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<blockquote data-quote="QuaziquestGM" data-source="post: 4513882" data-attributes="member: 22559">Here is the &quot;hard&quot; advice.I've played with couples a good bit.The problem is that you get stuck with both of them.&nbsp; Often one spouse isn't very good at playing, or worse, cheats when playing.&nbsp; You won't know this going in, and once you find out you can't do anything about it. You'll lose both of them.&nbsp; Even if the &quot;good&quot; one agrees with you, they won't choose your game over each other.Also, &quot;The Game&quot; may sometime serve as your &quot;personal time.&quot;&nbsp; Your time to be a 1/2 ork instead of an accountant. Your time to vent the stress of the workweek, or problems with your family.....or problems with your girlfriend. You can't destress about your life if part of your life (and stress) is next to you asking which skill check she needs to roll. If you want to teach her to play, good.&nbsp; But it may be your responsibility, to your group and to yourself, to tell her that she can't play due to her conduct, and to let her know that she may not be playing in every game that you are playing.If you aren't prepared/willing to do this, then play the &quot;Guys night out&quot; card before it is too late.&nbsp; Maybe you can offer to set up a &quot;couples&quot; game later for the other girlfirends....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="QuaziquestGM, post: 4513882, member: 22559"] Here is the "hard" advice. I've played with couples a good bit. The problem is that you get stuck with both of them. Often one spouse isn't very good at playing, or worse, cheats when playing. You won't know this going in, and once you find out you can't do anything about it. You'll lose both of them. Even if the "good" one agrees with you, they won't choose your game over each other. Also, "The Game" may sometime serve as your "personal time." Your time to be a 1/2 ork instead of an accountant. Your time to vent the stress of the workweek, or problems with your family.....or problems with your girlfriend. You can't destress about your life if part of your life (and stress) is next to you asking which skill check she needs to roll. If you want to teach her to play, good. But it may be your responsibility, to your group and to yourself, to tell her that she can't play due to her conduct, and to let her know that she may not be playing in every game that you are playing. If you aren't prepared/willing to do this, then play the "Guys night out" card before it is too late. Maybe you can offer to set up a "couples" game later for the other girlfirends.... [/QUOTE]

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