Originally posted by: puffpio
Doe she watch television? Does she read a book? Does she read magazines?
Same thing. She i just feeling neglected and lashing out. I'm sure there is a way to word things so that she feels comforted and loved and reaffirmed, while at the same time notifying her that your personal choice of entertainment will not change
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
are there women who can appreciate that some guys will play computer games, and play till the cows come home?
I don't know about "till the cows come home", but yes, and some will play with you
Originally posted by: loic2003
yeah, my ex was a nightmare with this. Current g/f is OK if I put the TV on for her. Thing is, many women don't actually *do* much, and can't understand that people like us can sit in front of a computer and be entertained all evening, be it web surfing, games or whatever. Tell her it's your hobby and that you need your own time to relax. The *very* first thing I said to my current missus when we got togehter was that I do need a lot of time to myself and made sure she understood it.
If she demands that you constantly entertain her, tell her it's not always your responsibility and that she should find a way of entertaining herself once in a while.
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
well, the whole atmosphere goes for a boll of sh*t when we get into a situation like that. She aint prepped to listen, and I feel uncomfortable to speak. Yeah, I'm gonna tell her when she moves in.
She wathes TV. Plays with the cats. she gets bored easily tho.
Man I wish women were into games also. And I mean proper looking women.
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
Originally posted by: Ned Flanders
By the sounds of it, you're doing it while she is around? That's a bit rude....unless you live with her. But by the sounds of it you don't.
Do it on your own time - everyone is happy.
She comes over for the week-ends. Yeah, you're right, I dont normally do it. I keep it during the week.
She had mentioned that I should not be playing games anymore, there are more important things in life.
tsk... shes moving in soon.
"wheres my pipe?"
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
....are there women who can appreciate that some guys will play computer games, and play till the cows come home?
Originally posted by: davew0670
i let my wife blow me while im playing xbox. takes care of gaming and spending time with her all at once.
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
Okay, f*k it, what is it with the girls that always complain about gaming being childish?
They're blaming the game, but in reality they see YOU as childish. I don't think they're wrong.
Originally posted by: Koing
Get a more understanding gf. Most of the girls I have seen don't care. I'm not a hardcore gamer anymore. I am a very casual gamer that hardly ever plays
Koing
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
My Ex was like that. New GF is a Gamer, too. I WIN!
They're blaming the game, but in reality they see YOU as childish. I don't think they're wrong.
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Here's what happened to me a few weeks ago.
GF comes over just to hang out. Tells me she's feeling ill and wants to go take a nap. (She wasn't "hinting", she really was ill!). I say OK.
She says "What are you going to do?" I say "Play some Oblivion." She goes to lay down.
10 minutes later, she comes back "I can't sleep...what are you doing?" "Uh, playing Oblivion like I said I was going to do."
She says:
STILL? You're still playing? Didn't you kill the Oblivion guy yet?"
And THAT is why women don't understand video games or why we play them. They are wired for "white/left" and we are wired for "black/right". Simple as that.
But we still love them b/c they have half the money and all the nookie.
Originally posted by: hellfire88
I know exactly how you feel Kamikaze. My GF of 3.5yrs used to say the same things when we first started going out. In fact, she almost broke up with me (so she says) because of one incident (Any of you guys play/played Final Fantasy XI the MMORPG? Remember early in the game when you had to sit at your computer and feed the stinkin chocobo once every hour or so.....6-7 times...so 6-7hours straight....just to get a stinkin chocobo license so you can ride them across the world?...yea....) that I played for like 6-7 hours straight.
Anyways, I didn't give in to her complaints, and explained to her that this is what I do for fun, from since forever. She usually watches TV/movies while I play games (lucky for me, she's a huge TV/movie person). And I guess she finally broke down, and is willing to try playing some games with me. So I'm upgrading her laptop so we can play Guild Wars together .
Originally posted by: natep
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Get her hooked on an MMORPG
Make sure she has, or can get her one capable PC. My ex used to come over and play City of Heroes on mine all the time. I started almost getting mad at her for playing too many video games, especially when it stops me from doing the same.
Originally posted by: SirChadwick
Luckily my fiancee enjoys playing some games... mainly mario type stuff on wii and gamecube.
However, if I spend more than 20-30 minutes on the internet at home and my attention is directed away from her...
I never hear the end of it. It gets old real fast.
Originally posted by: kamikaze27
Originally posted by: natep
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Get her hooked on an MMORPG
Make sure she has, or can get her one capable PC. My ex used to come over and play City of Heroes on mine all the time. I started almost getting mad at her for playing too many video games, especially when it stops me from doing the same.
my baby dont play on pc, I was showing her console last week, went through the games, and out of all my games, shes like Pro Evo 4. She knows its my fav console game. What a bonus...! sadly she only likes to play against me.
So I cant leave her there and climb on to my rig.
Originally posted by: Punter
kamikaze27, is it your cousin moving in with you?
In any case, buy her a wii and she will change her mind.