Talkuth Rel
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Posted - 2008.02.29 00:39:00 -
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After nearly six years of marriage, I have successfully corrupted my wife. Shortly after we were married, I built two computers. My wife inisted that she didn't need her own machine, that she could get by using mine occasionally for email and stuff, but I convinced her it would be useful. Little did she know that it was the start of my master plan...
I'd always been a gamer, and a few months later a friend got me hooked on the world of MMOs, ala Earth and Beyond. Over the years, I've played a number of these online games, and my wife has generally politely tolerated my hobby. Besides, she had her TV shows, I had my games, we were happy
Meanwhile, she gradually found herself spending more and more time at her computer. She has a dozen puzzle-type games, loves adventure games, and even dabbled in the Sims for a while. Sometimes we'd play an FPS together, or maybe a round of Worms: Armageddon for laughs. She'd become more proficient at computer gaming, and more comfortable trying new games.
Just under a month ago, I convinced her to give WoW a try. A couple of days and she was hooked  . I don't think we've spent more than two evenings in front of the TV in the last three weeks. Some nights, we're playing together in Azeroth, others she plays by herself while I fly in EVE. Maybe in a few months, she'll be ready to graduate to the world of internet spaceships  . I'm not sure whether the game would be too complicated for her tastes, but hey, she enjoys "Firefly," and was a "Star Wars" fan long before we ever met, so at least it's the right genre for her. One thing at a time I suppose 
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