How do you respond to this? When I tell women on dating apps what my interests are they ALWAYS hit me back with this question. What's an alpha way to respond? I always say something like "Yeah, I've always been a fan, and the new games are actually pretty great, they include many quality-of-life changes so it's not as much of a time sink as it used to be. I recommend checking them out!" but I can't help but feel like they write me off as a potential partner just because I'm into Pokemon.

I don't want to lie about my interests. Any advice? I thought the Pokemon Go craze did away with the stigma of being an adult Pokemon fan, but I guess not.