Gaming Nags- how many are there out there?

[the Jester]

Also, at the risk of embarrassing myself... this topic has come up several times in the past, including in one thread I initiated. You can read the entire sordid tale here:

My wife won't let me play D&D.

Hey Josh, I read the thread but there was no indication of how you guys worked things out. Obviously you still game... what accomodation did you and your wife reach?

 

[Joshua Randall]

I read the thread but there was no indication of how you guys worked things out. Obviously you still game... what accomodation did you and your wife reach?

The short answer: After much wailing and nashing of teeth, I switched to gaming on weeknights. (Which was one of the very first suggestions in the thread -- if only I'd followed that suggestion earlier! *sigh*)

On a side note, just because I post here a lot does not necessarily mean that I game.

 

[amethal]

My wife doesn't mind me gaming as such, but it got to the stage where all my various hobbies meant I wasn't spending enough time with her. Something had to give, but it was up to me what it was.

I now game only once a week, and do less sport, and everything is fine.

She has even asked to do some solo adventures, so she has an idea of what D&D is all about. She has just got her elf druid up to 3rd level, and really enjoyed it.

Maybe one day she'll get enough confidence to join our group, and complete the journey to the dark side and start nagging me for not giving her enough XP.

 

[Greatwyrm]

His wife has never understood the game, never hesitates to tell us how immature she thinks it is and how socially unacceptable it is, and announced a couple years ago that when they have children, his gaming days are over.

Have you been sneaking into my house. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that from my wife.

 

[Desdichado]

The short answer: After much wailing and nashing of teeth, I switched to gaming on weeknights. (Which was one of the very first suggestions in the thread -- if only I'd followed that suggestion earlier! *sigh*)

We had to largely do that to, to not conflict with things my wife wanted to do.

And frankly, I wanted to do them too (although I'd often rather have been gaming) and I agreed that they were worthwhile things that had more lasting value than gaming, in many cases. The fact of the matter is; while weekends might be great for gaming, they're also great for just about every other non-work-related activity I could potentially want to do, so we had to decide what was most important.

Currently, we're on a biweekly schedule, alternating between Thursdays and Saturdays. So once a month we get an extra long weekend session and once a month we get a shorter weeknight schedule. But we're all sufficiently night owls that we don't sweat it too much staying up late one weeknight a month too.

It works out well for everyone, my wife included.

 

[Mystery Man]

Originally Posted by DungeonmasterCal His wife has never understood the game, never hesitates to tell us how immature she thinks it is and how socially unacceptable it is, and announced a couple years ago that when they have children, his gaming days are over.

Have you been sneaking into my house. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that from my wife.

My retort, had that been my wife would have been something along the lines of wondering who she was planning on having children with.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

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My retort, had that been my wife would have been something along the lines of wondering who she was planning on having children with.

Love makes ya stupid.

 

[Joshua Randall]

"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence." -- H.L. Menken

(one of my favorite quotes ever)

 

[Rel]

"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence." -- H.L. Menken

(one of my favorite quotes ever)

And second marriages are the triumph of hope over experience, right?

 

[diaglo]

"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence." -- H.L. Menken

(one of my favorite quotes ever)

The Cultured Pearl was one of my favorite restaurants in Baltimore.