[andyg]

I'm 22 myself and know a few people like this. Getting through to them is near impossible for even someone their age. I have friends, a girlfriend, the GTO, multitudes of other good things in life. The one thing I do not have is video games. Never was allowed to by my parents growing up even if I was going to buy with my own money, nor do I have any interest in ever owning any. I thank them for this as when I was 14 I had enough money to buy the gto and have it running by the time I was 17.

I try to get people like this to come out to a mild outing. Show them that a good time can be had while not burning your eyes out in front of a TV all day. This has worked a few times, but obviously wouldn't work for a parent. There needs to be that other person their age to initiate it. I have found that if the person goes out and has a good time, they will usually be more open to it in the future (obviously). The people I have "helped" usually realize that being socially engaged with the opposite sex is a lot more fun. Not trying to be crude, but finding women does an amazing thing to guys to make them want to go out. lol