What do you tell the wife? - Page 3

DeepSix · 11-19-07, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

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Bose noise cancelling headphones. They finaly get tired of asking and not getting an answer.

The unfortunate side effect is that invariably, she has been asking you what you would like for supper. In not getting an answer, she is then free to cook whatever she wants, usually your least favorite dish. Ignoring her further then gets said dinner served into your lap...

If she does not get an answer she will make reservations for dinner and meet her boyfriend there

Who might turn out to be DeepIron

DeepIron · 11-19-07, 03:03 PM

LOL! Not me DeepSix! I only put in at one port...

DeepSix · 11-19-07, 03:06 PM

LOL same here.

Snuffy · 11-19-07, 04:30 PM

I gave up puttin in port ... been sailing free of disturbance for over 10 years now

STEED · 11-19-07, 04:33 PM

Tell her to Feck Off.

leovampire · 11-19-07, 04:54 PM

No need to help them kill things and can spend money in the game how ever they want and decorate the house how ever they want and not empty your wallet in real life. :rotfl: :rotfl:

But if your in the same room just need to get head phone's so you don't get b*tched at to turn down the volume during a DC attack.

NiclDoe · 11-19-07, 06:21 PM

Wife spotted!

Bearing 180 Short range. Crash dive!!!!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Nightmare · 11-19-07, 06:23 PM

I’ve only been married for a little over a year and a half. We had several conversations early on in our relationship about me being a gamer and that it is a hobby for me. It was hard for her because in her eyes, a 27 year old should have out grown playing computer games. It took me awhile to introduce her to my friends and other people for her to realize that gamers are now the “norm” and there isn’t anything wrong with it.

Since we got married it’s been an issue of time/timing. I spend maybe on average 3 hours during the workweek on my computer, which is done at night after she’s gone to bed. The main issue crops up during the weekend where I try to specify a “game time” with those that I play SH4 and other games with (usually an hour or two for the whole weekend). Stuff that has to be done around the house takes #1 priority before I even sit down and turn my computer on. I’m fine with interruptions, it the continually getting upset over taking up 45 minutes of that hour that I specified and me wanting to continue playing so that I can play for an hour instead of 15 minutes. This of course has led to some “reasonable expectations” conversation.

DeepSix · 11-19-07, 07:53 PM

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...Since we got married it’s been an issue of time/timing. I spend maybe on average 3 hours during the workweek on my computer, which is done at night after she’s gone to bed. The main issue crops up during the weekend where I try to specify a “game time” with those that I play SH4 and other games with (usually an hour or two for the whole weekend). Stuff that has to be done around the house takes #1 priority before I even sit down and turn my computer on. I’m fine with interruptions, it the continually getting upset over taking up 45 minutes of that hour that I specified and me wanting to continue playing so that I can play for an hour instead of 15 minutes. This of course has led to some “reasonable expectations” conversation.

If you think it's fun now, wait 'til you have kids....

You sound just like my brother-in-law, and I had no idea he was on this board! Hey, Bro!

You may all give considerable thanks this Thursday, gentlemen, that you are not married to my sister. I mean, I love her and she's a swell person, but when she wants one of those weekend projects done she has a way of saying my brother-in-law's name that - that - glaaah! Sounds like a gale force wind in the rigging of the Flying Dutchman....

MorganThePirate · 11-19-07, 08:03 PM

Send her to the Red Cross and/or the Salvation Army.

Reaves · 11-19-07, 08:09 PM

Sounds like you need a pet monkey!

Captain Vlad · 11-19-07, 11:28 PM

I'm lucky enough to know how lucky I am. Ex-girlfriend of mine had the same attitude about computer games I heard someone else mention. Games were for teenagers. She was the same way about cartoons. Totally didn't understand the concept of South Park.

My fiancee on the other hand...she plays X-Men Legends with me, throws out occasional comments when she's watching a movie while I'm playing (see signature).

On really good days, she offers to watch me play.

She's a big fan of horror movies, too, while I'm not. I sink Japs while Mike Myers fillets teenagers.

bookworm_020 · 11-20-07, 12:22 AM

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She's a big fan of horror movies, too, while I'm not. I sink Japs while Mike Myers fillets teenagers.

My wife's is the same

I hate horror movies (I watched her fav, the butterfly effect, to make her happy, but she won't watch Das Boot!)

I wait till she falls asleep (scratching her back is the best way I found), then I go and play for a couple of hours. I'm trying to convince she doesn't need me there when she watches Wolf Creek!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0416315/

Torps · 11-20-07, 12:46 AM

LoL, well my wife goes to bed early, so I became a night owl. I had a span where my wife got on my case and I told her jee, I could be out drinking, partying , cheating ( the DEATH RAY stare) and I'm like you have me practically every day, you drag me out of bed at 4:30 in the morning 50% of the time, and when you get home working on your stuff for school (shes a teacher) why do you demand I watch what you do?

Personally I think women have a lot of insecurities and I guess nagging us to do all these little random things while we are busy playing our games is there way of saying..

"PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!! and I rather have you do something else then play your stupid game, I just wont tell you. I much rather have you do these little things I do not know how to do, I act like I do not know how to do, or I just do not want to learn how to do it, so I can snag you away from your game to make me feel better, that your doing something productive".

So yah, My wife and her friends hate it when I look at them after I make a comment when they tick me off on purpose and I tell them what I know they are thinking (body language, facial expression, the way the say it, and how). They hate the fact I know what they are thinking, it makes them uncomfortable, very angry and flustered.

heheh Its a gift that works great and made dating even more interesting back in the day,heheh.

BootsmanBoof · 11-20-07, 02:27 AM

Just live on bugger-all sleep like I do. Kids in bed, wife ditto, crack open SH3+GWX and do a patrol. To the end, even if it takes 3 hours

. Turn up to work next day feeling groggy and sleep deprived, but at the same time satisfied with a good bucketload of tonnage

11-19-07, 03:03 PM	#32
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11-19-07, 03:06 PM	#33
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL same here. __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

11-19-07, 04:30 PM	#34
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I gave up puttin in port ... been sailing free of disturbance for over 10 years now __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

11-19-07, 04:33 PM	#35
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Tell her to Feck Off. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-19-07, 04:54 PM	#36
leovampire Eternal Patrol Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT. USA Posts: 2,336 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	just get them interested in the sim's 2 No need to help them kill things and can spend money in the game how ever they want and decorate the house how ever they want and not empty your wallet in real life. :rotfl: :rotfl: But if your in the same room just need to get head phone's so you don't get b*tched at to turn down the volume during a DC attack. __________________ AIR_BASE_NAV_MAP_MOD Reflections_on_the_Water

11-19-07, 06:21 PM	#37
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Wife spotted! Bearing 180 Short range. Crash dive!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ The Crazy Wolf

11-19-07, 06:23 PM	#38
Nightmare Engineer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 210 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I’ve only been married for a little over a year and a half. We had several conversations early on in our relationship about me being a gamer and that it is a hobby for me. It was hard for her because in her eyes, a 27 year old should have out grown playing computer games. It took me awhile to introduce her to my friends and other people for her to realize that gamers are now the “norm” and there isn’t anything wrong with it. Since we got married it’s been an issue of time/timing. I spend maybe on average 3 hours during the workweek on my computer, which is done at night after she’s gone to bed. The main issue crops up during the weekend where I try to specify a “game time” with those that I play SH4 and other games with (usually an hour or two for the whole weekend). Stuff that has to be done around the house takes #1 priority before I even sit down and turn my computer on. I’m fine with interruptions, it the continually getting upset over taking up 45 minutes of that hour that I specified and me wanting to continue playing so that I can play for an hour instead of 15 minutes. This of course has led to some “reasonable expectations” conversation.

11-19-07, 08:03 PM	#40
MorganThePirate Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On battle stations in sunny AZ Posts: 54 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Red Cross Send her to the Red Cross and/or the Salvation Army.

11-19-07, 08:09 PM	#41
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Sounds like you need a pet monkey! __________________

11-19-07, 11:28 PM	#42
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I'm lucky enough to know how lucky I am. Ex-girlfriend of mine had the same attitude about computer games I heard someone else mention. Games were for teenagers. She was the same way about cartoons. Totally didn't understand the concept of South Park. My fiancee on the other hand...she plays X-Men Legends with me, throws out occasional comments when she's watching a movie while I'm playing (see signature). On really good days, she offers to watch me play. She's a big fan of horror movies, too, while I'm not. I sink Japs while Mike Myers fillets teenagers. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm." Last edited by Captain Vlad; 11-20-07 at 08:43 AM.

11-20-07, 12:46 AM	#44
Torps Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 496 Downloads: 148 Uploads: 0	Oh man , can I relate LoL, well my wife goes to bed early, so I became a night owl. I had a span where my wife got on my case and I told her jee, I could be out drinking, partying , cheating ( the DEATH RAY stare) and I'm like you have me practically every day, you drag me out of bed at 4:30 in the morning 50% of the time, and when you get home working on your stuff for school (shes a teacher) why do you demand I watch what you do? Personally I think women have a lot of insecurities and I guess nagging us to do all these little random things while we are busy playing our games is there way of saying.. "PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!! and I rather have you do something else then play your stupid game, I just wont tell you. I much rather have you do these little things I do not know how to do, I act like I do not know how to do, or I just do not want to learn how to do it, so I can snag you away from your game to make me feel better, that your doing something productive". So yah, My wife and her friends hate it when I look at them after I make a comment when they tick me off on purpose and I tell them what I know they are thinking (body language, facial expression, the way the say it, and how). They hate the fact I know what they are thinking, it makes them uncomfortable, very angry and flustered. heheh Its a gift that works great and made dating even more interesting back in the day,heheh. __________________ Torps Contributor PE for ROW Reflections on Water *ROW Sound Effects* R.I.P Dave Bunnel aka LeoVampire

11-20-07, 02:27 AM	#45
BootsmanBoof Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 56 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Just live on bugger-all sleep like I do. Kids in bed, wife ditto, crack open SH3+GWX and do a patrol. To the end, even if it takes 3 hours . Turn up to work next day feeling groggy and sleep deprived, but at the same time satisfied with a good bucketload of tonnage __________________ "Of all the branches of men in the forces there is none which shows more devotion and faces grimmer perils than the submariners." Sir Winston Churchill.