Poll: Would you let your gf play a MMO?

[jimBOFH]

Right, because I'd totally have a choice about what she did or didn't do.
But if you mean "Would I break up with her if she played an MMO" -No. If I wanted her as a GF I wouldn't really care about the MMO's, unless it became a completely life-destroying obsession.

 

[MindofMykyta]

Haha, I love the strangeness in my current relationship. My girlfriend (at one point) was addicted to World of WarCraft, and I have never been able to get into it. But she doesn't play anymore so the universe is at its proper axis again.

 

[Inverse Skies]

Yeah, why would I care if they did or didn't? That seems a little controlling to ban them from playing an MMO...

 

[Dragonrabbit]

No, my girlfriend is only allowed to play Nintendogz and Wii Fit, MMOs are for men and only men. /sarcasm

 

[Altorin]

My girlfriend is free to do whatever she wants; she doesn't need my permission for anything that isn't directly related to the relationship. If I feel like she's ignoring me in favor of video games - such as seems to be the case in the situation described in the OP - then I am going to dump her, and she really shouldn't expect anything else.

pretty much it exactly.

it's not about letting or not letting. She's allowed to do what she wants, but if she routinely neglects you, then you owe it to yourself to dump her..

 

[Dys]

How is it in any way my decision what my girlfriend does?
I'll leave telling women what to do to blokes with less to live for than myself....

 

[DDOjester]

I wish my wife would play

 

[vxicepickxv]

Whatever. Just keep your hands off my dice.

 

[Sewblon]

What GF?

I'm 18 and haven't gone on a single date. I am the exemplar of a lonely gamer. But I would let her, if I had one. We could play together, or not.

Basically what I was going to say.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Well, it might seriously dictate wether I go out with her.

I hear Tuesday nights are open.

 

[minarri]

No, I'd never stay with a girl who played WoW. That has more to do with me being a straight woman than anything else though. I wouldn't mind if my boyfriend were a gamer.

You say you "only" play three hours per weekday, but when you think about it that's a lot of time you spend each week playing games. I suppose it all comes down to how much time your significant other and you intend to spend together.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I'm pretty sure I would never possess the right nor the inclination to dictate what games my gf plays.

Would I object to her playing an MMO? Of course not.

 

[Muhkoo]

This seems like an odd place to ask this, the internet that is, your previous boyfriends doesn't sound like the gaming types, which is probably why they decided dumping you (or whatever happened) instead of trying to figure something out. Manly Men (jerks, bullys, jocks, n00bs) don't talk stuff out and defiantly don't want their women doing something they doesn't like.

However, they might have tried to work it out and then you wiped the relationship and forgot to resurrect i suppose. I managed to be in a top world guild (20ish or so) and work a somewhat decent relationship out, making time during the day. It was easy to do during farm time.. which was most of the time since everything was cleared rather swiftly when it opened up. But during progress time (Yes wow talk, sue me!) i asked her to cut me a bit of slack, rented her a movie or something along those lines and promised id make it up to her after we were done( Which was easy as i am a great cook )

To answer the question presented though. Yes, play a mmo but not so much its gonna damage the relationship, if you want a decent relationship with a person that doesn't play as much as you or has school or work or both to care about besides the game and you, means that you the mmo player (boy or girl) have to do a little more than just sit on your chair and slay angry naga and murlocs all evening when you have some time to spend together. Or better yet, dont mate outside your own game.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

She could do whatever she wanted, I'm not in charge of anyone.
There'd probably be a lot of arguments about hogging the PC, though.

 

[INF1NIT3 D00M]

It can be a great thing to start an MMO with a close friend. Why not your girlfriend?
Well, I love that my girlfriend plays games...

 

[vxicepickxv]

She could do whatever she wanted, I'm not in charge of anyone.
There'd probably be a lot of arguments about hogging the PC, though.

She'd better bring her own PC too. I mean, I'm kind of busy using both of mine at the moment.

 

[SUSUGAM]

Wow. To the ~90% of retards saying yes to this. I'll just assume you currently play, or have never played an MMO (the posts supporting it prove my point). Because anyone that has experienced end game MMO play, and has quit... knows what's up. MMO's are a mindless drain requiring nothing from the person but time. The disgusting constructed interest in these games from said MMO player only further highlights their utter lack of thought and gaming ability(if skill turns you on, that is). The obvious example is WoW, but any MMO fits the bill more or less.

QQ about my bias vs MMO's all you like. But I know better (I've had GF's in my MMO, and GF's who couldn't play anything past tetris), someday you may too. It seems cool having a GF that plays the same game as you, where you can sit together and watch your characters run for 6 hours , but...

Wait I just remembered. Anyone playing any MMO is so convinced that it's worthwhile that they will never understand a word I'm saying until they quit.

Dangit.

My opinion is clear, playing an MMO is a red alert to a person not respecting their lifespan. For the same reason I'd not date a crack-whore, I would not date an MMO player.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Wow. To the ~90% of retards saying yes to this. I'll just assume you currently play, or have never played an MMO (the posts supporting it prove my point). Because anyone that has experienced end game MMO play, and has quit... knows what's up. MMO's are a mindless drain requiring nothing from the person but time. The disgusting constructed interest in these games from said MMO player only further highlights their utter lack of thought and gaming ability(if skill turns you on, that is). The obvious example is WoW, but any MMO fits the bill more or less.

QQ about my bias vs MMO's all you like. But I know better (I've had GF's in my MMO, and GF's who couldn't play anything past tetris), someday you may too. It seems cool having a GF that plays the same game as you, where you can sit together and watch your characters run for 6 hours , but...

Wait I just remembered. Anyone playing any MMO is so convinced that it's worthwhile that they will never understand a word I'm saying until they quit.

Dangit.

My opinion is clear, playing an MMO is a red alert to a person not respecting their lifespan. For the same reason I'd not date a crack-whore, I would not date an MMO player.

What a provoking and well-thought response. <url=http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cheshire/IMAGES/watch_weasel.jpg>Have a weasel.


In seriousness, you seem to equate every single MMO player to drooling idiots with no real conception of a social life whose every actions are dictated by the false electronic lives of their online avatars. If this is seriously what you believe, then as a member of mythical "casual MMO-playing" demographic, I'm not entirely certain we're the ones in desperate need of a reality check.