Girlfriends! (or significant others) How do they take to gaming?

[Lilani]

I am a girlfriend, and I love games. So does my boyfriend. Any other questions?

 

[artanis_neravar]

My ex claimed she was into video games, but it turned out she just meant Guitar Hero and The Sims. In fact we walked into gamestop and the guy behind the counter was talking to someone about WoW Cata like a year before it came out and my ex told me that I was forbidden to get it

Please tell me that's not why you two broke up...

No not at all, we were together for about another year after that

As in, you were together for the next year till WoWCata came out?

Ok it was a year and half before Cata came out and we broke up a year after that (sometime last summer) not related to WOW at all

 

[Dorian]

He needs to play more of them.

Really ought to get around to installing L4D2 on his new laptop so we can play with each other.

THANK YOU, LORD INGLIP

 

[lettucethesallad]

I'm a geeky girl, and the guy I'm seeing is not-so-geeky, but he thinks my gaming is kinda cute. He'll play with me from time to time, but I don't pester him to play the same way he doesn't pester me to do things I'm not crazy about. Having individual hobbies is healthy, and if he would 'forbid' me to play, I'd dump his ass (not just for the playing, but for any kind of deciding what I should or shouldn't do at all).

 

[Mallefunction]

I've never dated guys that are not into games, but my ex is a HUGE PC gamer and constantly ridiculed me for having consoles (especially when I shelled out for my PS3 last year). Even now as friends, he still feels the need to bug me and bring it up every time I get a new game. ("$60? You could get that on Steam for $-!" "Bosses go PC") That's not why we broke up, but it was probably more annoying than dating a guy who wasn't a gamer at all.

 

[alittlepepper]

I am a girlfriend and love games. My partner is also a girlfriend that loves games. We game together all the time. Though after communication breakdown Halo co-op matches where we start doing everything humanly possible to kill each other, snuggling is occasionally awkward. <_<

 

[Varun Garuda Maharaj]

I Don't have a girlfriend so I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Frozenfish]

My ex claimed she was into video games, but it turned out she just meant Guitar Hero and The Sims. In fact we walked into gamestop and the guy behind the counter was talking to someone about WoW Cata like a year before it came out and my ex told me that I was forbidden to get it

Please tell me that's not why you two broke up...

No not at all, we were together for about another year after that

As in, you were together for the next year till WoWCata came out?

Ok it was a year and half before Cata came out and we broke up a year after that (sometime last summer) not related to WOW at all

lol I was pretty sure that was the case, couldn't resist the comment though

 

[infohippie]

My last GF gamed a little, but she got very cranky if I played games when she was around. That wouldn't have been a problem except she was always around. Always. And she wouldn't take a hint that it was time to go home.
This ended up meaning gaming was one of the major reasons we broke up.

 

[IndianaJonny]

I am a girlfriend, and I love games. So does my boyfriend. Any other questions?

Do you have a sister? (joke)

 

[BonsaiK]

Just thought id ask how guys into gaming or other geeky hobbies, who have girlfriends that are not as geekily inclined lets say, approach gaming with their girlfriend (if at all). This also applies to the rare breed of geeky girls who's boyfriends arn't geeky (im not saying geeky girls are rare, but if you are a geeky girl there are usually hundreds of geeky guys wanting to jump on you!)

Do you only play when your other is not around, do you try to introduce them to gaming, do you force it on them or god forbid do you ignore them for hours on end whilst you have a W.O.W marathon or modern warfare party?

my better half is by no means a fan of gaming but enjoys watching me play games that have interesting gamplay and story (fallout, assasins creed, mafia to name a couple she has enjoyed watching) which makes me a very happy gamer! Also encouraged her to buy her own xbox and she is owning fable at the moment (something sexy about watching a girl who is good at games).

Thought it may be interesting to see what approaches you guys have to gaming with your other half?

I don't play games much when I'm around my girlfriend. I'm pretty busy most of the time so I see her rarely, if she's around I'm more likely to be devoting attention to her rather than a game. She doesn't mind Diablo and Facebook games and she's also played Portal but that's about as far as it goes, we don't game together unless you count sending gift requests in Facebook games, and when together we'd generally both rather watch a movie because it's less interactive.

 

[XxSummonerxX]

My girlfriend games a little, but things like Mario, Minecraft, etc. I'm slowly turning her into the basement dweller that hide in all of us (I joke btw) by introducing her to RPGs. She completed Oblivion last week, and just hit 30 on her Mage on WoW.

Soon...

Before I started corrupting her she had the following opinion: "You spend time on your computer, I spend time watching TV. We put those aside to be with each other and that's all that matters".

Hopefully (I joke again) her opinion will change to: "You spend time on your computer. I spend time on my computer. Power level me damnit!" Yep... Wouldn't that be sweet.

 

[Slash Dementia]

Well, my girlfriend and I played Pokemon Crystal together (at the same time) last night for a few hours. And before that, when her brother's computer was working good, she'd play Sims 3--I'd play it when she did sometimes.

As for my gaming, she's okay with it. I hardly play as much as I used to since we began our relationship, but it doesn't bother me. Sometimes I'll get an hour of playing, or sometimes I'll get none. I prefer to talk to her anyway, and she says that I can play whenever I want.

 

[artanis_neravar]

My ex claimed she was into video games, but it turned out she just meant Guitar Hero and The Sims. In fact we walked into gamestop and the guy behind the counter was talking to someone about WoW Cata like a year before it came out and my ex told me that I was forbidden to get it

Please tell me that's not why you two broke up...

No not at all, we were together for about another year after that

As in, you were together for the next year till WoWCata came out?

Ok it was a year and half before Cata came out and we broke up a year after that (sometime last summer) not related to WOW at all

lol I was pretty sure that was the case, couldn't resist the comment though

Yeah I knew the time wasn't adding up right when I was writing the original post

 

[Wondermint13]

My Ex used to love Watching me Play Silent Hill games and Project Zero (Fatal Frame).

These days me and the Mrs play WoW in the evenings together and ocassional compete in our own little racing competition on the ol' Xbox.
Nothing Special.

Or is it a crime for the Partner of a gamer to play aswell now?

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

My GF is into gaming. She's not as hardcore into it as me, but she has a way bigger library than me. She has Eternal Darkness, and the first time she came over she wanted to play my copy of No More Heroes for crying out loud.

 

[BabyRaptor]

<-- Single geeky female. We do exist.