Dating things I shouldn’t

dating things that aren't real
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And this tells me you read the description, which means you respect what I have to say! Thank you :D don't date ghosts, just a tip, especially the ones who committed murder

[Nagito Komaeda]

"Ah, dating...not a fan" - absolute master of foreshadowing

[oikawa is epic 87]

I didn't realize at the time but now I get that she's the same as me (I'm also aroace)

[Rimfire 82]

Yeah

[alterowitz]

congrats on getting pinned

[Da Youn Kim]

NAGITO?!

[Owli-Wan Kenobi]

Not to mention the fact that the first virtual non-avatar character in the video has streaks of purple in her hair... y'know, for the acethetic.

[LordOfNothingreally]

After watching Jaiden's video on sexuality, her strongest attraction being towards bank robbery and a literal spaceship begins to make a lot more sense, lmao

[Reader&Writer_Anime&Books_Nerd]

Definitely xD

[Chad Kuhn]

@Anvi Are you spying on me? Those are all things I like!

[Anvi]

@Mister Gaster oh yeah those too!

[Mister Gaster]

@Anvi Dinosaurs! don't forget the dinosaurs Ace icons if you ask me

[Anvi]

Well I mean, space is an asexual’s defining interest... other than cake, garlic bread, and dragons

[Kupeart]

almost 14 minutes of pure "Jaiden being an aromantic gigachad without even knowing it"

[APersonThatSucksAtNames]

@LuciLucid well i mean she was figuring it out and it might've been after when she found herself

[LuciLucid]

I mean, she prob knew it at that point.

[Tahrae The storyteller]

Honestly, an aroace person being forced to go on dates and instead goes on all kinds of crazy adventures would make a good premise for a...anything really

[Annikamations]

There's a dating sim called "i just want to be single" that's kinda like that and a work in progress yet to be named webtoon

[MasterAqua]

"I like being alone." "I'm doing just fine, thanks." "Nope." "Well I guess I CAN'T be myself." ohhhhh this makes just, too much sense.

[Gamefrog 51]

You, you have a homestuck profile picture so I have to force onto you the fact that the Namco dating game was made by Hussie and has dateable homestuck characters. Look at the list at 11:09

[Moss]

She really did just play those dating sims for the plot, huh

[L3G0B0Y]

Watching something for the plot -JaidenAnimations, an aroace

[Eimiko 4 eva]

GALAGA THINKS NOT

[Doge Brasileiro]

Yep this makes a lot of sense

[SnakesAreCool]

@Kowalski like an allosaurus???

[AUDREYZGAMER]

Yes OFC

[The Nerd Beast]

This really hits different after her coming out but hey its actually neat to hear an AroAce's perspective on these things.

[Mengkukuo]

@RedHanded NinjaStar God dam, man just... why?

[Gwyn Marie]

Eiii

[Scorch _]

@RedHanded NinjaStar 😭😭

[RedHanded NinjaStar]

bisexual pokeball 😭💀

[Ruthanne Marie]

I played the ghost dating game and Vera (the smoking one) broke my heart..l seriously that backstory is sad. Her daughter was still waiting for her.. alive and you have to contact her on the “date” The grandma lady was so tender too. She was adorable… we go to a nursing home and help her comfort the old people and talk about her passed husband. Precious

[rice pp]

i went on a date with all them and i loved all stories

[LuketheBanana]

“No virtual ghosts could win my heart” Spookypeter: Am I a joke to you?

[Moshope Akinwale]

_"Ah, dating...not a fan"_ Honestly after getting so much shit for being willfully single throughout High School from friends and family? This is more relatable and comforting to hear than it probably should be lol

[I am ticked]

Jaiden: *makes a dating episode* Also Jaiden: *makes an episode on how she is aroace* Perfectly balanced as all things should be

[Moo Kid]

this aged so well and so horribly at the same time

[yoymate]

finally someone’s talking about namco high, that’s one of the most delightfully deranged games i’ve ever played and i damn love it. meowkie is bae

[Gamefrog 51]

@yoymate the same guy made both, there's homestuck characters in namco high.

[yoymate]

@Gamefrog 51 i do via cultural osmosis, but i actually learned of namco high because of lolo

[Gamefrog 51]

you know homestuck?

[Mr Psyco]

Fun fact about dating Sims, there's one for literally everything. Like pigeon and one currently in development that I found out of nowhere called Mein Waifu is the Fuhrer. You can probably guess who that's about

[Unline]

"Dating....... not a fan" "People like me who do not like people" "But, I do not think I will be casting my line again anytime soon" That, kids, is what we call foreshadowing

[alterowitz]

That's a good one, Moxxie

[Long Knoll]

Yes, foreshadowing the collapse of the North Sea cod fishing industry.

[Reivynn]

I ALREADY SAW IT WHEN THIS CAME OUT AND FROM HER PAST VIDEOS. She had that vibe that she didn't feel the need to be in a relationship and then she came out

[Idigam Studios]

"Which can seem appealing to people like me... Who do not like people." Two years ago I might have agreed with this ironically. That is no longer the case, I agree wholeheartedly.

[Arsalan Ali Khan]

I feel like these dating simulators are a good way to practice love and attraction for people who don't feel it.

[Toona IsHere!]

"That's almost a few million short of the entire continent of Australia, you love bugs!" I have never been so offended but agree with something so true

[Cellidor]

When I think of weird alternative dating games, I think of that one where you're a hack-n-slash adventurer who dates their own weapons.

[BlueJay]

3:05 Ah yes, the iconic, "you're actually dead, this is the afterlife" moment. Typical first-date stuff!

[Christina Fleming]

y e s

[Coastalwaves360]

@AmazeingHenry Oh yeah that bit!! Definitely

[Iconic2X]

You summoned me?

[T teg egg]

Namco high is a thing? Sounds great

[MelonMAn]

Good to see you here blue jay

[Bethany Olson]

I really love this video. Very entertaining! Thanks Jaiden.

[Aurantix]

I had a dating simulator phase, I played so many of them and got so good at the dating part that I just started going for the non-dating routes and honestly they are the wildest writing out there XD

[15tsubasa]

I like the ghost game. It just went flying off in another direction instead of dating. Always fun.

[moss baby!]

As a huge indie game fan + dating sim enthusiast seeing you play Speed Dating for Ghosts and The Rachelor Made me so excited!

[All54321 Gaming]

Fun Fact: There is an anti-dating sim in production called “I just want to be single!” Where the goal is to not date anyone

[spenser daignault]

Dude I've been playing that game my entire life without a sim

[Reader&Writer_Anime&Books_Nerd]

Can someone @ Jaden here? She should make a video of just playing this

[Get in loser, we're going shopping]

**slams credit card on the table** HAND IT OVER

[Carter is brick]

Seems easy enough really

[Mask bear]

Or for a nickname “my life”

[tinglesrosyrupeeland]

When I first watched this video I really got the strong sense of Jaiden being aromantic....turns out I was right LOL The writing is right here on the wall

[AruTheMightyBox]

"i'm nothing less than ecstatic, and my mental health is at an all time high." amazing quote

[Becca Ro]

That intro (and frankly this whole video) aged so well.

[Rockparmesan]

"Ah dating, not a fan" Now that I've seen the coming out video that makes way more since, and I love that.

[Daniel Matson]

Watching this after Jaiden's aro/ace vid is so much funnier knowing the context for why she can't figure out what the correct options are.

[Lyssy The Furry]

Isn't it?!

[Merilirem]

This comment hit me in the chest lol. After Jaden's vid I realized I was almost certainly Aromatic. I guess i just thought the options were always confusing in these games.

[Prime Genera]

Exactly lmao

[drowned trash rat]

@Schneckchen Blau frr lol

[A Random Rat]

7:56 Ahhh, a game for a specific and rare and super unique breed of audience.

[Midblur]

I’m so happy she came out on her “being not straight” video

[Marie]

I LOVE SPEED DATING FOR GHOSTS IT'S AWESOME AND HILARIOUS!!

[Tubby Tubberson]

I’ve been playing through speed dating for ghosts and once you play out other dates some of them flow into each other

[VeeNee]

"Dating... Not a fan" that aged like a fine wine

[FancyFree]

Or a lovely cheese

[Kanaii 🦀]

the finest wine there ever was

[Totally_Legit_Dragon]

@KB_YeEt pretty much, it means they have little to no romantic or sexual attraction, sooo..

[bmgyulvr]

@Wonderstorm why does seeing genshin players make me so happy lmao

[bmgyulvr]

@Wonderstorm ZHONGLI

[sprite]

I honestly love dating sims. The only romantic relationship that I am in is a platonic marriage between my trio friendgroup because we can

[Cherri Bomb]

"Evil anime girls." I knew from that moment that it was going to be the best video on this channel Of it's time. OBVIOUSLY.

[luxuna]

This dating sim story is as confusing as the DSMP

[Freya of Cerberus]

Props to a game that has an option to just not engage with the premise of the game. Yeah as a fellow aroace i've never really seen the point of dating sims but this was fun.

[DarkRoe The Nin-Bot]

Jaiden: "I want to be alone!" Ghost Receptionist: "...I mean, if that's the case, then you don't need to be here!" *Jaiden leaves the speed dating area* Jaiden: *WAIT--*

[mrMarciniak]

epic foreshadowing

[Nerdy Girla]

I thought she was just being sarcastic when I first watched this but it all makes sense now

[Unidentified]

Lol

[Douglas Camara]

That would be me lmao

[afterlife shmafterlife]

@Sir Monster shush

[Voidsouled644]

As an Australian, I can confirm that we are love bugs.

[Penguin Lover]

I love how she says “no love interests” and then the video somewhat after this video is about “not being straight” Hahaha

[Idiot Umbreon]

I genuinely want her to play speed dating for ghosts again and play the Fran route

[AKEMII]

Now that I have watched jaiden’s AroAce, this is much funnier and understandable.

[Mr. Sandman]

Viewer: "Dating sims, huh? wonder what Jaiden's type is?" Jaiden's type: G A L A G A S H I P

[Melody's Musical Adventures]

@Heartofoincidences agreed

[Heartofoincidences]

She's got good taste tho

[The ROCKET]

My type: [TYPE]

[Wandering Penguin]

Also at 8:31 , what is that voice. It’s cute

[Dig Dug]

I'm just surprised that she's a Fygar type...

[Michelle Bernard]

Watching this after Jaiden's aro/ace vid is so much funnier knowing the context for why she can't figure out what the correct options are.

[Little Misty-eyed]

Namco high still had an easier to follow storyline than riverdale

[Unpronounceable]

Bro I just finished this game called Our Life under 23 hours and I’m losing my mind it’s literally the best dating game thingy I’ve ever played. It’s so open and free and caring and just fricking- you get to much freedom and choices and the game is considerate of EVERYTHING and ITS FREE. I can’t even put into words how great it is.

[Jasmine.E]

im not sure why, but speed dating for ghosts sounds like some sort of fever dream

[Tickytickytango]

You might enjoy "I Just Want to be Single!!" an anti-dating sim where the goal is not to date anyone.

[Ashley Abdalla]

oh boy!! a game that represents my irl life!!

[pearlescentz]

okay that actually sounds pretty cool omfg

[Eric Southard]

That’s a genuinely clever idea!

[Null Zero]

Ohh I remember auditioning for that! Probably one of my most anticipated indie games since the VA cast is literally so amazingly talented and the plot is so unique for a visual novel.

[Leslerrzzz15]

...I want that right now.

[Unripe lemon]

0:03 just from this line I had a suspicion she was aromantic in some way. When she came out I had the urge to shout " CALLED IT!"

[Max]

The evidence was here all along huh? Well played Jaiden, well played

[Jake Hernandez]

That dating sim of ghosts is so so cool !!! A bank robbery how do you top that? I feel like she shad a really nice experience with that one. The rats were all awful. Galaga and her deserved a cooler storyline, but the wild packman was funny.

[Yadeli Huapilla]

I like how she said "dating evil animals girls" and I laughed so hard-

[DilutedOxygen]

Literally one of the only people that can say "I play dating Sims for the plot" and actually mean it

[Dominic The Gaming Nerd]

I'm one of the few allowed to say it, but i would play them for shits and giggles with a couple pals watching my Aroace chaos unfold (i have yet to play one tho cause I'm lazy)

[DilutedOxygen]

@Oturan20 tbh that's a respectable goal

[Oturan20]

I play dating sims to fuck up the plot!

[appollo Schein]

@Hayami Kano tbh sex scenes are just filler at this point like, 2 mins of ppl kissing? without adding to the plot? are you kidding me?

[dragonfly._.doodles]

“Ah dating…not a fan” _The clues were there all along_

[Hannah Davis]

I'm aceflux and gray romantic (fluctuating sexuality that can vary widely and limited romantic attraction.) I do have a girlfriend and date, but honestly could be perfectly happy never dating anyone. But watching this, even though I do date and enjoy dating Sims, is just a whole mood. I wasn't even surprised when Jaiden posted the coming out video after seeing this one 😂 I enjoy lots of dating sims myself and play them for a mix of the plot and the characters so it was interesting to see these unconventional ones and especially Jaiden's reaction to em. I now have a hyperfixation on weird dating sims games. /lh

[AiTraiMations]

I love how Ari is just in the videos sometimes

[InsertGenericUsername]

Jaiden used Foreshadowing. It's super effective!

[Ali Jazayeri]

"Ah dating. Not a fan." That's called foreshadowing

[Chortle]

Copied comment

[Media man]

Lol

[JockeyField]

or maybe she already knew about her whole sexuality ordeal but chose to not personally talk about it until just a few days ago. perhaps it's foreshadowing for you, but not her

[•Crepe•]

Yea probably:]

[Lucia 2060]

@Timothy McLean yes I'm prrtty sure she knew

[Cassandra]

dating simulators, the “am i gay?” quiz for aroaces.

[wcs792]

This video is hilarious and relatable in context of her coming out as ace...

[Just some Ace teen]

This video has aged like a fine wine 🍷

[Victor_E_Dafeet]

Surprised she never found that one bird dating sim, the pigeon one that’s crazy.

[RandomNPC 777]

Ok so, looking back with a time machine. Jaiden playing a speed dating for ghosts and being more interested in robbing a bank than dating anyone is a HUGE aro/ace mood, as well as her platonic attraction for spooky pete because she thinks he's cool, another HUGE MOOD. Looking back on the old videos it's just like, oooooooh

[Cat Poke]

The part where she gasped because he was COOL, not hot, was a bit TOO relatable.

[2ndLt.Sadness]

Lmao true

[Elena Friese]

@leafyfoot I mean, it *is* actually pretty cute

[Eric Southard]

Who would’ve thought the way to Jaiden’s heart is to commit a felony?

[Ava.Fir3]

Same, as a ace-spec woman it really spoke to me 😆

[Anvi]

Everyone’s here talking about jaiden being aroace and I’m here raising my volume to 100% and jamming out to Driftveil City

[Lunaria]

Like a well-crafted plot twist, when watching this video (and others) you can definitely tell that Jaiden was aroace.

[•floping_frogs•]

“I don’t think I will be casting my line anytime soon” I don’t think you know how to fish Jaden…

[RonyBoy Live]

This video hits differently after watching her "not straight" video... I love it even more now 🤩

[Veggiedog]

Calling someone “pretty hot for a ghost” is the best compliment ever.

[Tori Healy]

+aa

[Evilpr0tagonist]

Bruh

[Spirit Kat !]

@Nexianek are u joking 💀

[The Rock]

More like pretty cold 👻

[ow ye men]

@Perpetual Burn are you... going to ghost him?

[Noa Tsapis]

I looked these games up out of boredom and now I've been playing the Ratchelor for an hour

[Alexia Hoardwing]

If you want some more Weird dating sims (though we know you aren't into the market of dating), Here's a list if you or anyone else is interested. "Monster Prom", "Hatoful Boyfriend", "Later Daters", "Jurassic Heart", and "SCP: Doki Doki Anomaly" to name a few.

[Laura]

This one was good, so I’m watching it again 😆

[Billus]

i just realised that jaiden does the biggest foreshadowing in the history of youtube

[Hot Blade]

"First up is a ghost that is apparently very scared of ghosts." As a professional introvert, I find this ghost very relatable.

[Unidentified]

Lmao samw

[Robynn Houd]

An introvert (n.): A person who’s afraid of persons.

[Doom Clasher]

the best ghost

[Doom Clasher]

@Sir Monster begone, bot

[Olimp]

The ghost just has social anxiety

[coolkidzjuice]

''I like being alone.'' The Perfect Foreshadowing

[SyloCupOfDirt]

This video is so much better now that Jaiden has come out

[mquentaro]

There's the one where you can date yourself, seeing as you all are clones. There's the one where you can date weapons who are also people. There's the one where you can have a harem of demon girls which suprisingly enough involves a lot more music and pancakes than any kind of hanky panky. You're right, there's basically anything and everything.

[Nolan_48]

This whole video was hilarious! 😂

[J Waffles]

Jaiden simping for an 8-bit space ship is so hilarious to me

[Maliah Willis]

I laughed for a solid 5 minutes when she decided she liked Galaga ship the best

[ThunderBlaze Studios]

To be fair, the Galaga ship can become two ships and turn things into a threesome if they wanted. XD

[frog]

It's me from the future your wrong

[jerm;]

8-bit spaceship is hot and we lov them

[Mike]

Hey, look! It's Pepe! 10:49