Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 another suggestion, don't go out of your way to tell them, but if they ask just say "yeah so, i like a game, it's not like i'm totally obsessed with it", because it's not like your life revolves around it you probably enjoy other things just as much, and all of your friends probably have a secret love that they don't want people to know, just because you like a game that was designed to entertain people it's nothing to be ashamed of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Frost Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I play yugioh, go to parties, swim with guys, lol at the mall, sometimes go shopping with the girls (we always have [i]something[/i] to talk about, go to the library, talk to you guys via online, piss off some of my other friends by challenging them with created cards (god I love their expressions), sometimes go to Macdonalds or something (don't eat the food unless it's Golden Coral or something), or go to the park with my bro and his buddies. Oh yeah, and today I'm going to a Gay Pride Parade/Festival. where has yugioh affected my social life again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Î’yakuya Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Forget them. If you like Yugioh and you can't help it, don't try to hide it. Just tell your friends and reassure they won't make fun of you. ...And then play some freaking Uber card and blast their LP to 0 if you can't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Frost Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 [quote name='Byakuya Kuchiki' timestamp='1309016489' post='5309700'] Forget them. If you like Yugioh and you can't help it, don't try to hide it. Just tell your friends and reassure they won't make fun of you. [/quote] 2 words: "Thank-You!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smesh Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 "You play Yugioh?" "Yeah." "Oh." Probably all that'll happen unless your friends are douchebags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Gourmet Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If they truly are your friends, they'd pay no mind to it if you'd say you liked the game. Why should you restrict yourself from expressing who you are? Me, I've been on and off the game ever since it was first released, and it's brought a nice, nostalgic feel to my life ever since. I still have my Delinquent Duo and Harpies' Feather Duster boxed away somewhere, making me reminisce to the times where Dark Elf and Mystic Elf were acceptable choices for decks. If I were you, tell them. They'd understand, and and you'd go on through life, no big deal. Plus, with the metagame, the endless strategies, and the thousands of cards today, I'd like to see them play it like it was just a children's game. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raine Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1308957627' post='5308346'] Just before I respond, just know that I give [b]practical[/b] advice, not cheesy "be yourself; your friends have to accept you for who you are" advice. I've been in the same situation as you for two years, because as a student two months away from entering college, it seems really nerdy and childish to competitively play Pokemon, let alone play Pokemon at all. I can understand where you are coming from, and while Yugioh used to be popular in like middle school, it's not something you'd want to openly admit to friends, family, girlfriends, and the like. That being said, I also have a bunch of other talents that people find extraneous and nerdy, like solving Rubik's Cubes and making origami (apparently frowned upon...?), and I've got my friends to accept those by challenging them. "Oh, here, why don't you try to solve this?" The second they say no, just verbally attack (like, diplomatically) them for being ignorant. Trust me, they'll eventually give in. When they fail to complete the task at hand, I think at that point they truly understand that talents that seem frivolous take skill. My friend saw I had Shoddy Battle on my computer and asked why I still play Pokemon, being seventeen years old. I didn't even respond to his retarded question, signed on, and placed him on a leaderboard match with my own team. I told him to click buttons and play. Needless to say, he lost 6-0. Mind you, this doesn't really change everyone's minds. Some people are just so damn ignorant that watching themselves fail doesn't click anything in their brain. I would at least make an honest effort to keep it a secret, because the less you have to defend yourself the better, but in case they do find out, download YVD or one of those shitty simulators and watch them fail terribly. They may not be accepting of your nerdy talents, but if they break off friendship with you because you play Yugioh, they aren't friends; they're dicks. [/quote] ^this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnSlaUghT Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wait people won't accept it if you play YuGiOh, and not everybody has a deck. THE ANIME LIED TO ME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Once you hit a certain age, people stop caring/being embarrassed about things like that. Anyone who still continues to slate you for liking yugioh or whatever is probably a backstabber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehva Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 me and my girlfriend and her friends are in 8th grade . LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I don't have one of those "social life" things but I personally tell my friends I play Pokemon and they don't care. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlinX Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Both me and my girlfriend play Yugioh, mainly online together, and if people ask, I'm like "Yeah I play, so?" and I still have my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Raze.' timestamp='1309068536' post='5311405'] me and my girlfriend and her friends are in 8th grade . LOL [/quote] So am I, I don't see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyasu Tokugawa Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Metallitard' timestamp='1309016930' post='5309711'] "You play Yugioh?" "Yeah." "Can you show me real quick?" [/quote] That might happen as well. It's happened to me once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I have a few friends who play, but not many. I played once at my school but no one really card mostly because I go to a nerd school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnSlaUghT Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Miror B.' timestamp='1309155432' post='5313966'] That might happen as well. It's happened to me once. [/quote] If that ever happened in my school, they want to steal your cards. It happened roughly 4 times in Form 3. In my school, Yugioh was a hot topic, but nobody bought the cards, they stole it from the Form 1, 2, 3. Obviously, when people stopped playing, so did the thieves since they had nobody to steal from again. So instead of stealing from the few who remained, they decided to begin hating on those who still played, leading to the common situation everybody faces nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyasu Tokugawa Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='OnSlaUghT' timestamp='1309176057' post='5314330'] If that ever happened in my school, they want to steal your cards. It happened roughly 4 times in Form 3. In my school, Yugioh was a hot topic, but nobody bought the cards, they stole it from the Form 1, 2, 3. Obviously, when people stopped playing, so did the thieves since they had nobody to steal from again. So instead of stealing from the few who remained, they decided to begin hating on those who still played, leading to the common situation everybody faces nowadays. [/quote] We obviously went to different schools. Or by the time I got there people had already stopped playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manjoume Thunder Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Show them all the money that you've made (assuming that you are a good player/trader) At least, that's how I did it. Anyway, everyone has that awkward hobby to spend his free time so unless your friends are some immature brats they wouldn't really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlinX Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Raze.' timestamp='1309068536' post='5311405'] me and my girlfriend and her friends are in 8th grade . LOL [/quote] Same here and we both play Yugioh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greiga Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'm gonna be in 11th grade in september in one of the better schools that my city has to offer. All my friends know I play yugioh, my gf who's a year older knows I play yugioh, my parents know I play yugioh. And you know what? Nobody gives a crap. If someone does make fun of you for playing a popular and fun card game, they're obviously not worth your time. EDIT: Also, what Manjy said, show all the profit you made. If anything, that'll make them wanna play with you as opposed to making fun of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinolovania Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 What is this "social life" you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehva Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 [s]The one that's better then yours. [/s] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyasu Tokugawa Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 [quote name='Raze.' timestamp='1309566040' post='5326504'] [s]The one that's better then yours. [/s] [/quote] Probably true tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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