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My wife won't let me play D&D.
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<blockquote data-quote="reveal" data-source="post: 401818" data-attributes="member: 1236"><p>While I cannot really give any advice as to how to get your wife to change your mind, I can give you some examples of the relationship I have with my wife and observations I have made of other peoples relationships.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago, a coworker of mine complained about his wife. His complaint was about movies they rented. He was not the type of person who could sit on the couch and watch a movie for two hours. He would get bored and go off to do something. His wife would get mad at him because this was "their time together." They had been married for about a year at that point.</p><p></p><p>When my wife and I first got married, about 6.5 years ago now, we were in the exact same situation. But instead of complaining, I talked to her. I communicated my feelings and she communicated hers. I told her that the movie was just not that interesting and I wanted to do something else with absolutely nothing against her. She told me that it had nothing to do with the movie, but rather just the simple fact we were spending time together. So, when I left, I was, in essence, "leaving her" for a time.</p><p></p><p>I have always said that it doesn't matter how you mean something, if someone takes something you say or do a certain way than that is what you must deal with. So I told her it had nothing to do with her and that I just did not enjoy the movie enough to sit down. After talking a while about it, we agreed that I meant nothing by it and, considering we spent every other available minute together, me not sitting through a movie with her was not the end of our relationship. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>After this diatribe, your probably wondering "So what the heck's your point?"</p><p></p><p>Here it is: It's all about communication. We talked to each other, found out how the other felt and worked out a resolution. Today, my wife and I have one of the strongest relationships of anyone we know. We respect each other tremendously and realize a little "me time" for one of us is not the end of the world. Especially now that we have a 7 month old. It really helps to know you can slip away for a few minutes to take a breather while the other person watches your child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reveal, post: 401818, member: 1236"] While I cannot really give any advice as to how to get your wife to change your mind, I can give you some examples of the relationship I have with my wife and observations I have made of other peoples relationships. A few years ago, a coworker of mine complained about his wife. His complaint was about movies they rented. He was not the type of person who could sit on the couch and watch a movie for two hours. He would get bored and go off to do something. His wife would get mad at him because this was "their time together." They had been married for about a year at that point. When my wife and I first got married, about 6.5 years ago now, we were in the exact same situation. But instead of complaining, I talked to her. I communicated my feelings and she communicated hers. I told her that the movie was just not that interesting and I wanted to do something else with absolutely nothing against her. She told me that it had nothing to do with the movie, but rather just the simple fact we were spending time together. So, when I left, I was, in essence, "leaving her" for a time. I have always said that it doesn't matter how you mean something, if someone takes something you say or do a certain way than that is what you must deal with. So I told her it had nothing to do with her and that I just did not enjoy the movie enough to sit down. After talking a while about it, we agreed that I meant nothing by it and, considering we spent every other available minute together, me not sitting through a movie with her was not the end of our relationship. :) After this diatribe, your probably wondering "So what the heck's your point?" Here it is: It's all about communication. We talked to each other, found out how the other felt and worked out a resolution. Today, my wife and I have one of the strongest relationships of anyone we know. We respect each other tremendously and realize a little "me time" for one of us is not the end of the world. Especially now that we have a 7 month old. It really helps to know you can slip away for a few minutes to take a breather while the other person watches your child. [/QUOTE]
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