cerialthriller
Shared on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 10:44 So I'm at work and I happened to read TDrag's blog. And it kind of got me thinking. I love video games and I have for a long time. When I met my current fiance, I wasn't really playing them much because I was kind of broke and working a job to try to put away some money for college. I probably wouldn't have met her if I was gaming at the time, as I wouldn't have been out of the house.
So I was in college, didn't see her much, and I decided to get a refurbed PS2 and a couple games and I got back into gaming. And I haven't really stopped since. That was about 5 years ago. So, now I'm outta college and have a decent job and can afford all the games again. And she doesn't like it. First she was mad that I spent $400 on the 360. Now because I keep buying games. Now she's getting even madder because I am pressing to get an HDTV, that I probably shouldn't buy due to monetary reasons, but you only live once right? And I really don't complain about her buying hand towels for the bathroom that aren't to be used, or the unreasonable amount of "show pillows" on the couches and bed. Atleast a TV has uses aside from aesthetics..
It is kind of wierd.. She was watching me play when I first started Final Fantasy X and she liked the story so much she asked me not to play unless she was watching. So I said OK, and we had a good time playing and going through the story together. So I finished the game and she said she wanted to try, so I said ok, and we played it together again but she played and I must say she did a way better job then I had done with the game. Then I couldn't get her to even try any other games.. It just didn't make sense.
So maybe a month ago we were in Best Buy and they had Guitar Hero 2 on sale for $79.99 and she said she always wanted to try it, I kind of did but it was still kind of expensive for me to possibly not like it. So we buy it and sometimes she will play that but not really that much. But I love it and played it alot.
But I guess in the grand scheme of things this is a minor issue, this is really the only thing that we don't agree on, and all other parts of our relationship are outstanding. I don't think she has a problem with my playing games, but more of a problem of me "wasting money" on them, but I don't see it as a waste really. She loves to watch her stupid reality shows and everything, and the monthly bill for DirectTV costs more then the $60 a month I spend to buy a game. I would imagine I am not the only one with this type of problem, have any of you guys had success getting rid of this situation without stopping your gaming? We don't have kids and probably won't anytime soon, neither of us want them at this point, so it's not an issue about being a neglecting father or anything like that, and I don't let it interfere with anything that we want to do together so I really don't see the big deal...
So I was in college, didn't see her much, and I decided to get a refurbed PS2 and a couple games and I got back into gaming. And I haven't really stopped since. That was about 5 years ago. So, now I'm outta college and have a decent job and can afford all the games again. And she doesn't like it. First she was mad that I spent $400 on the 360. Now because I keep buying games. Now she's getting even madder because I am pressing to get an HDTV, that I probably shouldn't buy due to monetary reasons, but you only live once right? And I really don't complain about her buying hand towels for the bathroom that aren't to be used, or the unreasonable amount of "show pillows" on the couches and bed. Atleast a TV has uses aside from aesthetics..
It is kind of wierd.. She was watching me play when I first started Final Fantasy X and she liked the story so much she asked me not to play unless she was watching. So I said OK, and we had a good time playing and going through the story together. So I finished the game and she said she wanted to try, so I said ok, and we played it together again but she played and I must say she did a way better job then I had done with the game. Then I couldn't get her to even try any other games.. It just didn't make sense.
So maybe a month ago we were in Best Buy and they had Guitar Hero 2 on sale for $79.99 and she said she always wanted to try it, I kind of did but it was still kind of expensive for me to possibly not like it. So we buy it and sometimes she will play that but not really that much. But I love it and played it alot.
But I guess in the grand scheme of things this is a minor issue, this is really the only thing that we don't agree on, and all other parts of our relationship are outstanding. I don't think she has a problem with my playing games, but more of a problem of me "wasting money" on them, but I don't see it as a waste really. She loves to watch her stupid reality shows and everything, and the monthly bill for DirectTV costs more then the $60 a month I spend to buy a game. I would imagine I am not the only one with this type of problem, have any of you guys had success getting rid of this situation without stopping your gaming? We don't have kids and probably won't anytime soon, neither of us want them at this point, so it's not an issue about being a neglecting father or anything like that, and I don't let it interfere with anything that we want to do together so I really don't see the big deal...
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