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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/4/2005 9:23:22 PM   
Sneer


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Status: offline 		i have no problem with my girlfriend - she accepted WITP and I accept her playing Morrowind long in the night so it is ok

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/4/2005 11:27:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		My Wife Model 1.0 has no problem with me playing WITP. She spends same ammount of time playing Cutthroat Online Pinochle. I do regularly install and run Flowers 12.0. Seems to make Wife 1.0 run better. I need a few more installations before I can Upgrade Laptop 1.0 to Laptop 2.0.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/5/2005 12:24:21 AM   
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Remember, you will never get a girl to change, nor will she get you to change, so find someone who matches you and who you match.
this can't be said any better. my first marriage ended mostly due to gaming. when I met my second wife, I made it clear that this was something that would never be changed and everything has been fine ever since.

I'm not sure if I could have been more up front with my first wife, since that goes back almost 20 years and I didn't know I was addicted to gaming back then when things were first starting.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/5/2005 2:29:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Biggest difference between a Wife and a Wargame is MAINTAINENCE. A wife can provide a lot of comforts and services that a wargame cannot..., but she will call for a great deal more time, effort, and maintainence on your part. A wargame is "satisfaction on demand". It's there when you want it, it doesn't feel ignored or abused if you ignore it for a week, and you can "turn it on" by simply pushing a button.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/5/2005 4:12:50 AM   
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Or, just get said girlfriend hooked on gaming! I lucked out...I met my girl in Ultima Online. We used to play counter-strike together and others. She understands that I like those "Why do you play that?" strategy games. When she sees I am playing, she'll just go and play Some World of Warcraft.

But you have to compromise. "If you let me finish out the hour, I promise to come and cuddle with you while you watch Sex in the City"



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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/5/2005 4:48:17 AM   
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ORIGINAL: TokyoBoyTensai


Sorry if this is a little too straightforward...

Note that the title is not 'Humping vs Wargaming'. Most guys still retain caveman era instincts and would answer without any thought ('as usual' interrupts the GF) that humping wins over wargaming,


Ugg. Me like caveman instinct. Me go draw on rock.


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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/5/2005 9:06:00 AM   
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Or, just get said girlfriend hooked on gaming!


Uh, NOT! I'd never get to use my computer then!

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 5:05:22 AM   
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ORIGINAL: TokyoBoyTensai


How about this sarcastic remark from an ignored woman: "You geek! Would you rather sink a torpedo into me or keep torpedoing those fake ships?"


The proper response would be "Honey, I like sinking my torpedo into an oil tanker...and I like sinking the ones in the game too"


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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 5:12:27 AM   
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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 5:15:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		My favorite was "you can ride me all the way to the target".

And of course, "don't piss me off, or I just might reset to 'Retirement Allowed'"

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 7:49:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Tokyo Boy,
Can you post a picture?

My wife is hot, so I make time. She also goes to bed early...

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 7:51:35 AM   
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ORIGINAL: TheElf

Tokyo Boy,
Can you post a picture?

My wife is hot, so I make time. She also goes to bed early...




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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 7:51:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		By the way I am kidding. I wouldn't post the picture unless she's ok with it.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 8:23:39 AM   
06 Maestro


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Status: offline 		You have to be able to read between the lines-her lines. My wife of nearly 20 years has never openly objected to my time spent gaming, but once in a while I get the distinct impression that I need to spread my attention to other matters. So I give her what she wants for a while and then I’m home free again. A little trade off here and a little trade off there and everybody is happy. I still get my dinner brought to my desk without having to ask.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 8:27:18 AM   
AU Tiger_MatrixForum


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ORIGINAL: TokyoBoyTensai


Sorry if this is a little too straightforward...

Note that the title is not 'Humping vs Wargaming'. Most guys still retain caveman era instincts and would answer without any thought ('as usual' interrupts the GF) that humping wins over wargaming, but this topic involves the whole deal including peripherals like 'quality time' (ie: time spent together but not humping), expensive outings, social events and other activities far less entertaining than sinking ships which most guys suffer through in order to get to the icky stuff.

So its pretty simple. What do you think? Is it worth the time and expense of having a GF who interrupts your fun game with seething sarcastic remarks (I was gonna post some examples but the admins would likely frown on the material) making concentration difficult and painful? Or would you rather become a cynical, antisocial freak who does the bare minimum of real world actions to stay alive long enough to keep playing the game every spare minute of consciousness? People on the fence inbetween who successfully juggle the two issues at the same time are surely too few in number to be considered as a category, perhaps less than 3%.

Is it worth the agony?




In a word, no.


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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 8:29:22 AM   
AU Tiger_MatrixForum


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ORIGINAL: Speedy

Sound advice Dave.

I'm in the early stages of dating a Turkish girl. Nowhere near the stage of thinking of serious stuff but if it does ever get to that then i'll need to know she accepts my hobbies and me hers!


I JUST started dating a girl with mucho inherited money. hmmmmmmm.....
pros and cons......pros and cons...........pros and cons.............

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 9:49:32 AM   
Ursa MAior

 

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Status: offline 		We have a set 'gaming time'.

Weekdays from 7.30 PM (kids in bed) till 10.00 PM (her TV show ends).

Then it is BED time.

Sometimes I can snatch a little time from the university.

Compromises, compromises.

Yeah flower, and cooking halps a lot just like pre lanading bombardment. You have amuch higher chance of success.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 10:19:34 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl

Biggest difference between a Wife and a Wargame is MAINTAINENCE. A wife can provide a lot of comforts and services that a wargame cannot..., but she will call for a great deal more time, effort, and maintainence on your part. A wargame is "satisfaction on demand". It's there when you want it, it doesn't feel ignored or abused if you ignore it for a week, and you can "turn it on" by simply pushing a button.



But your PBEM opponent might feel ignored!

I'm lucky, my wife goes to bed early so I can count on an hour two of gaming time each night.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 11:21:30 AM   
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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 11:48:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well my wife unit Mk 1 is more than happy for me to play war games, and I also know of another guy on these forums whom went to Guadalcanal to look at the old battlefield with his wife-unit Mk 1

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 12:00:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'll choose my girlfriend any day... She'll do stuff with me that wargaming won't...

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 3:25:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Major difference is that a G.F./Wife is available when SHE want to be..., while a War Game is available when YOU want it to be.  Otherwise, it's a matter of choices.  The G.F./Wife can be a LOT MORE fun than a War Game!   She can also be a LOT MORE trouble and aggrivation.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 3:57:03 PM   
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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 5:15:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		G'Day Raver, Yes I have a one in a million Wife-Unit MkI. I get the "honey you have a turn" comment with her knowing full well that I will be of no help the next 1-2 hours. But better yet we go on field trips! She took me to Europe four years ago which included five days in Normandy and a two day drive up the Market-Garden corridoor. Two years ago off to Australia dragging her to the RAAF Museum just South of Melbourne and a whole day at the War Memorial in Canberra. Tell me, how many wifeunits and GFunits will spend eigth hours in a museum of military history?

Of course the payoff is me being dragged through the Blue Mountains(just West of Sydney)and other places where wars were not fought. Check out photo below where after seeing a small rock fall of the mountain wall, she ran under the ledge to hold up the mountain preventing a major disaster. If not for Kim, the Blue Mountains may of collapsed causing Sydney to fall off into the Pacific. She should be a national hero down there!!!

Then the big payoff was four days on a very hot Guadalcanal. Kim does not like to be hot! While I spent my time hiking the battlefields of the Canal(check http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=902875&mpage=1&key=󜛛) she sat by the pool drinking the local beer.

I think I will keep WifeUnit MkI


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ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Well my wife unit Mk 1 is more than happy for me to play war games, and I also know of another guy on these forums whom went to Guadalcanal to look at the old battlefield with his wife-unit Mk 1






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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 5:42:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm lucky.  I met the cute lil redhead (aka wife #2) when I went back to college to finish my degree.  She doesn't mind my incessant (and I mean 2 hours or more a day) wargaming, because I'm her techie geek and I fix things....like vcrs and pcs.  I am smart about it and rush home at nite, knock out a turn or two of WITP "before" she arrives and always make sure I'm working away at the assigned chores of the evening...which of course allows me to continue to torpedo her ....later in the evening .



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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 6:06:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Terminus

I'll choose my girlfriend any day... She'll do stuff with me that wargaming won't...


My wife is ok with me spending time on WitP, but there did come a point a while ago when she started referring to it as "The Game" (after the movie).
So as long as she gets here time with me, motorcycle rides through the canyons (she has her own Indian) - relaxing with a drink on the patio listening to music, etc...everything's fine with my wargamming time.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 6:14:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		ADavidB is right on.

I was recently talking to a good friend of mine about activating the upgrade feature on my GF. He had an interesting perspective. He asked me "are you more powerful together?" In other words do we do better in our lives because we are together, or not.

Finally, regarding the sinking the torpedo bit, get in there and do your husbandly duties. Wargaming never comes before "joint operations."

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 7:25:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		My fiance (now my wife) bought me a new computer, installed WITP and all the patches for me for when I returned home from Iraq. Heck, I even squeezed out a few turns over our honeymoon. She never gripes at me about playing. I think she just does everything to keep me away from her, so she can get some stuff done.

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 7:38:14 PM   
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ORIGINAL: TokyoBoyTensai

How about this sarcastic remark from an ignored woman: "Yo geek! Would you rather sink a torpedo into me or keep torpedoing those fake ships?"


You reply "Do you mind waiting til my 10/42 upgrade?? Less chance of a dud!!!!"

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RE: Girlfriend vs Wargaming - 11/7/2006 11:00:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		My wife of 23 years supports my hobby as a nice form of relaxation.  However, if I get excited about something that happens in a PBEM game, she simply rolls her eyes and reminds me that, "They're just ones and zeroes, dear."

Deflating, huh? 

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