Single women gamers

[boothbey]

Either that, or they're even more cynical than I used to be...

Thanks for the reinforcement

Consider yourself reinforced by me as well, Canis.

Soul Mate is the perfect descripter. And I too have been eye rolled at in recent months for it.

 

[S'mon]

I'm guessing that's why he posted the pic. But unless she's a lesbian, it's pretty off-topic

Not if she's a Single Woman Gamer.

 

[S'mon]

LOL

And his grandmother would have kittens.

On a side note, I was trying to formulate a reply to Dragongirl in my head, and I realized that the term "girlfriend" is starting to annoy the hell out of me.

It sounds insignificant to describe someone you've been with for nearly 4 years and whom you intend to marry (when you both finally nail down those doctorates in about an eternity... ) Fiancee isn't quite appropriate yet, either, as there has not been an official proposal (if only because we both prefer shorter engagements)

Does anyone have a more appropriate term?

"Common Law Wife" was the old term.

"Live-in Lover" was the slightly less old term.

Or even "Betrothed", since you clearly do intend to marry you just don't want to say you're Engaged.

 

[Swack-Iron]

"Common Law Wife" was the old term.

"Live-in Lover" was the slightly less old term.

Or even "Betrothed", since you clearly do intend to marry you just don't want to say you're Engaged.

"Lover" if it's just for sex. (Or one of several other terms that would damage Eric's grandmother's eyesight.)

"Girlfriend" if it's casual dating.

"Fiance" if you're engaged to be married.

I've always been partial to "partner," however, for the situation originally described: physically and emotionally close who have been together for years and intend to stay together for years. It looks cheesy when you right it, but try saying it romantically, and you'll find it's pretty profound.

 

[Dalith]

they won't drool on the DMs girlfriend and risk a tactical nuclear assault by the orcs that suddenly developed nuclear technology.

I just got the great image of orcs with nukes in my head and laughed my head off. And promoted the new sig.

Hmm... so many topics and so late in the thread to arrive.

Personally the only women I have gamed with were introduced into the social group first then to the game. One entered the group thorough dating the guy the other just joining then hooked up quickly. but they constitute about 10% of the people I have gamed with. There has never relay been much sexual tension in the group but there have been relationship issues. Unfortunately it never seems to get fix just buried or split in group.

As far as the guys and control thing goes. I come from a medium size line of high sex drive males, And mine follows suit. I learned at an early to not look at chest when talking to women. But they always turn my head whenever they walk past. And on campus my neck muscles get a lot of work.
Having a Christian background and wanting to be a truly good person and the fact I never really was attracted to anyone for anything but their looks, I kinda started to really worry if I was like the stereotypical guy that couldn't get past looks. Then I fell in love. The lady's look were actually unattractive to me. It was wonderful on so many levels. But then I still love to look at beautiful ladies much the same way I like to look at beautiful art

And of course,
DragonGirl and DragonLady you are both very pretty. As a scadian I like your outfit DragonLady.

 

[Agback]

I've always been partial to "partner," however, for the situation originally described: physically and emotionally close who have been together for years and intend to stay together for years. It looks cheesy when you right it, but try saying it romantically, and you'll find it's pretty profound.

"Partner" always makes me think of law firms.

What about 'inamorata'? Too long, perhaps?

Regards,


Agback

 

[Katerek]

inamorata sounds too much like Pat Morita...sort of.

Any who...

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Or even "Betrothed", since you clearly do intend to marry you just don't want to say you're Engaged.

Yeah. It sounds silly. But I'm kind of a romantic, and I want to do the whole 9 yards of the official proposal routine before I start calling us "engaged."

If financial and career circumstances permitted, I'd just as soon go ahead with it now. But they don't, so I can't. And I'm not the kind of person who can handle being "engaged" for four years. There are enough people on our backs about our "official status" now. My mother, for one, would be absolutely UNBEARABLE by year 3 of an "official" engagement.

As for the rest, we've only lived in the same structure intermittently throughout. At other times, we've been within about a half mile of each other. And at the extreme, she's spent significant portions of her time overseas. So we probably don't qualify for "common law" status.

Swack-Iron, "partner" while I like the idea behind it, is out if only because of where I work. I work among very, um... liberal... academics. "Partner" is a strange term around here. Often a person's "partner" and their wife aren't the same person. I think I confuse them enough without having to regularly explain the concept of "monogamy" to them.

Agback, I kind of like "inamorata", despite Katerek's reservations , but I think she'd think I was insane.

 

[Rel]

About women wearing certain types of clothing......A woman that wears something showing a lot of cleavage obviously wishes to display what she has, not that she is asking for anything more than that.

I know that this comment was not necessarily directed at one of my posts, but after I saw it I wanted to offer a clarification (and ask for one). I hope nothing I said indicated that I believed that the fact that a woman dressed provocatively necessarily meant that she was "easy" or "looking for some action" or anything like that. I just meant what you said, Dragongirl - she wished to display what she has.

But I hope you are not trying to suggest that while she has the right to display it that the people who she does this around have no right to observe it. Because that sounds dangerously close to saying, "You have no right to judge me for wearing this low cut, tight outfit, but I have every right to judge you for paying so much attention to what I've tried to draw attention to."

Personally, I'm of the opinion that I would prefer to associate with people who don't feel like they have to dress "provocatively" in order to feel good about themselves. And I prefer to be the kind of person who is going to look at an attractive woman, but I'm not going to leer. I think it just makes you look desperate (which is rarely perceived as attractive).

 

[Dragongirl]

I know that this comment was not necessarily directed at one of my posts, but after I saw it I wanted to offer a clarification (and ask for one). I hope nothing I said indicated that I believed that the fact that a woman dressed provocatively necessarily meant that she was "easy" or "looking for some action" or anything like that. I just meant what you said, Dragongirl - she wished to display what she has.

But I hope you are not trying to suggest that while she has the right to display it that the people who she does this around have no right to observe it. Because that sounds dangerously close to saying, "You have no right to judge me for wearing this low cut, tight outfit, but I have every right to judge you for paying so much attention to what I've tried to draw attention to."

Nope, my comment was not directed at you or anyone else. And I was not saying that no one had a right to observe it. If a woman decides to wear a very revealing blouse then she deserves the looks she gets. Not saying a woman needs to wear a nun habit, but there is a point at which it goes from comfort to trying for sex appeal. And don't confuse this opinion of mine to run all the way to she is asking for more than being looked at. Look but do not touch.