Boyfriends, fiances and husbands, are you prepared for being dumped?

[Jake the Snake]

The prospect of owning Skyrim a month or two before college applications are due scares me. No joke, I will become addicted to that shit. Sigh.

 

[IamQ]

Why isn't Modern Warfare the terrifying juggernaut that it used to be back in '09? I can't afford this many games within the same time slot. Well, actually, I can, but I'm saving up for a gaming PC, and a certain Batman (Collector's) and Uncharted game are not helping me a bit.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

I am fully prepared for my boyfriend to want to take some time away from me if I ever get too into a game. Though I'm more prepared for the alcoholic-style intervention he'll probably throw me after my 50th straight hour of Saint's Row 3 mayhem.

 

[Warboss Robgutz]

Ha! i just got dumped anyway after a long time of neglecting my games. (even WoW)

But games were always my first love. bring on the storm!

 

[darkknight9]

Once you've been divorced once, you know better. You've either found someone who plays with you, is very independent, or believes that you have to go out of town *again for *another dead relative to arrange their estate and affairs.

 

[DustyDrB]

I'll be getting four: Skyward Sword, Skyrim, Uncarted 3, and Assassin's Creed 4. I didn't like Arkham Asylum all that much, certainly not enough to get its sequel new. I don't like first person shooters, so BF3 and MW3 are out.

I'm also gonna be getting two HD collections: Ico and Metal Gear.

 

[Adecristo]

Out of all the games mentioned in first post, I only await Battlefield 3. I also don't own any gaming console (PC only), I don't have girlfriend (or fiancee`, or wife.) and finally I begin studying at university in October, so it'll be hard to find some time to play.

 

[Nauticus]

Skyrim, bf3 and dota 2 for me.

 

[PAGEToap44]

Will I ignore my significant other? No, I don't have one, I play video games.

Seriously though, I will have to watch my gaming hours as I'm starting uni in the Autumn. I'll also have to save money. So I'm limiting games to Dead Island, Skyrim and maybe Battlefield 3. And Skyrim's worth about ten games anyway. 300 hours or more gameplay. Can't wait.
And maybe I will get a girlfriend, in which case I will play very little games. Unless she loves them, which would be awesome. One can only dream...

 

[ShadowsofHope]

I've saved myself the trouble of appeasing a girlfriend while I play Skyrim, Assassins Creed Revelations and Mass Effect 3 later on by simply.. choosing not to pursue one at the time being.

Also, college. Maybe I'll find a girl whom appreciates my hobbies there, one day. Unlikely, but maybe.

 

[Worr Monger]

I didn't even have to wait that long...

Dragon Age: Origins almost single-handedly ruined my 4+ year relationship. And Mass Effect 2 being released 2 months later didn't help.

So needless to say... I'm free and ready for all the good games coming this Fall and Winter.... With Mass Effect 3 to top it off in March.

EDIT:

Once you've been divorced once, you know better. You've either found someone who plays with you, is very independent, or believes that you have to go out of town *again for *another dead relative to arrange their estate and affairs.

And this... I haven't been divorced.. but it still sucks enough to know it's probably best to wait for someone that can tolerate you for whatever reason.

 

[Lilani]

Unless your loved one to be is also a rabid gamer like yourself which is totally awesome, with Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Gears 3, Resistance 3 (jeez, a lot of 3s :/) Saints Row 3 and several others, have you first of all prepared your gaming platform of choice for consistant usage, second of all, prepared your room of choice for consistant usage, and thirdly, prepared your partner for not being seen for a few days, weeks, months, depending on how rabid you are?

Which games are you getting this fall?

Or how about you just talk to your significant other about when/how much you play games and figure out a happy medium for you both? I know if I weren't already into games as much as he is, I would appreciate my boyfriend talking about it with me. You know, like all grown-ups do.

See, I don't think being a gamer with a non-gamer significant other (whether it be the male or the female that plays the games) should be about pointing to the line and saying "Here. You say on your side, and I'll stay on my side." It's about really SHOWING them the line, showing them why it's so important to you, and seeing if you can work out the best location for the line. And maybe in the process, you'll discover that the line isn't as wide as you originally thought.

Every relationship requires balance and understanding. Balance comes in the form of knowing when you should put down the controller and spend time with your significant other. Understanding comes in the form of clarity--making sure they are familiar with your quirks, and having them accept you anyway. Because when you're in a relationship, it's not just about you anymore. You've got to make room for someone else, and that requires giving as well as getting. Give your understanding and compromise, and you'll get at least that back, if not more.

But if they want you to quit games altogether or aren't willing to compromise in a reasonable way, perhaps your problems run a bit deeper. Someone who truly loves you shouldn't want you to completely give up what you love, though they SHOULD want and push you to improve your priorities.

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

Well since I'm a poor college student I can't get that many games.

Granted, I'm still getting Rage, Battlefield 3, and Skyrim (and I play magic a lot)

but honestly, I'm not passing up on seeing a significant other in favor of playing games. That's what I do when I'm not sleeping. (hooray insomnia?)

 

[pulse2]

Unless your loved one to be is also a rabid gamer like yourself which is totally awesome, with Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Gears 3, Resistance 3 (jeez, a lot of 3s :/) Saints Row 3 and several others, have you first of all prepared your gaming platform of choice for consistant usage, second of all, prepared your room of choice for consistant usage, and thirdly, prepared your partner for not being seen for a few days, weeks, months, depending on how rabid you are?

Which games are you getting this fall?

Or how about you just talk to your significant other about when/how much you play games and figure out a happy medium for you both? I know if I weren't already into games as much as he is, I would appreciate my boyfriend talking about it with me. You know, like all grown-ups do.

See, I don't think being a gamer with a non-gamer significant other (whether it be the male or the female that plays the games) should be about pointing to the line and saying "Here. You say on your side, and I'll stay on my side." It's about really SHOWING them the line, showing them why it's so important to you, and seeing if you can work out the best location for the line. And maybe in the process, you'll discover that the line isn't as wide as you originally thought.

Every relationship requires balance and understanding. Balance comes in the form of knowing when you should put down the controller and spend time with your significant other. Understanding comes in the form of clarity--making sure they are familiar with your quirks, and having them accept you anyway. Because when you're in a relationship, it's not just about you anymore. You've got to make room for someone else, and that requires giving as well as getting. Give your understanding and compromise, and you'll get at least that back, if not more.

But if they want you to quit games altogether or aren't willing to compromise in a reasonable way, perhaps your problems run a bit deeper. Someone who truly loves you shouldn't want you to completely give up what you love, though they SHOULD want and push you to improve your priorities.

Yikes, sorry if I struck a nerve, it wasn't meant to be taken too seriously, if that was the case I would have been dumped years ago, my gf got with me knowing I love my games, she isn't a gamer herself, but its not as though I don't have time for her and I'm not saying anyone else will have this problem either....unless you are obsessed, to which a doctor and gaming rehab is more appropriate. I'm just emphasizing the point that there are so many great games coming out this fall and early next year that a great deal of money and time will be spent on gaming I know I've already planned a Battlefield 3 fest with some mates the day it launches. Surely after playing it all that day I'll probably be fed up of it the next day for example, lol.

I don't really expect people to be locked up in a room, a social outcast, reemerging next spring unshaven and weary eyed groaning for food and shielding their eyes from the sunlight, if anyone does do this, they seriously need a life, lol

 

[3quency]

Muhahahahahahaha!
Fools! I have circumnavigated this problem by not being in a relationship!
Wait...
*forever alone*

 

[GeorgW]

It will be a busy couple of months, but I'm more worried about school than my GF.

 

[Cryptotom]

I'm positively salivating over the prospect of Skyrim and Saint's Row 3. Skyrim is being released 4 days before my girlfriend's birthday, which of course means that Saints Row 3 is being released ON her birthday. Nevertheless, even though I've been looking forward to these two for years, I'll still be spending the time with my girlfriend, after all, she'd do the same for me.

So yeah, in answer, I'm going to be spending time with her without playing them for a while. Of course, that means that when I do get to play them I'm going to disappear from the outside world for quite a while...

 

[Mallefunction]

What about the girls? SEXIST! XD

Nah, all joking aside, I will disappear for AC Revelations. I'm obsessed.