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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5830938" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p>Thank you. I was about to say something similar, but I didn't want to fire this aspect of the disucssion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>With regard to my friend (really, both friends--there are two in my gaming group who don't tell their wives and lie about playing), you haven't got a clue about their situation.</p><p> </p><p>For example, you don't know that, when they first got married, he did tell his wife he gamed and was in the open about it for a while. Then, when he started having kids, he stopped gaming for some years. It was then, when she thought it was over, that his wife told him what she thought of his geeky gaming. She said he was a father now and needed to "grow up" a bit. Right or wrong, he agreed. Years past. He heard stories from our games and wanted to play.</p><p> </p><p>So, that's how he got to where he is today.</p><p> </p><p>My other friend, that lies to his wife, is on his second wife. He told his first wife that he gamed, and she would take opportunities to make fun of him and his gaming in front of company and what not. His other friends, besides me (all jock types he's known since high school), would crack jokes here an there--especially if they found some media that made fun of gamers (like you'll see in TV sitcoms sometimes).</p><p> </p><p>So, when he got re-married, he vowed that this one would never know that he's a gamer. He got burned the first time around, and he basically thinks he's protecting himself.</p><p> </p><p>As for me and one other in my group, we probably wouldn't tell SO's. I have, and he has, in the past. I lived with this chick for several years, and she knew, but I could always tell it was an aspect of me that she didn't respect. She sure has heck wouldn't tell her friends about it.</p><p> </p><p>The other friend like me was teased by his ex-wife when they were married. "Going off to play your geeky game?" She'd say when he left for a session. And, "Did you kill any DRAAAGGGONNNS?" she'd remark when he returned.</p><p> </p><p>Behavior and experiences like that do not encourage telling the world about being a gamer.</p><p> </p><p>Here, I've written just a tid bit about these peoples' lives, but it's enough to show you that you have no clue about them and their relationships--and that includes the others that have piped in with comments about my friend's marriage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Yes, please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5830938, member: 92305"] Thank you. I was about to say something similar, but I didn't want to fire this aspect of the disucssion. With regard to my friend (really, both friends--there are two in my gaming group who don't tell their wives and lie about playing), you haven't got a clue about their situation. For example, you don't know that, when they first got married, he did tell his wife he gamed and was in the open about it for a while. Then, when he started having kids, he stopped gaming for some years. It was then, when she thought it was over, that his wife told him what she thought of his geeky gaming. She said he was a father now and needed to "grow up" a bit. Right or wrong, he agreed. Years past. He heard stories from our games and wanted to play. So, that's how he got to where he is today. My other friend, that lies to his wife, is on his second wife. He told his first wife that he gamed, and she would take opportunities to make fun of him and his gaming in front of company and what not. His other friends, besides me (all jock types he's known since high school), would crack jokes here an there--especially if they found some media that made fun of gamers (like you'll see in TV sitcoms sometimes). So, when he got re-married, he vowed that this one would never know that he's a gamer. He got burned the first time around, and he basically thinks he's protecting himself. As for me and one other in my group, we probably wouldn't tell SO's. I have, and he has, in the past. I lived with this chick for several years, and she knew, but I could always tell it was an aspect of me that she didn't respect. She sure has heck wouldn't tell her friends about it. The other friend like me was teased by his ex-wife when they were married. "Going off to play your geeky game?" She'd say when he left for a session. And, "Did you kill any DRAAAGGGONNNS?" she'd remark when he returned. Behavior and experiences like that do not encourage telling the world about being a gamer. Here, I've written just a tid bit about these peoples' lives, but it's enough to show you that you have no clue about them and their relationships--and that includes the others that have piped in with comments about my friend's marriage. Yes, please. [/QUOTE]
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