Gamer Significant Others

[diaglo]

She still shows some interest now and then but overall thinks that there is a better way to spend her time.

my wife asks me about the sessions and has tried the Basic game. but otherwise she'd agree with your wife. there are so many more things to do with her time.

 

[diaglo]

In just seven days........










Sorry, couldn't resist.....

that pun will cost you 1 rib.

 

[Psion]

Today's the 18th anniversary of when KidCthulhu and I met -- and she's a significantly better player than I am.

Life with a youthful lovecraftian entity. Sounds like a warped sitcom.

 

[devilbat]

Married to a non gaming SO. My wife doesn't generally have a problem with my gaming. Once and a while she will complain if I'm not around on a Tuesday night, and she's not thrilled with the amount of prepping I do, but all in all, she would rather I game then hang out at the strip club with my jock friends.

 

[Aus_Snow]

"Living with my gamer SO!" <- that's me.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Gaming is part of what brought The Universe and I together... I was just a fledgling gamer chick and, through his tutelage, I have become a super gamer girl.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Happily married to a prospective gamer.

She's gamed in the past, and would like to game withmy crew and Iagain, but puts way too much emphasis on what she brings tothe game.

I know that game... used to get me really uptight about playing, but after sitting in on a few sessions, I quickly got over it and jumped in to the campaign feet first. Here's to hoping your wife takes the same path.

 

[Henry]

I'm stunned by the poll numbers, frankly. Is ENWorld secretly the Association of Married Gamers or something?

Not surprising, really; most of us are in the late twenties or older, and the majority of the population in that age range have at least an S.O., if not married. Most gamers I've met in that age range hold down stable jobs, and as my wife seems to think, most guys who were shy and geeky in high school actually turned out to be stable guys who made good husbands. It's like that whole thing about bald men being better lovers. *ahem*

I've been happily married to a non-gamer for 11 years now, and while we might have the occasional heated discussion about how much room my crap is taking up in the house she's never had a problem with my regular sessions, and supports my hobby totally.

 

[diaglo]

Not surprising, really; most of us are in the late twenties.

wishful thinking.

diaglo and Henry "who haven't been in their 20somethings for a long time" Ooi

 

[StupidSmurf]

She was a con babe dating a doofus who got a kick out of gamers drooling over his GF.

I was a prolific RPGA tournament writer, and married to a non-gamer who I eased into the hobby.

My Call of Cthulhu RPGA tourney, "Wild Weekend at Turner Junction" ran at GenCon, and she and her BF played it, loved it, wanted to meet the author. Arrangements were made, and the three of us met on the steps of the now defunct MECCA building.

About ten years later, a divorced me and a single her get together, August 2000. When the dust settled, we have the following situation: Happily married for the past 3 years. Blended family. My three kids game. Hers hasn't shown much of an interest. She GMs Cthulhu Gaslight and creates kick-arse horror props. I run Classic Cthulhu and our Forgotten Realms Campaign.

In the words of Gilly the Perky Goth: "Glee!"