See post #20 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/915781-gamecube/79331660?page=1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5241279&forum_id=2#45555719)

Why do I need "friends," you ask? Because when I am getting close to new Women, they expect you to have friends, lest you be labelled, "weird." Without friends, you are "creepy," and thus aren't relationship material. It's a vicious cycle and it leads to involuntary celibacy unless it's kept under control. Even if the friendships themselves have limited utility, I need to maintain the pretense of having Friends so I do not appear Creepy when getting close to the opposite sex. I also do not want my employer finding out I have no friends since it could hurt my income potential and advancement opportunities. So there's a lot on the line, and my friends all know it. A lot of these guys have less to lose than me - some may say a bit jealous (AGWWG haha) - so there may be some jealousy at play. If they force a falling out due to some frivolous video game dispute, they get to have the satisfaction of me having no friends in my 30s, and thus being unable to pass myself off as Normal irl. "Find new friends," you say? Nigh impossible. Just.... impossible. Friendships in your 30s force themselves into dissolution faster than you can say, "L-cancel," except instead of "L" being cancelled, it's your last Friendship and with it, your last semblance of Normalcy.

Just ditch my friends, you say? Find new ones? Yeah, ok. Who's going to be my irl friend, you? No offense, but when I tell a girl that my only friends are from GameFAQs, I don't care how cool you are, it's going to create problems for me and my AGWWG ambitions that I don't want to see derailed. So, yeah, I have my priorities where I want them - I will continue to pay lip service to the PS1 despite having a soft spot for the GCN. I will continue to succeed with women irl (not bragging, just stating facts, looking to settle down tbf). And I will have no fear of the consequences of expressing my gaming preferences, though I will keep said preferences to myself. I mean, if a friend comes up to me and asks me if I want to play some "Medal," as we call it, I'm sure I'll be down (at least after COVID passes). And yeah, I'll have fun. But I'm not going to be snarky and suggest we try out Timesplitters 2, and I sure as hell won't mention the 4 controller ports, since that will just burn bridges and instigate unnecessary conflict that could derail my romantic and professional pursuits, which I do not need right now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5241279&forum_id=2#45555735)