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ceaon
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Posted - 2010.08.11 19:36:00 -
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 Originally by: Cindjin
My wife HATES EVE.
Why?
Because I play it and really enjoy it.
Is it just me? Do other married citizens have the same problem?
I have only been playing for a month or so so I am hoping it's just a phase.
Have you gotten divorced over EVE?
:)
EvE is turned ON 23/7
just saying
Originally by: CCP Adida
The male thread was locked because the discussion turned into transsexuals and man boobs.
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Sharon Tate
Amarr
Cutting Edge Incorporated
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.08.11 20:33:00 -
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Married with four (young) kids, but I work at home, which gives me the flexibility to play after the wife and kids go to bed.
The wife doesn't mind that I play though, which is nice. I remember buying some new shiny ship and saying "Hey honey, look at this new ship I bought!" and getting the "Oh that's nice dear" response...
Make no mistake, though, kids are first... and yes, I've had the baby on my lap many times during fleet fights... :)
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Breaker77
Gallente
Reclamation Industries
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Posted - 2010.08.11 20:43:00 -
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Originally by: Sharon Tate
and yes, I've had the baby on my lap many times during fleet fights... :)
Teach him/her well!!
Fortunately for me, my GF doesn't care too much about when I play. Of course she's usually busy with her shows on TV or facebook so it works out good.
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Dangerous Daswe
Gallente
Telsa inc
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Posted - 2010.08.11 20:50:00 -
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My missus hated eve at the start if us living together as it took me away from her nook, ie her lying on me and huddling in to the spot between side and arm.
We almost broke up over it until I asked why she could have everything but I couldn't have a game in anger I said "well you try it and you'll understand"
Best words I ever said, now she's hooked on mining and I get play eve. All the time, she goes on from morning to night last night was 3am when she came bed.
Couldn't be happier now
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Turin
Caldari
Body Count Inc.
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2010.08.11 20:59:00 -
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Originally by: Cindjin
My wife HATES EVE.
Why?
Because I play it and really enjoy it.
Is it just me? Do other married citizens have the same problem?
I have only been playing for a month or so so I am hoping it's just a phase.
Have you gotten divorced over EVE?
:)
Bottom line. If you have a g/f who doesnt like video games, she will NEVER approve of ANY game that takes up your time. Ever.
My G/F hates and despises my computer. She doesnt complain too much. but once in a while it comes through. I told her to give me something better to do besides sit on the couch and watch Glee with her, cause I hate that crap.
She hasnt come up with anything better to do. So until she does, im not worried. Cause shes glued to the couch / TV. Her expectation is that I will also be glued to the couch / tv, and thats just not happening.
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xeno1008
Children of the Mercurial Consortium
Nostradamus Effect
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Posted - 2010.08.11 21:22:00 -
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Originally by: Xtreem
my mrs is called eve in rl (well evelyn but called eve)
so i name a few ships after her, or let her choose and she then actually shows an interest, as i dont play as much as i used to this keeps her interest as she wants "her ship" not to die in battle :)
although on a serious note... don't lose a partner over eve.. its a game.. RL should ALWAYS come first, if not its best to look into why you prefer a fake universe than your real one and spend your time fixing it, not playing another.
this is true, but if said person does not like your hobbies, then maybe shes not for you, relationships is all about compatibility and its not her right to change what you enjoy doing. Unless its sex with other woman, then thats a changeable cause.
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Jaw Long
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Posted - 2010.08.11 21:38:00 -
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Edited by: Jaw Long on 11/08/2010 21:42:33
Just a quick word of advice... if you have a wife/gf that really doesn't approve of your gaming... make sure she doesn't know your account password(s)... and that your computer is either too heavy for her to move or somehow secure...
Having an angry woman trash your stuff / throw your computer in the garbage isn't fun.  And don't try to stop her, she'll go crying about domestic abuse. Bat**** crazy *****.
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Kesper North
Caldari
Reliables Inc
Majesta Empire
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Posted - 2010.08.11 21:47:00 -
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My wife has come to accept that I have a mistress named EVE, and says it is better than the other kind. ;)
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Killed me? Read about it in my blog! Northern Lights: Solo PVP in EVE Online
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Eternum Praetorian
True Creation
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Posted - 2010.08.11 21:50:00 -
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Edited by: Eternum Praetorian on 11/08/2010 21:50:31
Originally by: Jaw Long
Having an angry woman trash your stuff / throw your computer in the garbage isn't fun. And don't try to stop her, she'll go crying about domestic abuse. Bat**** crazy *****.
Mmmmm.... Bat**** crazy *****es.
Oh wait...
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Stu Pendisdick
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2010.08.11 21:59:00 -
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The wife and I have three accounds each.
Yes. Three. Each. With all slots loaded. Each.
And she's better skilled on her main than I am.
It pays to marry a geekess.
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Alara IonStorm
Agent-Orange
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Posted - 2010.08.11 22:03:00 -
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My love got me into EVE. She mines and is trying the impossible task of fitting an Omen for PVP with engineering IV.
Come on CCP give give the Omen a bit more Grid and CPU please.
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McBrite
Gallente
Blackwater Forceful Aquisitions
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Posted - 2010.08.11 22:22:00 -
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Edited by: McBrite on 11/08/2010 22:23:09
If you prefer playing EVE to your wife and/or kids company your a
****ing tool of such epic proportions I can't even begin to express
it in words...
I hope she divorces you, takes your kids, the dogs, the house, your
balls and half of your money.
Maybe that will teach you not to be a complete looser...
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Eternum Praetorian
True Creation
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Posted - 2010.08.11 22:31:00 -
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Edited by: Eternum Praetorian on 11/08/2010 22:32:04
Originally by: McBrite
Edited by: McBrite on 11/08/2010 22:23:09
I hope she divorces you, takes your kids, the dogs, the house, your
balls and half of your money.
Maybe that will teach you not to be a complete looser...
[^^Girl in real life playing a dude in EVE spotted^^]
I suspect that is most likely "her" long term plan anyway, EVE or no EVE 
At the very least it is her plan B when she realizes that Twilight isn't "Real Life" just like to us guys "EVE isn't real life" Lets hear it for prenuptial agreements 
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McBrite
Gallente
Blackwater Forceful Aquisitions
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Posted - 2010.08.11 22:39:00 -
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Edited by: McBrite on 11/08/2010 22:40:28
Edited by: McBrite on 11/08/2010 22:40:02
Originally by: Eternum Praetorian
Edited by: Eternum Praetorian on 11/08/2010 22:32:04
Originally by: McBrite
Edited by: McBrite on 11/08/2010 22:23:09
I hope she divorces you, takes your kids, the dogs, the house, your
balls and half of your money.
Maybe that will teach you not to be a complete looser...
[^^Girl in real life playing a dude in EVE spotted^^]
I suspect that is most likely "her" long term plan anyway, EVE or no EVE
At the very least it is her plan B when she realizes that Twilight isn't "Real Life" just like to us guys "EVE isn't real life" Lets hear it for prenuptial agreements
Naw, I'm not... Maybe that was worded a bit to strong, but seriously:
If you prefer EVE to your women and/or kids, why have a women and/or kids? Just to conform with society? You're not doing her or your kids any favors, are you?
Playing a bit of EVE is alright of course... But then playing a bit of EVE doesn't ever lead to divorce, does it? Being an EVE-fiend that plays 23/7 on the weekends and tells his women to take a hike (you wouldn't BELIEVE what I heard on Teamspeak over the years) DOES lead to divorce...
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Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
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Posted - 2010.08.11 22:39:00 -
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In my 5 years of playing EVE, my wife has gone from mild curiosity, to ambivalence, then extreme dislike, a small spate of pure hatred, but now has come to accept the fact that I am not going to stop playing, and has come back around to mild curiosity. She wont play the game (she 'cant get into space' she says, pffft), but she does actually ask me how things are going in the game, and likes to follow whatever shenanigans are going on with my and my spacefriends. She likes the concept of the free for all sandbox with all of its nefarious reprecussions, and she likes the skill system, the things she does not like are the fact she is a spaceship all the time, and that the combat, in her opinion, is BOOOORRINNNGG. I try to explain to her the awesomeness of explosions and laserbeans, but she seems incapable of 'getting it' :(
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Icebok
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.08.11 23:50:00 -
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My girlfriend is a huge Starcraft nerd, so me playing games doesn't ever bother her. I think she'd be worried if I stopped playing EVE.
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Jonathan Yeah
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:10:00 -
[107]
My Mrs gave me grief over the amount of time I play Eve...so I flipped her can. Yeah!
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Raeza
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:14:00 -
[108]
Originally by: Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
In my 5 years of playing EVE, my wife has gone from mild curiosity, to ambivalence, then extreme dislike, a small spate of pure hatred, but now has come to accept the fact that I am not going to stop playing, and has come back around to mild curiosity. She wont play the game (she 'cant get into space' she says, pffft), but she does actually ask me how things are going in the game, and likes to follow whatever shenanigans are going on with my and my spacefriends. She likes the concept of the free for all sandbox with all of its nefarious reprecussions, and she likes the skill system, the things she does not like are the fact she is a spaceship all the time, and that the combat, in her opinion, is BOOOORRINNNGG. I try to explain to her the awesomeness of explosions and laserbeans, but she seems incapable of 'getting it' :(
Snap!
I have played EvE for about 4 years now, currently living with my partner who I have been with for 2.5 years+ I am pretty certain if I met my partner maybe as little as a month sooner it wouldn't of worked out. For the first couple of years I played EvE I was pretty damn addicted, fortunately, for me anyway, I think after you have played the game for a couple of years it becomes easier to manage your time spent on the game.
as others have said above, my parter also went through the phases of hating EvE; now she has become to accept it... I think 
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Hugh Munguss
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:29:00 -
[109]
Just ask your wife/girlfriend/whatever, to give you a list of things that they want you to do and a list of things they do not want you to do! Make sure they accompany the list with with a reward and penalty system
EX: I approve of you doing dishes. Reward: BJ
EX: I do NOT approve of you playing EvE. Penalty: Cook your own dinner
etc...
Stop complaining or compromising...call their bluff and find out if they actually love you or just want to enslave you so you can keep giving things to keep them pacified...like a baby! |
Brannor McThife
Caldari
Brotherhood of the Ancients
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:32:00 -
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I'm sending a link to this thread to my wife to show her how good I am in comparison. :D
But seriously. You need to be dynamic. In the (recent) past, I had set gaming time, but you need to be able to step away from EvE and focus on RL every now and then. EvE can never replace human contact - you lie to yourself if you think it does.
Currently I happily play for about 1.5 hours after DT each night... and maybe a few minutes before DT. Wife's DT is between 30 and 0 minutes before EvE's DT.
And it's not just EvE...it's any gaming or hobby. You should have gotten married to share your life with someone...not share a house and bed... what did your wedding vows say?
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Vauxim
Minmatar
Just Us Guys In Space
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:42:00 -
[111]
You married a control freak.
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Brian Ballsack
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Posted - 2010.08.12 00:47:00 -
[112]
I bet she stinks :P
no offence meant, i just had to say that.
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Cipher Jones
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.08.12 01:00:00 -
[113]
the first person I did missions with way back in the day was a husband/wife ship duo where they got divorced and the husband ended up dual boxing. Or no box, depending on your perspective... But I digest...
I tried to get my wife to play eve but she didn't like it. But then she doesn't try to make me watch true blood or do other chick **** more than once either if I don't like it. She's gonna try it again after Incarna, hopefully there will be poker in EvE instead of the crap client that's out now.
Anyway, we've only ever played the same games a couple of times since we've been together. The first thing I got her was Half life platinum pack, I didn't like it much (I already had it, needed 2 keys). After that It was WC3 and then Guild Wars.
Up until guild Wars I was the provider with a great job in the tech sector making computer chips. When robots started making computers and I got perma laid off it was rough. I got enough severance to take a year off and boy did that **** her off. That's when I learned how to make a woman happy, and thats what you have to do. you better be able to have dinner ready, the kid's homework better be done, and you better be ready to rub some feet (when I was younger I obtained a stripper for a g/f b/c her man wouldn't #truestory).
Anyway, you do all that stuff before you play and you will be golden. You blow any woman off too much and she'll go find someone who doesn't.
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Polly Lops
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Posted - 2010.08.12 01:05:00 -
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My (ex)husband got me into the game then proceeded to get jealous of every male friend I talked to in the game. As you can imagine, that was a lot of male friends... even the ones that were his friends. He called a few on the phone and threatened them even. Yes, we are now divorced. There were other issues but his jealousy over the game were a large part of what caused our demise.
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Merin Ryskin
Peregrine Industries
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Posted - 2010.08.12 01:22:00 -
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EVE and Relationships 101:
1) Dump the possessive girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever who, as De'Veldrin said, doesn't know the difference between "me time" and "us time" and why a healthy relationship involves some of both. If this person is really that controlling (seriously, getting jealous because the autopilot has a female voice?), you're better off without them.
2) Find a new girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever who has interests of their own. Even if they do not enjoy games, a person who has more in their life than "spend time with my girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever", they will be happy to let you play EVE so they can spend some time on their own interests.
Thankfully I found a sane girlfriend, and I can't imagine her getting upset about me spending a reasonable amount of time playing EVE. Just like I have no problem if she wants to spend a few hours reading a book or whatever. And you know, I'm sure if we put a little effort into talking about our interests and how much time we want to invest in them, we could even arrange it so that these two events overlap!
Likewise for the people complaining about the same old cliche about having to manipulate your girlfriend into giving you sex. Maybe you should find a girl who's honest about enjoying it and/or stop sucking so much in bed that she'd rather watch paint dry?
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Catherine Frasier
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Posted - 2010.08.12 01:40:00 -
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Originally by: Lunachan
"You feel I should spent more time with you than my game? Then put out more often or STFU woman!"
Worked for me.
Worked for you in the sense that now you're single (so problem solved) or in the sense that now that you've imagined saying that to your imaginary girlfriend she understands that you are the King of your Castle Parent's Basement and knows not to mess with you?
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Cipher Jones
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.08.12 01:55:00 -
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Originally by: Catherine Frasier
Originally by: Lunachan
"You feel I should spent more time with you than my game? Then put out more often or STFU woman!"
Worked for me.
Worked for you in the sense that now you're single (so problem solved) or in the sense that now that you've imagined saying that to your imaginary girlfriend she understands that you are the King of your Castle Parent's Basement and knows not to mess with you?
Neither.
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Mr Kidd
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Posted - 2010.08.12 04:08:00 -
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For me Eve is a filler for an empty life. My life can be nothing more than what it already is. If you have a life then I suggest you forget about Eve and attend to yours. Otherwise, you will have an empty life and it will be noone's fault but your own.
Eve cannot be played casually. Sorry. I know people say they do. I don't believe them and I think they are deluding themselves. Nothing in this game takes less than 1 hour to accomplish without the highest of skills and noone got those skills playing Eve less than an hour at a time. And so much more requires several hours at a time. What? You setup all of your planets in PI in less than an hour? Yeah right. You bought commodities, found a place to trade them, then traveled +30 jumps to sell them for a profit in less than an hour? Sure. Did you setup that POS in < an hour? Uh huh. How about that group of thugs who entered your system and harassed you and yours? You spent less than an hour fending them off and then making sure noone was lurking around your system waiting for an opportune moment to spring a surprise on you? Yeah, keep telling me you play this game casually. Better yet, tell yourself. That's the one that needs the most convincing.
All you people with wives and kids need to be thankful of that and not take it for granted. If you want video game entertainment find a good FPS that you can get on and off and still have real fun.
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Dominatus Crispus
Nation of Muppets
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Posted - 2010.08.12 04:12:00 -
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my wife plays eve too... 
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Mathay Exi
ExiCo Labor and Industry
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Posted - 2010.08.12 04:26:00 -
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It took me 3 different attempts and a whole LOT of question answering, but I finally got my wife into EvE!
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