Girlfriends(/partners) & BF2

[Ranger]

I know this is a little 'OT' but I guess it's something that affects us all...

I am VERY lucky - in that I have a girlfriend that works as a barmaid (double whammy!), so I have a lot of evenings to myself.

Despite this, or because of this, we have agreed 'quality time' evenings where I don't play, and watch a girly film or go for a walk with my 'better half'...yadda, yadda, yadda!

How does everyone else cope?

Or is BF2 causing tensions! LOL

[Penfold]

I'm married with young twins. Over the last several years, we formed a  a general rule of thumb that I play games on Wed and Sun nights (Which are the AFK AOK:TC game nights). We go out on Fri or Sat night and spend the other nights together. However if she's watching some particularly girlie thing on the telly I'll usually slink off to the soho for some more gaming.

Alhtough she has no interest in gaming she does appreciate that it's an important part of my life so doesn't mind too much - Heck she even came along to the last LAN.

It can be hard (but essential) to balance one's RL and VL

PEN

[Jamoe]

Originally posted by ThePENDRAGON@Jul 27 2005, 09:10 AM
I'm married with young twins. Over the last several years, we formed a a general rule of thumb that I play games on Wed and Sun nights (Which are the AFK AOK:TC game nights). We go out on Fri or Sat night and spend the other nights together. However if she's watching some particularly girlie thing on the telly I'll usually slink off to the soho for some more gaming.

Alhtough she has no interest in gaming she does appreciate that it's an important part of my life so doesn't mind too much - Heck she even came along to the last LAN.

It can be hard (but essential) to balance one's RL and VL

PEN

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You guys coming to the next one?

My misses being a teacher means that she often has work todo which frees me up for a fair amount of gaming time. Everything in our routin is planned, god forgive me if i ever stray from the "list".

[Mr_Bad_Guy]

I am lucky because  before i got married  i then had a Amiga 1200   Gasp  !!!  lol
I said to her that my computer come with me as a package  (  joke )
we been together 15 years
married for 13 years  3 kids
1 border collie  3 cat  lol
and i can play on bf at night  every night anytime   yippeee
I dont play during the day  as i have work to do plus house that need doing up
( that what pleased her )
as u noticed i am on it quite alot  lol apart from last night due to  server account so that was my night off  
i play bf 2 when i am home  and anytime  no pressure at all
she is brillant with it and  we say it seem fair cos woman like watching soap program so why not men like playing bf2   lol
she doesnt like computers but sometime use it for browsing the site for information which can be handy


i do understand some are on limited but then everybody is different
like i knew someone that love sea fishing  i can go anytime i like   this person had to ask his wife permssion to see if he is allow to go    that is sad  but then again that is their life  everybody lead a different way of life

the main thing is as long as everyone is HAPPY

[suicidal_monkey]

my gf and I live in different cities atm, so during the week I have little to do but play games or go to the pub or whatever with friends/housemates etc... On weekends I have no desire to play computer games

[Dewey]

Interesting thread mate

I'm married too and have an agreement with my wife that I have Sunday nights and one other day in the week for gaming. Shes often doing her own thing, ie swimming, reading etc so I'll sneak a few hours in here and there. We have Friday and Saturday night as QT (Quality time) and Sunday we go out somewhere and then watch Topgear sunday night (women love TG -bonus!).

I'm sure all the single blokes on here are thinking jeez sounds like a pain in the TANGO, but its all about compromise and having an easy life... you'll understand when you get a long term girlfriend!!

My wife thinks its a bit geeky and weird playing games with mates on the web, but I've pointed out its very sociable, helps keep me up to date with a lot of IT stuff and its my hobby Which I genuinely believe. She's coming round to my way of thinking and is quite understanding.

Oh and I also agreed that on work days I'd goto bed at 11... so if I'm ever up after 11 and playing on the DMW server... let me know, else i'm a dead man *Joke*... :]

[Cadaver]

She moans about my 'constant' gaming all the time.  I moan about the crap on the telly I'd have to endure with her, or all the 'little' jobs she has for me to do, if I wasn't gaming.

You have to do the 'quality time' thing every now and again to keep 'em sweet.

It's a great relationship - honest

[A Twig]

My girlfriend lives 160 miles away. No worries!!!

[delanvital]

Living with my girlfriend for 4 years, to be engaged on 18th of august. She is very tolerant with me, especially since she has started to do a little gaming herself (she is hooked on yahoo games, just moved on to some basic 3d stuff). But I do BF2 too much and try to moderate it. We have so little sparetime together, so I try to keep the BF2'ing down - difficult though

[Doorman]

I have to smile at the term 'quality time'    This generally means guys huffin' an' puffin' with frustration until wife/gf says 'for god's sake go to your bloody computer'. I'm so lucky that my wife doesn't like me, so she thinks it's great that I'm outta her space.  :lol:  

Addendum: We have a great relationship really.  

EDIT: Punctuation.

[Apoc]

Originally posted by Cadaver@Jul 27 2005, 11:36 AM
She moans about my 'constant' gaming all the time. I moan about the crap on the telly I'd have to endure with her, or all the 'little' jobs she has for me to do, if I wasn't gaming.

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Sounds familiar!! :roflmao:


Depends on her mood quite a lot, if she's had a bad day at work I don't even think of going near the PC :ph34r:

[FatBob]

i found that poppin a cap in her @ss then burying her in the garden made online gaming a whole lot less naggy. :ph34r:

[A Twig]

Originally posted by Doorman@Jul 27 2005, 01:18 PM
This generally means guys huffin' an' puffin' with frustration until wife/gf says 'for god's sake go to your bloody computer'. I'm so lucky that my wife doesn't like me, so she thinks it's great that I'm outta her space. :lol:

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[Blunt]

My missus runs karate classes 3 nights a week, and has done for the past 7 or 8 years...the kids go too

the other nights she plays darts for the pub next-door and watches crap tv...

so basically I can do wtf I like

did I mention I live next-door to a pub?

a couple of pints early doors then home for a couple of hours gaming :clap:

and if my beer fridge runs dry, I can tap on the pubs kitchen window for a take-out   :beer:

[Dewey]

Originally posted by Blunt@Jul 27 2005, 04:58 PM

did I mention I live next-door to a pub?

I'm a 100m away from our village pub... but I don't drink :blink: *I can hear the forum falling of their seats in disbelief! *