Women venting about men

[Eeralai]

The only thing I can think of to complain about at the moment is why they are all so much better at video games than I am.

I wonder that too! Although I can beat my husband at Galaga. But if we bet on something, I always lose. Why is that?

On a more serious note, I don't enjoy making generalizations about one sex or the other and ranting about them. As far as griping about my husband specifically, I just don't think it's appropriate. Some of the women in my moms club enjoy only talking bad about their husbands and I have to wonder if there is any solidarity at home. Sure, every once and awhile my husband and I disagree, but it's not for public digestion. If it's something particularly annoying, I tell my best friend to get it off my chest or he tells his and that's as far as it goes. I respect him too much to do otherwise.

 

[Bront]

I want to see a woman play a male character some time. I've only seen men play female and sometimes it can be scary.

I've seen it the other way. It's not that bad, and can be fairly good.

As for men playing female characters, it realy depends. I do it on occasion, but not particularly often, and I try to take it seriously. Too many people don't take it seriously, or have strange ideas as to what their motivations and actions should be.

 

[Bront]

Yup, same here its all concept based for me but of late I've been playing alot of female characters... (I only play PbP so its not that big of a deal.)

I believe someone called you a "Nympho-maniac" mostly due to the large number of nymphs you're playing

 

[Abstraction]

If it's something particularly annoying, I tell my best friend to get it off my chest...

Get it off, get it off! Oh my god, it's inside my shirt! And annoying!

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I believe someone called you a "Nympho-maniac" mostly due to the large number of nymphs you're playing

It’s mostly the right tool for the right job... Nymph/Half-Nymph Paladins just rock. (I’ve had a couple of those) I have a Healer (Miniature Handbook) that is a nymph simply because it fit the world better than anything else and well I couldn’t think of any other class that worked with the healer and then RA’s game but I had to play a nymph for the class I wanted.

I’ve played strong women, even as going as far as to call one women by her surname only, chastise, lose, weak, smart, dumb, heroic, villainous, happy and/or sad…

Rather your male or female and playing the same or opposite sex it all comes down to the same thing… Just be honest to the concept and the character and everything will work out just fine.

 

[Lady_Acoma]

Ahh cause I've seen Lady Shatterstone naked?

What if I want to see Lady Shatterstone naked? Heck, I'd be happy seeing any of the EN World women naked, but I am one sick little lesbian.

 

[Lady_Acoma]

I think myself to be very open minded about men, I have many male friends, in all actuality I think more men then women are closer to me, but I do have one gripe.

Why is it that guys seem to think that I am wholly and unalterably wrong in my sexual choices? I'm a lesbian plan and simple, I told you that so you wouldn't hit on me cause it is pointless, not because I want you to try and prove me wrong. Honestly it just pisses me off and makes me think how right I am to not want to sleep with men in the first place although that was not the issue when I made that choice. Granted this is not all men, none of my male friends push me like this, they may joke that they want threesomes with me and some other chic, but they know that isn't happening either, it is just a way for them to air out their fantasies a bit cause they know I don't mind. But with those that do, and there are a lot I don't see why my saying, "I told you no, I never want to sleep with a man." is not good enough and seems to make them sure that they can change all that. It pisses the hell out of me and on anger issues with others I am VERY laid back. Okay end rant.

 

[Naathez]

Lady Acorna - I don't know how you can manage to get hands on naked pics. I do know what e-mail address you should send a copy of them to, though.

I'm a man. (Like the above comment didn't tell you....)

In any case, IF Hijinks is still coming to this thread, I wanted to say something. I have perfect respect for the kind of rant you expressed about men. The thread is here for that reason. I can also understand, to a point, the attitude of "lumping all men together" when ranting - that is PART of ranting. Us men do the VERY same thing with women when ranting - it's unavoidable.

What I am sincerely, though, VERY offended by, is "I advise women not to go live with a SO before marriage" or without "the financial security of a ring on my finger".

My parents got estranged after 20 years of having those rings on their fingers. That ring didn't hold them together any more than a paper ring would.
And I know I'd never, ever, EVER leave my wife, although we haven't yet scrounged up the money to have a legal marriage (and yet yes , I call her my wife and she calls me her husband and that is who we ARE.) and it'll be 2 years of us living together on September 25th. And by the way, when we can afford it, we'll be getting married (legally - neither of us is religious) mostly because kids born out of marriage still have a weird social situation here in Italy, and we don't think we should make our kids pay for consequences of choices or beliefs that belong to US. (OK, OK, and also because we want a southern seas cruise for a wedding present, sheesh. )

I'll be very sincere with you, Hijinks. I am sad you've had a bad experience with a past SO. Sincerely sad. I know what a shattered heart feels like. But even when I had NEVER had a SO in my life, had a lady I cared for told me "I don't trust you to stay with me and take care of things unless you marry me, so I won't live with you before I get my gold ring" - I'd start seriously doubting her love for me. Love is also trust - not BLIND trust, but trust. And I don't think starting a relationship by making sure your bases are covered if it breaks up is a great way of expressing trust - I'll say more: if that is your first worry, perhaps you just DON'T trust the person.

I say this just because, although it WAS and IS perfectly within your rights to express your opinion, that opinion hurt me and I found it quite inconsistent with my experience, and so I thought it'd be a good idea to say it here.

I do sincerely hope the person you're with now can heal your heart. Best wishes. And don't be too mad at me, none of this was said to offend anyone in any way. As I believe none of what you said was meant to offend - and that is why I let you know it had, indeed.

If only I could type ALL this amount of stuff when posting about gaming... -sighs-

 

[Lady_Acoma]

Lady Acorna - I don't know how you can manage to get hands on naked pics. I do know what e-mail address you should send a copy of them to, though.

Hehehe...I never said pictures. And I never gawk and tell.

 

[Bront]

Rather your male or female and playing the same or opposite sex it all comes down to the same thing… Just be honest to the concept and the character and everything will work out just fine.

Well said.