{"id":726730,"date":"2026-06-26T06:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/726730\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T06:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:56:11","slug":"dating-coach-urges-all-men-to-avoid-worst-hobby-for-single-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/726730\/","title":{"rendered":"Dating Coach Urges All Men to Avoid &#8216;Worst&#8217; Hobby for Single Guys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A professional dating coach isn&#8217;t holding back on the &#8220;F&#8221; tier hobby for single men in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Blaine Anderson, a former travel industry worker who built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/professional-dating-coach-identifies-biggest-191701389.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a successful dating coach business;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a successful dating coach business&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a successful dating coach business<\/a>, is opening up about the best and worst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/75-best-hobbies-men-live-191334028.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:hobbies;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;hobbies&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hobbies<\/a> for single men, when it comes to attracting (and repelling) women in the dating world. Unsurprisingly, something technology-related comes in as the &#8220;worst&#8221; hobby that single men can have, at least when it comes to attracting women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Sorry, but your future wife just isn&#8217;t playing Call of Duty,&#8221; Anderson wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anderson added that Netflix and sports gambling are F-tier, as well, though golf comes in in the slightly higher D tier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Golf is a better hobby for married men than single men,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZIoNK7vKdo\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she explained in her Instagram video, shared to her 673,000 followers.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;she explained in her Instagram video, shared to her 673,000 followers.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">she explained in her Instagram video, shared to her 673,000 followers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Blaine Anderson&amp;sol;IG&lt;\/p&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b5beced99452a696b58239cb61d2fd1b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many of Anderson&#8217;s followers seem to agree, pointing out that several women have made it clear how annoyed they are by the video games hobby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My ex-wife once came home to me playing video games and told me she\u2019d rather I was a smoker,&#8221; one man wrote in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019ve heard: Men liking video games is the equivalent to women liking makeup and shopping. It\u2019s an outlet for both,&#8221; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ouch,&#8221; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>What are the best hobbies for single men?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anderson explained that active things like running, racket sports and more can be great hobbies for single men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;(They) all attract attractive women,&#8221; Anderson explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You get a sweat in and extra plus, racket sports are great for cognition and longevity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outside of active things like cardio and tennis, Anderson explained that volunteering at a local animal shelter, food bank or school can be a great place to meet someone with similar values and life goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They all attract &#8220;kind, social&#8221; women and you get to make the world a better place while doing it, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/dating-coach-urges-all-men-to-avoid-worst-hobby-for-single-guys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Men&#039;s Journal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Men&#039;s Journal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> on Jun 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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