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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CarlZog" data-source="post: 1719183" data-attributes="member: 11716">Not likely to ever play.My bride and I met during a period when my work made it impossible for me to do any gaming, and she knew virtually nothing about my old hobby for several years. Now life has settled down and I been able to get back into it, and she does not like it. She generally hates science fiction and fantasy, and she claims to find the whole rpg concept "creepy". Part of it has to do with the violence in the games (She's very disturbed by the idea of pretending to kill somebody -- even a fictional monster.), but she also thinks its just weird for a group of grown adults to sit around a table pretending to be somebody else. If it wasn't about sci-fi or fantasy, or if the hobby itself was generally viewed as being more "mainstream",  I think she'd find it more acceptable. (She showed interest at one point in doing one of those murder mystery dinner parties, but she doesn't seem to get that this is no different.) We haven't had many real deep discussions about it. I'd still like to change her mind, but it's not a serious issue between us. For all her distaste, she knows it makes me happy, and accommodates my weekly game night, regular purchases and occasional convention trips. zog</blockquote>