Your girlfriend/boyfriend and your gaming
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I wish we had more common ground in gaming. She isn't particularly interested in the games I play and vice versa. The only games we've found we can enjoy together are the Fable series, the Guitar Hero games and Lego Harry Potter. There need to be more co-op games that aren't your average shooter.
edit: Oh and Pokemon. We both love Pokemon.
edit: Oh and Pokemon. We both love Pokemon.
She loves viva pinta, Mod nations racers, Civilsation series, Little Big Planet/2 and the Fable series. Beyond this she sees nothing of interest and so teases me for being a nerd for liking other games.
I try not to point the irony out to her when she's up at 3am attacking archers with a Giant Robot of Death in a turn.
I try not to point the irony out to her when she's up at 3am attacking archers with a Giant Robot of Death in a turn.
It really all depends on who I am dating at the time... I am a huge gamer, it is the #1 choice of entertainment in my life. When I am dating another gamer, playing games together is often 'us' time. Or even just playing different games while together. I enjoy sharing our hobby.
When dating a non or casual gamer, then I do kind of expect to have some me time to do gaming, the same as they have their time to do their hobbies. I don't skip our time together to keep gaming though. After all, if I'm dating them, I want to be spending time with them. And as cool as Azeroth or New Vegas may be, I'd much rather be spending time with my partner.
When dating a non or casual gamer, then I do kind of expect to have some me time to do gaming, the same as they have their time to do their hobbies. I don't skip our time together to keep gaming though. After all, if I'm dating them, I want to be spending time with them. And as cool as Azeroth or New Vegas may be, I'd much rather be spending time with my partner.
My other half is a gamer as well as a member of this site. It's awesome! She partakes in the gaming antics!
Well seeing as I no longer have a girlfriend, I'll use my previous one for this. She had never gamed before, (except watching her brother once or twice) but she was willing to try for me. She started with Call of Duty at my house, and she couldn't move and shoot at the same time. But she then tried Halo and did okay, mainly because of the co-op. (I would reach over and reload for her after every time, funniest thing) But she sadly never really got into it, but it was okay, because we had other things that we liked to do together. Outdoors stuff, like hiking (has nothing to do with gaming I know, just trying to find peace within myself)
My last few girlfriends have been pretty into gaming, which was always really cool. But the girl I'm currently into isn't that big on the hobby at all. Maybe a few flash games, but that's it. Not a bad thing I suppose, and she isn't strongly against gaming, and doesn't mind me playing. Having said that, I'm not the biggest gamer anymore.. Pretty much all I do is play WoW for a couple of hours, the MMA games and maybe Civ 4 if I'm bored. So yeah.. Its not a big deal.
My girlfriend plays The Sims to the point where it's an obsession, and she likes Pokemon and racing games (forgot which one she plays), and not much else.
She thinks that it's cute when I play games or when I'm being a "nerd." I don't play games nearly as much as I used to (except recently, but college starts on Monday), but she says that she likes that I do.
Because of the distance, the only games we've played together are a few on Yahoo Games, Pokemon at the same time, and we have trolled on Runescape.
I liked when she'd let me point the webcam at the TV and she'd watch sometimes, but she doesn't want to, because she wants to see me...psh.
She thinks that it's cute when I play games or when I'm being a "nerd." I don't play games nearly as much as I used to (except recently, but college starts on Monday), but she says that she likes that I do.
Because of the distance, the only games we've played together are a few on Yahoo Games, Pokemon at the same time, and we have trolled on Runescape.
I liked when she'd let me point the webcam at the TV and she'd watch sometimes, but she doesn't want to, because she wants to see me...psh.
My gf likes most "wholesome" games... the little big planets, animal crossing and the such. She has little issue w/ me gaming especially now that I quit WoW and am not raiding 3 nights a week (we probably would be broken up if I was HARDCORE raiding still like b4 I met her, but thats details).
Oh and racing games and old sims, shes down some of them in very small quantities.
Oh and racing games and old sims, shes down some of them in very small quantities.
She is in with oldschool games (NES/Snes) and WII. PC isnt her thing. So i just don't game when she is around, hell why would i? 
But we can have great times when she finds things like Arcade X-Men games or something like that. That girl loves her X-men.
But we can have great times when she finds things like Arcade X-Men games or something like that. That girl loves her X-men.
My girlfriend doesn't really mind that I game but she doesn't like it when I get distracted gaming while she is talking though.
It's never been an issue for me.
I've never dated a girl even remotely interested in games, they would just casually roll their eyes if I mentioned that I had a new game and was setting aside some time for it...which is fine if you can take it in good humour. A simple "Yeh, yeh...get on and read your stupid romance novels, as if they're worthwhile..." was always sufficient for parting company on good terms.
I have friends who's partners oppose gaming, not because of it's content, but because they insist on having them spend every free moment together...as if that's a way to have a maintainable relationship.
I've never dated a girl even remotely interested in games, they would just casually roll their eyes if I mentioned that I had a new game and was setting aside some time for it...which is fine if you can take it in good humour. A simple "Yeh, yeh...get on and read your stupid romance novels, as if they're worthwhile..." was always sufficient for parting company on good terms.
I have friends who's partners oppose gaming, not because of it's content, but because they insist on having them spend every free moment together...as if that's a way to have a maintainable relationship.