Does ANYONE's wife/girlfriend like SEIV?

KiloOhm · #1 April 12th, 2001, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by greghacke:
Best way to convert is not to convert...

I sat down with my g/f and bluntly explained there are things I like to do as my hobbies. I would do these regardless of she feels like participating. If this ment we would not spend some time together, so be it.

Heh, without you saying g/f, I could have guessed you were not married.

It's all about give and take, my wife too understands that I like video games and play them whenever I get the chance. But I also understand that she just like to sit with me and watch a movie or something so against my better gaming judgement, I watch the movie (secretly plotting my video game playing for later).

It can't be all one sided!

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Regards,
KiloOhm

Dracus · #2 April 12th, 2001, 07:07 PM

The movies are not a problem unless it is a star trek movie or any movie with aliens (she hates star trek and can't stand that I like it.) She does like the movies about serial killers. ( that's why I have so much time to be on this forum. afraid to sleep.) She just does not like video games that much and does not understand why an adult my age would still find them fun.

Nitram Draw · #3 April 12th, 2001, 07:17 PM

I've convinced my wife it's cheap entertainment, a few trips to the video arcade with the kids was all that was needed to get her to agree.

Krakenup · #4 April 12th, 2001, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by KiloOhm:
It's all about give and take, my wife too understands that I like video games and play them whenever I get the chance. But I also understand that she just like to sit with me and watch a movie or something so against my better gaming judgement, I watch the movie (secretly plotting my video game playing for later).

I do both. I have the computer set up next to my La-Z-boy so that I can see the monitor and the TV at the same time. As long as I respond to her comments and let her have the remote control, my wife is fine. Of course, I have to turn the game sound off.

AJC · #5 April 12th, 2001, 10:01 PM

My wife is very tolerant of my gaming habits for the 15 years we have known each other. Whether it was RP games I used to play or computer games now - She has put up with it since she was my g/f in High school, through our engagement, and now as my wife. She would rather see me here hanging out with a computer game - ready to be summoned back to work at a moments notice.... than at some meat market bar with all my friends that are prowling for girls.

She is into Video games so she understands my interest in a computer game more than she ever understood my interest in RP games.

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Fresca · #6 April 13th, 2001, 02:39 AM

My HUSBAND does not appreciate SEIV at all. Nor does he appreciate any of the other games I enjoy, which happen to (pretty much) all be strategy and RPG's. However, I do not appreciate his flight sims, either. Complex, machine hogging, flight stick requiring flight sims (and related games, like ATC sims). Happily our dual income, no kids life style gives us time for both :-)

CaptSpoogy · #7 April 13th, 2001, 03:03 AM

I'm not alone. It's incredible how everyone's description is so similiar to mine. I too have to sometimes plot a secret time to play...but I usually play while my wife is at work if I can.

Sometimes my wife will let me play and then after a hour, she's like "Are you getting off yet?" - I only get like 6 turns in!

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