It's just women. I know that sounds chauvinistic, but it's true. Women do things that make absolutely zero sense to men because they live based off emotion instead of logic.
The day men understand women is the day we figure out if P is equal to NP.
ever since the beta was released and i spent more time following the game, the wife has been on my ass...curious if anyone else has had a few run ins related to the game and what they are...figured this could be a pretty interesting thread if people share their stories, i'll start...
planning on going to a midnight release with a buddy who i will be playing with when the servers go live. told the wife about it and she gets offended...wished that i would have asked her. so i ask her and she says she doesnt want to go...so i ask why she wants me to ask her if she didnt want to go, and she doesnt really have a reason other than she wanted to go with me. i tell her i think it is so sweet that she would offer to do that with me considering her hate of the game (and it really is!). then she just keeps making these underhanded comments wishing i would have asked her instead of my mate (for you aussies)...
needless to say im thoroughly confused by this entire interaction, led to some minor bickering, nothing major (this time)...
anyone else got some good stories (or advice) to add?
<.< you are 2 people, whit equal rights if she find it lame that you want to go tough shit. she apparently don't accept you for the one you are
don't sacrifice yourself for a woman, it will only end in you being miserable
It's just women. I know that sounds chauvinistic, but it's true. Women do things that make absolutely zero sense to men because they live based off emotion instead of logic.
The day men understand women is the day we figure out if P is equal to NP.
Oh my. I see in this thread a few people who are going to be sad and alone when they're older.
Due to my nature as a red panda - I'm not really bothered by it. I'm perfectly happy sitting in my tree-house sipping on some tea while munching on bamboo.
Oh my. I see in this thread a few people who are going to be sad and alone when they're older.
Due to my nature as a red panda - I'm not really bothered by it. I'm perfectly happy sitting in my tree-house sipping on some tea while munching on bamboo.
lucky your treehouse has internet connection!
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"If you don't have a TV, then what is all your furniture pointed at?"
My wife will be cool with it. Because she is awesome in regards to gaming. She does not play- in my 4 years as a pretty HC WoW player she levelled a hunter to lvl 4!! That was the extent of her gaming experience...
My kids however! All 3 game- 2 are solidly into it. My son and I will buy CE's each and play from day 1. My wife was cool listening to enless WoW babble for years between the 4 of out at dinner time and more....
Tis not all one way tho- wifey and i enjoy movies, meals out, motor bike riding and more together.... Balance in life- MODERATION- but NOT in the first week or 2 :-)
If the wife is crapped majorly over a season of heavy gaming it may be indicative of other issues being flamed by the gaming. Include her in what u think is reasonable with D3 play and be flexible :-) For what it's worth....
My partner (to be wife come november) is amazingly accepting of me and computer games, she even goes out of her way to attempt to show interest in the game because "they are me".
I even had her play the beta and she enjoyed it so I'm buying her a copy of the game come release, but at the end of the day, my computer is int he same room as her TV, so while I game she watches TV we are like the perfect couple.
No, I'm not fighting. I've found the easiest way is to just cave in. The saying "Happy Wife, Happy Life" is all too true. Sure, you could try to be the "controlling" one and "wear the pants", but the only thing you'll be controlling is the video game and, don't worry, your pants will be safely on for a very long time.
Make the night prior to the launch thing you're doing with friends 100% about her. Turn off your phone, make dinner or take her out, and just let her know that she comes first.... sort of.
you need to get your old lady and laptop and a hulu subscription. she can watch girly drama crap (desperate housewives repeats) while you are slaying hordes of undead!
Oh my. I see in this thread a few people who are going to be sad and alone when they're older.
Or maybe it could be that some people truly dont care about being bogged down and refuse to worship vagina? I think so.
Obviously you have little if any relationship experience, and any you may have had must have been terrible, my apologies. I don't really understand how you think being in a relationship "bogs you down." If anything, the fact I have a fiance with a job allows me MORE time to play video games. I can take a day off here and there and not feel like I'm going to be short on cash because we are a team and our money is more or less shared. Maybe that's not how everyone handles it, but it sure as hell makes gaming much more accessible and easy for me having her in my life.
ever since the beta was released and i spent more time following the game, the wife has been on my ass...curious if anyone else has had a few run ins related to the game and what they are...figured this could be a pretty interesting thread if people share their stories, i'll start...
planning on going to a midnight release with a buddy who i will be playing with when the servers go live. told the wife about it and she gets offended...wished that i would have asked her. so i ask her and she says she doesnt want to go...so i ask why she wants me to ask her if she didnt want to go, and she doesnt really have a reason other than she wanted to go with me. i tell her i think it is so sweet that she would offer to do that with me considering her hate of the game (and it really is!). then she just keeps making these underhanded comments wishing i would have asked her instead of my mate (for you aussies)...
needless to say im thoroughly confused by this entire interaction, led to some minor bickering, nothing major (this time)...
anyone else got some good stories (or advice) to add?
She's a woman, and they do this sometimes. I've never understood it and I don't do things like that myself so I can't even help you try and figure out why women act that way! I just find it sad when someone who is meant to care about you so much doesn't let you enjoy the things you do without getting upset about it.
I don't have any stories to tell, nothing interesting at least. My story is, I'm single and no one is around to be in my way of what I want to do and I like it that way.
Also this is another reason why you shouldn´t marry at all (aside from the high financial and legal risks of western marriage, and secretive unaccountable family courts).
I guess no particular stories come to mind, but I defiantly have a situation regarding gaming in general. I'm 23, I bought my own duplex two years ago and rent out one side / live in the other. I met my girlfriend just a couple months after I bought my place. We get along fine in a lot of areas (including the big ones like money habits, politics, religion, ect) but she defiantly hates video games. It stems from her mom playing wow nonstop and ignoring her and her sisters, and I can sympathize. But, and this may sound ridiculous at first, I told her straight up I love playing video games, even if it's just a specific few, and that I'm not going to stop. I'll make time for her, but she had to realize I will also make time for myself (mostly in video games).
She's seen me spend a lot of time at my computer (mostly hoping for D3 news) and also play the beta a LOT in the past 6 months lol. It defiantly irks her sometimes and if the positions were reversed I'd completely understand.
But, I told her just like I tell anyone else that will listen; Life's too short to do shit you don't want to do. Call me selfish, conceded, what have you, but I do things that I like to do. I love her to death and I want to be with her always, but I'm not going to compromise on anything that I like, including hobbies.
My advice (and I'm no therapist) is just to shrug it off. I'm not saying be mean, but you've done all you've been able to; Include her, apologize and so on. Don't let it ruin your night.
Bloody oath! Good on ya mate
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Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
My previous girlfriend played wow too, so if I got something she didn't have eg. violet proto or a stone drake from the 5man she would send me on a guilt trip to hell, so much so that if I ever used it she'd literally stop talking as much to me... seriously... After I got them she wouldn't even let me help her get hers either because she suddenly claimed she didn't want it any-more.
Oh my. I see in this thread a few people who are going to be sad and alone when they're older.
Or maybe it could be that some people truly dont care about being bogged down and refuse to worship vagina? I think so.
Sure, sure. You keep telling yourself that.
Lol, naive people like you seem to be the only ones needing convincing. Sorry to be the first person to break it to you, but there are more important things in life than your primitive sexual desires. Have fun being pussy whipped. Also, my relationships have been fine because I've avoided having any on my own behalf, LOL imagine that? Must be too hard for people like you to absorb.
@OP- I have it a little worse. My wife is threatening me with child birth on May 15th (she's due the 27th) just to spite me and not allow me to be online for the release.
Gosh Blister, women are actually pretty easy to understand. You should have invited her first, she may hate the game but she may have liked to share this midnight release with you. Even if she's not into gaming (or this game specifically) it's wiser to make she feel like she's kind of sharing with you something that is cool for you. If she feels like that she won't see the game as a potential enemy and things will be easier for you.
In my case my wife is pretty cool about games and she also likes to play. We play some games together, but this one we decided to have a single account and alternate. She'll help getting gold and mats while she plays her own char. We don't have much time to play together nowdays so we decided to go that way for d3. During the first days she'll also help me out bringing food and taking care of son most of the time. She's pretty cool and supportive overall. But again you gotta be wise and smart about women to make them allies, not enemies.
Thank goodness I'm going to be playing with my brother. But I'm going to use some tips on here to make the gf happy. Although she already is but doesn't hurt to get her more happy. See you all at launch day!
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The day men understand women is the day we figure out if P is equal to NP.
Ignore bitches; get what you want out of life.
don't sacrifice yourself for a woman, it will only end in you being miserable
as above!
Due to my nature as a red panda - I'm not really bothered by it. I'm perfectly happy sitting in my tree-house sipping on some tea while munching on bamboo.
lucky your treehouse has internet connection!
Or maybe it could be that some people truly dont care about being bogged down and refuse to worship vagina? I think so.
My kids however! All 3 game- 2 are solidly into it. My son and I will buy CE's each and play from day 1. My wife was cool listening to enless WoW babble for years between the 4 of out at dinner time and more....
Tis not all one way tho- wifey and i enjoy movies, meals out, motor bike riding and more together.... Balance in life- MODERATION- but NOT in the first week or 2 :-)
If the wife is crapped majorly over a season of heavy gaming it may be indicative of other issues being flamed by the gaming. Include her in what u think is reasonable with D3 play and be flexible :-) For what it's worth....
I even had her play the beta and she enjoyed it so I'm buying her a copy of the game come release, but at the end of the day, my computer is int he same room as her TV, so while I game she watches TV we are like the perfect couple.
Make the night prior to the launch thing you're doing with friends 100% about her. Turn off your phone, make dinner or take her out, and just let her know that she comes first.... sort of.
Obviously you have little if any relationship experience, and any you may have had must have been terrible, my apologies. I don't really understand how you think being in a relationship "bogs you down." If anything, the fact I have a fiance with a job allows me MORE time to play video games. I can take a day off here and there and not feel like I'm going to be short on cash because we are a team and our money is more or less shared. Maybe that's not how everyone handles it, but it sure as hell makes gaming much more accessible and easy for me having her in my life.
She's a woman, and they do this sometimes. I've never understood it and I don't do things like that myself so I can't even help you try and figure out why women act that way! I just find it sad when someone who is meant to care about you so much doesn't let you enjoy the things you do without getting upset about it.
I don't have any stories to tell, nothing interesting at least. My story is, I'm single and no one is around to be in my way of what I want to do and I like it that way.
Also, this:
Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
Lol, naive people like you seem to be the only ones needing convincing. Sorry to be the first person to break it to you, but there are more important things in life than your primitive sexual desires. Have fun being pussy whipped. Also, my relationships have been fine because I've avoided having any on my own behalf, LOL imagine that? Must be too hard for people like you to absorb.
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In my case my wife is pretty cool about games and she also likes to play. We play some games together, but this one we decided to have a single account and alternate. She'll help getting gold and mats while she plays her own char. We don't have much time to play together nowdays so we decided to go that way for d3. During the first days she'll also help me out bringing food and taking care of son most of the time. She's pretty cool and supportive overall. But again you gotta be wise and smart about women to make them allies, not enemies.