balancing act

[Lathum]

We shower together. It didn't take her long to figure out the laptop doesn't work there.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Ironically your "get a horse" advice works in this thread too. that would keep her busy.

In fact I'm thinking "get a horse" works in most situations.

You're not kidding, a horse would keep her busy for a looonng time...

Now that you mention it, "get a horse" could work in a lot of places.

[Crim]

Originally Posted by hhiipp

I usually play when my wife and daughter go to bed. Also on Saturday my wife takes her to see her family, so I cram in as much gaming as I can into a few hours and on Sunday I take her to see my family and she does whatever it is she feels like doing for her few hours.

Hey, Pumpy, whatcha doing next Sunday?

[JetsIn06]

I somehow am able to play hours and hours of games. My girlfriend used to be really into WoW, not to much lately, but there were times where me and her would spend hours playing on our laptops together.

Now, when she watches TV I will usually play some FOF on my laptop, and then when she goes to sleep, I usually stay up about four hours and play 360, listen to music, etc.

Anyway, her previous gaming experience makes it very easy. She understands my needs.

[Danny]

You've only been married for a year, leave gaming for when it stops working, falls off or is unusable in some other capacity.

[JeeberD]

I get my FOF fix in early in the morning before work and in the afternoon before the wife gets home...

[hhiipp]

Originally Posted by Crim

Hey, Pumpy, whatcha doing next Sunday?

Go for it, she's 9 months pregnant, horny as a dog in heat and to be perfectly honest the whole stomach + the thought of poking my unborn kid in the head over and over just doesn't turn me on.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by hhiipp

I usually play with my wife when my daughter goes to bed. Also on Saturday.

It makes sense this way as well, although I guess I read it wrong.

[MizzouRah]

It can be tough, but my wife is a manager at a restaurant so we don't see eachother that often.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by Cubit

Hey guys. I've been a lurker around here for awhile, and just thought I'd ask a pretty random question. Those of you with wives and families, how do you balance those responsibilities and work with your gaming hobby? My wife isn't a gamer, so i need to respect that, but I'm into it pretty heavily. What do ya think?

Get her hooked on an MMORPG. Have you read BYU's thread about creating a monster? That's how Antmeister tricke... err, convinced me to play. I enjoyed it because of the social aspect of it more than anything but it's a start!!

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Cubit

thanks for the tips guys! i'll probably be doing more of it in the evening. i've only been married a year, so its one of those things that I did a lot of in my single life, but have to modify now

He could be talking about gaming or sex at this point...

[Cubit]

lol, thanks eagle, it does go both ways

[MacroGuru]

Well, for me, it's kind of a take or leave it thing with the wife. She knew when she married me I was hooked on it.

I ran FbPro leagues for years and she knew it took time, but I had to learn to dial it back on my own.

One thing she likes, is if I can pause what I am doing, and help her out in that moment...it gives me major kudo points.

[path12]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

but I had to learn to dial it back on my own.

One thing she likes, is if I can pause what I am doing, and help her out in that moment...it gives me major kudo points.

+1

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Antmeister

Wow....luckily, and I mean luckily, I don't have to worry about this. Recently Dodgerchick purchased BBCF and has joined a league in which we are competing in the same conference. I have been lucky that she actually enjoys games (although she is not crazy about single player roleplaying games or strategy).

Maybe the best bet for you is to try out a trial version of some MMORPG. It seems to me more woman gravitate to these types of games than any other. If that doesn't help, just do the things you have in common and have those things that you do apart and balance those out.

That's where I am now. I used to play way too much on my own, but now she has gotten addicted to LOTRO. I would have nver thought she'd like it, but every night it's like "can we go kill stuff now?" I've never really been able to stick to an online game before, but it is a lot of fun to play with someone in the same room. We've been having a blast. We are both 35th level now, which is much higher than I've ever gotten in one of these games.