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My wife won't let me play D&D.
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<blockquote data-quote="ladyofdragons" data-source="post: 402974" data-attributes="member: 5718"><p>I guess the matter really is whether she sees it as something that takes you away from her, or whether she sees it as something truly geeky that she wouldn't be involved with.</p><p></p><p>Does she like other fantasy-related things? Did she like LOTR/FOTR, think strider/legolas was a hottie? While thinking of bringing her into your gaming group fold is a nice idea, think first of how to do it without further alienating her from RPGs. Women in roleplaying are generally much different than men. Most women enjoy a more roleplay-heavy game, with chances for creativity and self expression. Equating roleplaying to acting out the part of a character in a fantasy movie, in which she has the main choices as to what she can do, is more appealing to a woman than the thought of sitting around a table rolling some dice.</p><p></p><p>If it's a time issue, then perhaps there's a compromise. Personally, I like every other week for gaming. That gives my husband & I off-weekends to do non-gaming activities, and I don't get burnout. In fact, we recently started going out with another couple (who happen to game with us) for non-RPG activities like dinner, movies, card games, etc. It's an enjoyable social activity with the same people. Of course conversation inevitably strays to the game, but not so much that it overpowers the evening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladyofdragons, post: 402974, member: 5718"] I guess the matter really is whether she sees it as something that takes you away from her, or whether she sees it as something truly geeky that she wouldn't be involved with. Does she like other fantasy-related things? Did she like LOTR/FOTR, think strider/legolas was a hottie? While thinking of bringing her into your gaming group fold is a nice idea, think first of how to do it without further alienating her from RPGs. Women in roleplaying are generally much different than men. Most women enjoy a more roleplay-heavy game, with chances for creativity and self expression. Equating roleplaying to acting out the part of a character in a fantasy movie, in which she has the main choices as to what she can do, is more appealing to a woman than the thought of sitting around a table rolling some dice. If it's a time issue, then perhaps there's a compromise. Personally, I like every other week for gaming. That gives my husband & I off-weekends to do non-gaming activities, and I don't get burnout. In fact, we recently started going out with another couple (who happen to game with us) for non-RPG activities like dinner, movies, card games, etc. It's an enjoyable social activity with the same people. Of course conversation inevitably strays to the game, but not so much that it overpowers the evening. [/QUOTE]
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