Gamer Significant Others
- Thread starter DreadPirateMurphy
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Sorry, couldn't resist.....
Gaming, Tool, writing habits... *smirk*
lukelightning
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I recently "came out of the gaming closet" to my SO. He asked "how come you're never around on Wednesdays?" so I had to spill the beans on my secret gaming life; I guess he thought I was cheating on him. Don't worry, the "other man" is a dwarf rogue...
I dunno why I was keeping my gaming secret...probably to avoid seeming like more of a geek than I already was. It turns out he used to play D&D in junior high, but has no interest in playing now. Which is good, since we already spend so much time together, I like having some "away" time.
I dunno why I was keeping my gaming secret...probably to avoid seeming like more of a geek than I already was. It turns out he used to play D&D in junior high, but has no interest in playing now. Which is good, since we already spend so much time together, I like having some "away" time.
I'm married to a retired gamer. I met her through gaming, she was thumbing through my books when I came back from class (she was a friend of my roommie). She was part of my gaming group all through college (while we dated and later married) and then did a bit of gaming after that.
I say she's retired now because she hasn't played in about 4 years, but admittedly a 3 year old and a 1 year old can sure eat into any free time one may have. I'm hoping to get her back once the kids are older (and I start indoctrinating them in the Ways of the Gamer).
I say she's retired now because she hasn't played in about 4 years, but admittedly a 3 year old and a 1 year old can sure eat into any free time one may have. I'm hoping to get her back once the kids are older (and I start indoctrinating them in the Ways of the Gamer).
DungeonmasterCal
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Luthien Greyspear said:
This thread is worthless without pictures.
DungeonmasterCal
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DreadPirateMurphy said:
Nope... not at all... and after being out of circulation for over 17 years, the thought of dating at the age of 42 makes me puke like a supermodel.
Old Fart
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Married for 14 years. She has gamed several times in the past, but doesn't do so regularly, so I'll classify her as a "non-gamer."
She is extremely supportive of my hobby, though. The way she puts it, most of the men in her family are into hunting and fishing. No matter how much I spend on miniatures, it's not going to equal the price of a bass boat (not that I don't try!). The amount I spend on books every year doesn't come close to hunting club dues. My gaming books look better on the bookshelf than part of a deer carcass on the wall. And most importantly to her, she knows where I am when I'm gaming - sitting at a table, rolling dice. Not in the middle of nowhere at 4 am, risking falling to my death, getting shot by some idiot, drowning, or getting snakebit.
She is extremely supportive of my hobby, though. The way she puts it, most of the men in her family are into hunting and fishing. No matter how much I spend on miniatures, it's not going to equal the price of a bass boat (not that I don't try!). The amount I spend on books every year doesn't come close to hunting club dues. My gaming books look better on the bookshelf than part of a deer carcass on the wall. And most importantly to her, she knows where I am when I'm gaming - sitting at a table, rolling dice. Not in the middle of nowhere at 4 am, risking falling to my death, getting shot by some idiot, drowning, or getting snakebit.
DreadPirateMurphy
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DungeonmasterCal said:
I've never been good at "dating," in the traditional sense. For me, it was always easier to develop a mutual liking before moving on to a relationship. My current fiancee used to work with me (sort of), and our first "date" was kind of a quasi-work related lunch where I asked her out on a real date. Most of my blind dates in college were pretty abyssmal, in contrast.
The point is that dating doesn't have to mean awkward hook-ups with strangers in a bar. Some folks just don't work that way. I don't, and I've never really been lonely (well, not since college -- high school was a different story).
DungeonmasterCal
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I dated a lot before I got married. I wasn't a player by any stretch, but I had several relationships of varying degrees of seriousness from very to just friends. But... things have changed.... it's a scary world out there now. Just for grins, I went a-lookin' on some personals sites to see what women in my demographic are into now. In my region, it's "huntin', muddin', NASCAR, campin', 4wheelin'" things I have NO interest in... I found ONE who was a gamer, and she's already dating someone and had just neglected to take her profile off the site.
So... to end this thread hijack, I'll just sign off with I'm a long way from looking for an SO, gamer or otherwise. *shiver*.
So... to end this thread hijack, I'll just sign off with I'm a long way from looking for an SO, gamer or otherwise. *shiver*.
