[FINAL POLL RESULTS] Does The IRL Gender Of An Eternal Bond Partner Matter To You?

Hello everyone! A month ago I posted a poll on the topic of if the RL gender of a marriage partner matters to you. The poll has closed and here are the promised final results!


Ratio:
57% Men
43% Women

Men:
http://imgur.com/mOQhP2T.jpg
http://imgur.com/KtXDcOO.jpg

Women:
http://imgur.com/EKI5hvk.jpg
http://imgur.com/UdMLD8y.jpg

Edit: There we go! Fixed

This is a curious social study. xD But what are these percentages? Is it saying 57%/43% care about IRL gender or don't care about IRL gender? (Though, I guess it's about even. XD)

Personally I only care about the gender of the character since its the characters getting married.

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Originally Posted by MOZZYSTAR

This is a curious social study. xD But what are these percentages? Is it saying 57%/43% care about IRL gender or don't care about IRL gender? (Though, I guess it's about even. XD)

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It's the percentages of people who voted and split by gender. But the the pics don't seem to be showing..

So out of total votes 57% were men, 43% were women.

The percentages for both genders compared to my initial guess looks about right and doesn't surprise me. I care more about personality than gender, as long as we get along and things doesn't get weird. I just want the chocobo. Lol

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Originally Posted by Aeilyi

The percentages for both genders compared to my initial guess looks about right and doesn't surprise me. I care more about personality than gender, as long as we get along and things doesn't get weird. I just want the chocobo. Lol

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Your gif.. it kills me xD

IRL genders does matter to me. I'm gay and a man, so if I'm eternally bonding with a guy in game then I want to know if he is actually a guy irl. If he isn't then I'm no marrying that person. Hence why, I want to get to know the guy or guys more before I decide to wed them in game. I can't stand liars and lying about your gender before getting married has got to be one of the scummiest things you could do to your partner imo. The whole truth or nothing at all.




/2 cents

I mean, as long as you're not identifying as a trisexual flying golden pan, i don't see why it would matter, but i'm weird, others can probably find personal reasons why it would matter.

I only care about the gender of the characters that is getting married. Doesn't matter to me if it's guy or a female in real life. It's not like your getting married in real life just your character is on the game.

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Originally Posted by Magic-Mal

It's the percentages of people who voted and split by gender. But the the pics don't seem to be showing..

So out of total votes 57% were men, 43% were women.

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I'm pretty sure that this is becuase there are slightly fewer female gamers demographically.

Since it's "marriage" there's like a part of my brain that wants it to be some special thing with a special person, even if it's just in a dumb game.

Maybe someday I'll get over that and get the dang glamour.

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Originally Posted by Sylvina

I'm pretty sure that this is becuase there are slightly fewer female gamers demographically.

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Oh I know. I feel pretty positive that it's increasing over time though and we should have 50% sooner or later :)

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Originally Posted by Usho

If he isn't then I'm no marrying that person. Hence why, I want to get to know the guy or guys more before...

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Looks like we found the alpha nunh. Multiple husbands at once

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Originally Posted by Magic-Mal

Looks like we found the alpha nunh. Multiple husbands at once

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They got to keep that stereotype alive. Can't have any stray Tia's wandering around.

Needed a response for "The whole thing is creepy as shit unless it's an IRL couple and I wouldn't do it either way."

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Originally Posted by Limecat

Needed a response for "The whole thing is creepy as shit unless it's an IRL couple and I wouldn't do it either way."

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Well, aren't you just a basket of sunshine.

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Originally Posted by Limecat

Needed a response for "The whole thing is creepy as shit unless it's an IRL couple and I wouldn't do it either way."

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That's called "Not answering". ;)

All I'd really require is someone with a male character I really get along with who plays regularly (my character is female and I prefer the age old definition of marriage to the new one, no offense to gay people, I just prefer one way over another just as they do) but since its the CHARACTERS getting married I don't care what gender they are in real life.

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Originally Posted by Sylvina

All I'd really require is someone with a male character I really get along with who plays regularly (my character is female and I prefer the age old definition of marriage to the new one, no offense to gay people, I just prefer one way over another just as they do) but since its the CHARACTERS getting married I don't care what gender they are in real life.

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The most interesting part about all of this is how much it actually DOES seem to matter.. well, for men anyway.

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Originally Posted by Limecat

Needed a response for "The whole thing is creepy as shit unless it's an IRL couple and I wouldn't do it either way."

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I'd argue that it's only creepy if you treat it as an irl commitment, like limiting yourself only to your actual partner. Having one collection of pixels get married to another collection of pixels ought to be for fun and nothing else, imo.

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Originally Posted by Elliebird

I'd argue that it's only creepy if you treat it as an irl commitment, like limiting yourself only to your actual partner. Having one collection of pixels get married to another collection of pixels ought to be for fun and nothing else, imo.

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Lots of people see Eternal Bond as a step when it comes to a possible RL relationship. The bad part is that it's usually one-sided and the other party doesn't know about it or even want it.

But when both people are interested in each other it's not strange at all to see the game marriage as the start of some kind of commitment. Not to me at least. It's how long-distance relationships tend to go. It's also a visual/mental thing. People might attach the character to the person they fell for.

Bump for any others who want to see the results~