I am a late 40s gamer, with a 10yo son, and still married for nearly 20 years to my beautiful wife. We share a house with two cats just north of Brisbane. I have been gaming since I was 12, mostly D&D, and have been a GM for just over 25 years. I have won awards at conventions for role-playing, characterization and GMing.
Of course as children, we all, in all our cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all \"pretend\" most of the time. — Gary Gygax