🎲 Want to find love but hate loud bars and clubs? Tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) could be your perfect anti-social social quest. But here's the catch: you can't just show up, roll a charisma check, and expect to find your Player 2. You need to actually make friends with the people behind the characters! 🧙‍♂️

🎮 In this episode, Sean (aka Mr. Shickadance), a Dungeon Master and content creator, breaks down exactly where to find TTRPG groups and how to use them to unlock your social tree 🗺️

🎲 Because if you only ever meet for game nights, you'll never get to meet the players behind the characters. After all, what you do outside of the table is what turns your party members into real friends. And from there, you never know who you could meet. That's where the real magic happens. 📝

🔓 No cold approaches. No loud bars or clubs. And no endless swiping only to get ghosted 👻

🎧 Ready to roll for initiative on your social life? Press Start now and start building your IRL party! 🗡️

👾 FREE GUIDE: WHERE NERDS REALLY MEET THEIR PLAYER 2 🕹️

Based on real-world nerd data. Download it at https://datelikeanerd.com/reality

Sean's Links:

• https://linktr.ee/mrshickadance
• https://www.instagram.com/mr_shickadance_/
• https://tiktok.com/@mrshickadance
• https://www.youtube.com/@mr_shickadance_
• https://x.com/MrShickadance_
• https://www.threads.com/@mr_shickadance_
• https://www.twitch.tv/mr_shickadance_

Related Episodes:

• The TTRPG Group, the Nerd Love Story of Frank and Mouse
• How to Leave the Friend Zone: The Master Plan, the Nerd Love Story of Nicole & David
• The Tolkien Association: Where to Meet Nerds, with Vir
• Find Your Nerd Community: Where to Meet Nerds, with Jose
• Dating In The Tolkien Association, with Jose
• Hobbit Hike: Where to Meet Nerds, with Sompi Harmetz
• Animé Los Angeles: Where to Meet Nerds, with Matt
• Find Love Through Online Games, with Kaylee Lopez
• How to Make Nerd Friends, with Pete “Belmont”

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:01:01 What are TTRPGs
• 00:03:35 Joining A New Group
• 00:07:45 Choosing Your Friends
• 00:13:01 Taking Your Friends Out Of The Container
• 00:15:57 TTRPGs Are Social Games
• 00:20:19 Dating Between Players
• 00:23:19 Be Open to Trying New Things
• 00:27:08 Your First Character
• 00:28:22 Where to Find A D&D Group
• 00:35:41 Where to Find Sean

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💔 Is it possible to escape the Friend Zone? Or are you worried that if you stay friends too long, you'll miss your shot? 🎯 Most dating advice screams: "Make a move within 3 dates, or you're done!" But what if you're shy? What if they're not ready? What if rushing things actually ruins your best chance at love? 😰

🗺️ Nicole's "master plan" wasn't about pickup lines or manufactured scarcity. It was about creating genuine opportunities to spend time with someone she liked. Through D&D sessions and texts about Nicholas Cage, she built a friendship so solid that when romance finally happened, it led straight to marriage 💍

⚠️ But here's the tricky part: How do you know if you're "being patient" or just wasting your time? How do you create romantic possibilities without being manipulative? And if most couples start as friends... why does everyone tell you to avoid it? 🤨

⏳ If you've ever been stuck wondering whether to confess your feelings or wait it out, worried about "ruining the friendship," or felt like you're doing everything wrong because you're not moving fast enough... this episode will completely reframe how you think about dating 🧠

🎧 Press play to learn this strategy to go from friends to lovers! 🚀

👾 FREE GUIDE: WHERE NERDS REALLY MEET THEIR PLAYER 2 🕹️

Based on real-world nerd data. Download it at https://datelikeanerd.com/reality

📱 Have questions? Join me on Discord! https://www.datelikeanerd.com/discord

Nicole's Links:

• https://linktr.ee/tabletopBLT
• https://www.instagram.com/tabletopblt/
• https://www.threads.com/tabletopblt
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564306597098&mibextid=ZbWKwL
• https//discord.com/invite/tabletopblt
• https://tabletopblt.substack.com/?r=6j0isl

Related Episodes:

Rejected, Friendzoned, and Not Reading the Signals: the Nerd Love Story of Vir and Diego

Text Confession Gone Wrong, No Proper Dates, and Critical Fail: the Nerd Love Story of Lud and Mati

Shy meets Socially Anxious, and Going Slow: the Nerd Love Story of Steven and Christin

Physical Escalation from Friends to Lovers: the Nerd Love Story of Jose and Julian

The TTRPG Group, the Nerd Love Story of Frank and Mouse

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:51 What Makes Her A Nerd

00:03:17 The Wedding Blind Date

00:09:01 First Impressions

00:10:43 Not Ready For A Relationship

00:15:18 The D&D Approach

00:19:57 Leaving the D&D Container

00:22:38 Embracing The Friend Zone

00:32:25 Doubting The Friend Zone

00:38:12 The Master Plan to Leave The Friend Zone

00:45:22 Starting From Friendship

00:47:44 The End of The Friend Zone

00:53:16 Final Thoughts

00:54:38 TTRPGs for Social Skills

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🎯 Going to meetups every week, showing up to events over and over again, hitting nerd conventions annually, and still single? You're not alone. George is a 47-year-old Marvel and Star Wars fan who attends events regularly, has female friends, and can dance without drinking. So why hasn't he found his Player 2? 🤔

🔒 The problem isn't the meetups. It's staying stuck in the container. George would meet women he liked, exchange Instagrams, but never unlock his social tree. He'd only connect 1-on-1 with women he was attracted to, then disappear if they wanted to be "just friends." Why? He believed women decide whether you're dateable within 30 seconds, so friendship = game over 👾

📊 According to my surveys, 70% of nerd couples who didn't meet on dating apps started as friends (usually for 6 months to a year!). Even 20% of the couples who met on dating apps started as friends first! That "women decide in 30 seconds" rule? Debunked. The friend zone fear? Actually blocking him from the exact path most nerds take to find their Player 2 🎲

🧩 So what's the missing piece? How do you turn meetup connections into actual dating opportunities? 🍷

🎧 Press Start to find out how to unlock 2-player mode! 🎮 🎮

👾 FREE GUIDE: WHERE NERDS REALLY MEET THEIR PLAYER 2 🕹️

Based on real-world nerd data. Download it at https://datelikeanerd.com/reality

📱 Have questions? Join me on Discord! https://www.datelikeanerd.com/discord

Related Episodes:

• 'I'm Cooked' (Where to Find Dates After College), with Single Player Brandon
• "You're Nice But I'm Not Interested" After Every First Date, Aaron's Nerd Dating Transformation
• Cold Approaches Failed. One Night With New Friends Worked, Mrinal’s Nerd Dating Transformation
• Rejected, Friendzoned, and Not Reading the Signals: the Nerd Love Story of Vir and Diego
• Physical Escalation from Friends to Lovers: the Nerd Love Story of Jose and Julian
• The Tolkien Association: Where to Meet Nerds, with Vir
• Find Your Nerd Community: Where to Meet Nerds, with Jose
• Find Love Through Online Games, with Kaylee Lopez
• The Twitch Streamer on Discord, the Nerd Love Story of Luna and Jason

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:00:38 What Makes George A Nerd
• 00:01:10 Going to Meetups
• 00:04:16 Starting Out As Friends
• 00:07:42 The Friends Next Door
• 00:10:39 How Many Relationships Start As Friendships
• 00:12:55 The Benefits of Friendships
• 00:17:33 Meeting People At Meetups
• 00:20:33 Scheduling Problems
• 00:23:41 Choosing The Right Friends
• 00:29:14 Being Vulnerable
• 00:37:17 The Awkward Friend
• 00:46:18 Final Thoughts

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Contact:
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