10 Things You Should Know About Dating A Gamer

5. Yes, That New Graphics Card Is Essential

Don't be too surprised if, after installing the latest water-cooled, rocket-fuelled graphics card into their computer, your partner won't be too up for a lavish dinner or a night down the bowling alley, and it's not primarily because of the gorgeous gaming options this new card allows them, either.

Everyone knows that like car parts, boiler repairs and securing a new identity, graphics cards are freaking expensive; a brand new top-tier card can easily cost £300-400, and because they want to play Crysis 3 at 60fps with all the Ultra-settings trimmings, plenty of gamers are prepared to pay it. Just keep an eye out for these sorts of things; they might not be in the spending mood for a week or two afterwards.

Just pray that your partner is a console gamer, then it's all smooth sailing, at least until March and November, when like a billion games are released at once. If your birthday is in either of these months, you're gonna have a bad time.