Gaming Nags- how many are there out there?

[BlackSilver]

At first- a little nagging, then she saw what the game involved.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Every now and then, she'll complain about the amount of time I spend on the computer (either playing WoW or writing one gaming thing or another), but most of the time she doesn't mind. Ever since I picked up the whole Zombies!!! line of games, she bugs me wanting to play that again. Funny girl.

Kane

 

[James Heard]

I had an ex who was actually a bit tooo enthusiastic. I mean she wanted to play more than me, in games that I loathed, with people I didn't like..or worse (and more tragically) with her. I mean, she was ok until it started involving games - and then it was this weird transition into "Gamer geek chick" where she thought normal social rules somehow didn't apply because someone was sitting at the table with a GM's screen in front of them. She still to this day sort of capitalizes the sort of people I don't want to game with, the ones that bring their games away from their games, that flirt or otherwise use the game as an excuse to exercise forbidden behaviors, that cheat on die rolls whenever possible, that can't be bother to learn the rules of the game or the table, who insist on playing nonsensicle variations on the same annoying character no matter what game is played, and basically everything else I'd ditched way back in Middle School. Really, for a mother in her twenties it was sort of pathetic. I'm particularly about who I play with in the best of circumstances, I HATED being leashed to a player I hated even when I liked the woman she was away from the game.

Ah well, at least it taught me that people who are crazy in games will eventually turn nuts in real life. *shudder* If I ever marry I think the best thing would be living apart, postcards, and occasional meetings for sex.

 

[just__al]

My wife plays in 2 of the 3 games I play.

The third game plays 1st and 3rd wednesday of the month.

Back in June everybody else showed up at the 5th wednesday thinking the game was every-other week. I was supposed to come home from the Gym to put steaks on the grill for me and my wife. I came home from the gym to dinner already cooked and my wife kicking me out the door since everybody else was waiting on me to game.

 

[BOZ]

i know my wife wants me to spend more time with her, and i'm not sure what to do about it.

 

[pogre]

i know my wife wants me to spend more time with her, and i'm not sure what to do about it.

Communication!

Family first man - sit down and compromise. I had to give up a campaign, but my wife had to give up one night with me for my gaming. If she cannot give up at least one night every other week - you may have deeper issues - to be concerned about.

Finally, she may be very reasonably requesting that you put down the game with a new child and all.

</unwanted advice>

 

[Piratecat]

I get nagged - but it's to write more story hour, or to work on the game.

 

[mythago]

I get nagged - but it's to write more story hour, or to work on the game.

And that's not even from your wife!

i know my wife wants me to spend more time with her, and i'm not sure what to do about it.

Er...spend more time with her?

I know that I used to be a real pain in the butt about Daulnay's M:TG playing, and it wasn't because I'm not a gamer or because I think card games are stupid. It was, I think, because I was under a lot of stress with having young children, and it felt as though all of his mental space was devoted to the card game even when he *wasn't* playing.

 

[diaglo]

my wife doesn't nag me about gaming.

she nags me about doing the other stuff in our life.

yardwork, painting the house, fixing the car, etc...

which, of course, means i don't have unlimited time to game.

 

[Arrgh! Mark!]

My gf used to be a non-gamer, but never complained about my roleplaying. Then she got in and was a casual gamer for awhile (Spend more time with me, I suspect.) Now it's hard to get her mind off gaming.

Me: Ah. Excellent.

Her: Do I get experience for that?

Me: Was that roleplaying? I don't think so.