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Aaron Mirrorsaver R.E.C.O.N. The Volition Cult	Posted - 2008.04.13 00:31:00 - [1] Quite an important question I am sure at least some of you ask yourselves sometimes. Im mainly curious for those of you that have serious/steady girlfriends or married with children, how do you balance eve life with family life? I ask this because quite a few people I know have quit eve recently citing this issue. For my part I am a late night person and my wife is an early person, she goes to sleep early and I then hop on eve. She's also a t.v buff and watches alot of t.v while I play. So its not to say I can only play when the cats away/sleeping. I mainly can NEVER play while my 2 yr old son is home and awake, I could log in and maybe chat a bit, but between him wanting me or coming at the PC, I couldn't do any sort of combat or other 0.0 operation like even rat. I guess I am fortunate to have one of those wives who dont complain I spend more time in front the computer, we each do our own thing pretty much. Curious how other people balance it with more clingy wives, and if you feel you spend too much time playing eve, over spending time with your family. For me eve is a hobby, so its like spending 5 hours repairing or restoring some crappy old car... just not as much a recognized hobby by the more mainstream.
Tarminic Forsaken Resistance The Last Stand	Posted - 2008.04.13 00:41:00 - [2] I'm married, and there's a simple and incredibly effective technique I use. 1 Hour of EVE = 1 20-minute footrub It has yet to fail me. ---------------- Tarminic - 34 Million SP in Forum Warfare Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.81 (Updated 4/8)
N1fty Amarr Galactic Shipyards Inc HUZZAH FEDERATION	Posted - 2008.04.13 00:51:00 - [3] Tarminic, what if 1 hour of forum-war = 20 minutes of foot rub? Thats a lot of footrub!
Ira Theos	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:04:00 - [4] What is this "Real Life" you speak of?? Is it an alternate plane of existence that we might scan for?? Can we loot it if we can target it?
Uzuness Carebear Corp	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:08:00 - [5] EVE and girlfriends/life's are two things that don't go hand and hand. Personally, I play when shes at school, or when I'm at work. But when I'm home with her, I willingly spend time with her.. unless we're fighting. And, yes... a little back rub buys me EVE/free time.
Pajama Jack Vitium Forus	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:13:00 - [6] I traded in my old wife. She was a game hating, life draining, man eating, evil soul sucking mega *****. Now i say this in a good way, cause the sex was rockin. My new woman is an Eve Loving, flower of happy bright goodness, who breathes life into every step i take. She plays eve more then i do, and can pew pew like a warrior princess. Plus the sex is rockin with her too..... in bed pew pew
Hebik Fane Havoc Inc	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:20:00 - [7] I put my fiance thru law school, for $150K you too can have 3 years of relative quiet. Unfortunately she is graduating soon and will be on my case again. Perhaps future-Ex-wife is a better term than fiance.
Ralara Caldari D00M. Triumvirate.	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:32:00 - [8] I have cats, does that count? -- Ralara / Ralarina
Solomunio Kzenig Amarr SPORADIC MOVEMENT HUZZAH FEDERATION	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:41:00 - [9] Can be difficult when the GF hates EVE with a passion, but work situation means that I can play 2 days a week while she's at work and i'm at home so no real big issues, just have to make sure I don't play while she's at home as aggro is un-tankable.
Zeba Minmatar Pator Tech School	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:47:00 - [10] --> Retired wealthy single man with nothing to do but diddle the current GF and pimp out my multi account npc corp empire whilst imbibing the finest of single malt whiskey. Life is great. Originally by: Malcanis Too many people confuse "Waah, I didn't get my own way" with 'poor customer service'.
Monkey Saturday SAS Elite Ops Chaos Incarnate.	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:54:00 - [11] I let my wife talk to her annoying friends about annoying stuff and she lets me play Eve. We annoy each other equally so it cancels each other out and all is well. Also she makes me cook, clean, and pay for everything.
Jinx Barker GFB Scientific	Posted - 2008.04.13 01:58:00 - [12] Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, and more Sex... and did I mention Sex? Whenever I am asked, to perform, I just do it... it gives me a certain leeway, when it comes to personal perks.
Tony Allizzar POINT CLICK KILL	Posted - 2008.04.13 02:15:00 - [13] eve-online is responsible for 5 years of failed relationships. I just enjoy my eve time to much. I have recently decided to stay away from women until i find one that plays an MMO, not eve though i hope, because i would not want them convoing me every 2 minutes. "tony do you wanna come mine tonight?" "for gods sake woman, Im trying to lead a gang through rancer"
Radcjk Caldari Dark Star LTD Atrocitas	Posted - 2008.04.13 02:26:00 - [14] I have a wife and year and a half old kid. Plus the Military... I play as I can, when i can, and how I can. Untill the last few months my play time was steady while at home. I make sure to devote a few nights a week soley to my wife. The rest was when the kid was in bed and I set her up foe WoW (she tried eve, didn't like it...WoW is great..in that it keeps her off my back) Alternatively when I find a computer that also gives fellatio I may have found a solution for us all.
Inquisitor Varinor	Posted - 2008.04.13 02:28:00 - [15] My wife HATES eve, so i bought a laptop and i can mine the hell outta belts with my industrial toon while sitting in the lounge with her watching lifestyle channel (gag). I can also scan out belts/plexes to come back to later when shes in bed/at work.
Da'iel Zehn Suune Core Operations	Posted - 2008.04.13 03:15:00 - [16] I have a med-high maintenance wife and a 5 year old boy. I spend most of my time with them. I play Eve 1.5-2 hours a night after they go to sleep. Then I play periodically when they are gone, or I get some "me" time. Eve is just a game, so I make it a lower priority than anything else. Don't get me wrong, I love Eve, but there are some things that are more important. If I was single and didn't have a child, I'd be addicted to Eve, wear depends, eat cake mix out of a box, drink my 3 liters of Dr. Pepper a day, probably gain 200 lbs, and stay in my house ever second other than having to go out to work to make money to play Eve.
Dranziel	Posted - 2008.04.13 03:20:00 - [17] This has plagued me for a long time. GF always on my back about playing but lately i have found the perfect cure! The Sims! she has something to play and as long as she is on there im safe to do my thing. That and when she sleeps i get up and play :P
Cpt Branko Surge. Night's Dawn	Posted - 2008.04.13 03:32:00 - [18] Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver For my part I am a late night person and my wife is an early person, she goes to sleep early and I then hop on eve. That. Sig removed, inappropriate link. If you would like further details please mail [email protected] ~Saint
Blood Daemon Minmatar Republic Military School	Posted - 2008.04.13 03:43:00 - [19] Originally by: Da'iel Zehn I have a med-high maintenance wife and a 5 year old boy. I spend most of my time with them. I play Eve 1.5-2 hours a night after they go to sleep. Then I play periodically when they are gone, or I get some "me" time. Eve is just a game, so I make it a lower priority than anything else. Don't get me wrong, I love Eve, but there are some things that are more important. If I was single and didn't have a child, I'd be addicted to Eve, wear depends, eat cake mix out of a box, drink my 3 liters of Dr. Pepper a day, probably gain 200 lbs, and stay in my house ever second other than having to go out to work to make money to play Eve. Earn isk, buy GTC's = WIN!!!... My GF is asleep next to me as I speak (type)... She goes works/college during the day so I get some "sleep" while she's out.. And when she's asleep that's my EVE time, apart from when I need to switch a skill i'll nip on EVE for 10-15mins.. It's rather good, but I have a sneaky feeling it's all coming to an end, she wants us both into full time work, so we can get a apartment together .. But for now... it's a guuuurd life!! ------------------
techzer0 IDLE GUNS	Posted - 2008.04.13 03:58:00 - [20] Working shifts in the military and keeps me with different hours than my GF and gives me plenty of EVE-time... but then... I'm single again now for reasons not EVE-related so, meh. I got all the time in the world to waste in front of my PC ------------ Originally by: CCP Mitnal It's great being a puppetmaster
Cyriel Longinus Caldari XERCORE	Posted - 2008.04.13 05:02:00 - [21] I have my priorities which are: Money, Woman and then EvE ... in that order. There's so much clarity and empowerment in living simple.
Jenny Spitfire Caldari LoneStar Industries Veritas Immortalis	Posted - 2008.04.13 06:55:00 - [22] I habe no life.
Naran Darkmood Gallente	Posted - 2008.04.13 07:40:00 - [23] Originally by: Dranziel This has plagued me for a long time. GF always on my back about playing but lately i have found the perfect cure! The Sims! That! My wife is playing way more Sims than I'm playing Eve (admittedly, I'm working and she isn't), so everything is fine. Unfortunately, she isn't into if, but I hope to get her into one of the new Fantasy RPGs that are being published soon (like WAR) Originally by: Tellenta When the end of the world comes will it happen one timezone at a time? When the aussies bite it can we save ourselves by adjusting our clocks? I need to know this!
northwesten Amarr Trinity Corporate Services	Posted - 2008.04.13 07:41:00 - [24] I am a trucker! only for kings mill atm and when i finsh i play EVE or BF2 Now for my OH well She live in the USA atm so there no problem when your in a long distance relationship. Tho she knows she marrys me she marry EVE! I made it clear I met EVE first so dont try to control me on EVE. When i move there I play EVE and she wont be fussed as she do her own thing. When I have a family well! EVE be secound in my life! Trinity Corporate Services
Gabriel Karade Nulli-Secundus	Posted - 2008.04.13 08:04:00 - [25] Well Duh! Remove the Girlfriend module from the last highslot, it's not as if you're getting much more DPS by fitting it, and the CPU saving will let you fit another damage mod... Godsakes! It's so simple people! Basic fitting 101... -------------- Video - 'War-Machine'
Darius Brinn Gallente Taggart Transdimensional Virtue of Selfishness	Posted - 2008.04.13 08:49:00 - [26] Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver Quite an important question I am sure at least some of you ask yourselves sometimes. Im mainly curious for those of you that have serious/steady girlfriends or married with children, how do you balance eve life with family life? Simply by playing EVE marginally. When my first daughter was born two years ago, I decided to quit World of Warcraft, which is basically a timesink in a fantasy setting. I recently found EVE, and while it might sound stupid, I find warm anf fuzzy by thinking "Oh, well, cannot play today...but my character WILL have drone interfacing IV tomorrow no matter what, so when I can snatch an hour to play..." I love EVE for what it is and how it is, and my rarely played toon (think 3 or 4 hours per week, tops) only falls behind in ISK. Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver I ask this because quite a few people I know have quit eve recently citing this issue. For my part I am a late night person and my wife is an early person, she goes to sleep early and I then hop on eve. She's also a t.v buff and watches alot of t.v while I play. So its not to say I can only play when the cats away/sleeping. Same here. Wife loves TV and I cannot stand it. That leaves me 45 to 1 hour some days after having dinner, or before going to bed. Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver I mainly can NEVER play while my 2 yr old son is home and awake, I could log in and maybe chat a bit, but between him wanting me or coming at the PC, I couldn't do any sort of combat or other 0.0 operation like even rat. Same here. It's just how things are. If my 2 years old daughter is awake and around, I can't simply do anything. Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver I guess I am fortunate to have one of those wives who dont complain I spend more time in front the computer, we each do our own thing pretty much. Curious how other people balance it with more clingy wives, and if you feel you spend too much time playing eve, over spending time with your family. My wife respects my little hobby. It's not as if I play HOURS a day, or even every day. Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver For me eve is a hobby, so its like spending 5 hours repairing or restoring some crappy old car... just not as much a recognized hobby by the more mainstream. I am young and so is my wife, so videogames have been an active part of both of our lives. She enjoys the Sims and Mahjong arcades, or playing online chess. I play EVE. We have quite a satisfactory balance. http://www.geocities.com/vagrantweapons/db.jpg
Lukeios	Posted - 2008.04.13 09:04:00 - [27] My girlfriend doesn't play EvE, and we coexist like a happy interdependent couple. Plus, she gets a kick out of some of my antics while i'm playing. i.e. While in my throwaway Vexor "I'm. In. My. Space. BOOMERANG!" While in the Thorax going to a gate Her: "Is that ****?"
ry ry StateCorp Insurgency	Posted - 2008.04.13 09:14:00 - [28] my gf thinks eve is a stupid waste of time, and gets stroppy if i'm on vent and not listening to her tell me about the cats or some other stupid *******s. I'm left with a couple of eve nights a week that i've usually arranged with her in advance. on the other hand i love her to bits, and she's probably doing me a favour stopping me playing 23-7 anyway and making me go outside.
Luh Windan Minmatar Republic University	Posted - 2008.04.13 11:50:00 - [29] Edited by: Luh Windan on 13/04/2008 11:53:15 Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver For my part I am a late night person and my wife is an early person, she goes to sleep early and I then hop on eve. She's also a t.v buff and watches alot of t.v while I play. So its not to say I can only play when the cats away/sleeping. I guess I am fortunate to have one of those wives who dont complain I spend more time in front the computer, we each do our own thing pretty much. This - for me. My girlfriend and I like our own space (and that makes the time we do spend together better as well). The most annoying thing is that if she wants something then she wants it now! so haven't gotten involved in any corps yet - trading and missions you can park up in a safe spot at a moments notice. As for children we have 3 - and they spend a lot of time playing together which is good - also if I am playing when they are around I often end up with a small audience and lots of questions (and requests for 'can we look at the enemy ship') Originally by: Da'iel Zehn Eve is just a game, so I make it a lower priority than anything else. Don't get me wrong, I love Eve, but there are some things that are more important. this as well
LaVista Vista Conservative Shenanigans Party	Posted - 2008.04.13 11:51:00 - [30] My life? I think i agreed to trash that when i agreed with the EULA?
Zanpt Caldari	Posted - 2008.04.13 11:52:00 - [31] Originally by: Jenny Spitfire I habe no life. There we go... that's my cohort. Who needs a life?
Heiwa Black Sun Mercenaries	Posted - 2008.04.13 11:57:00 - [32] I got my wife addicted to The Game That Shall Not Be Named (she wouldn't try EVE for all the tea in China). She plays in her cute little world of Blood Elves and puppies and I get to do whatever I want. Everyone here might hate that other game (myself included) but as soon as you show your girl that she can own a little kitten that follows her around wherever she goes, you'll get all the EVE time you need.
Juwi Kotch Gallente VIRTUAL LIFE VANGUARD Carpe Universitas	Posted - 2008.04.13 12:05:00 - [33] I let my wife do her thing, she lets me do my thing. And when someone wants something from the other, we kindly ask and get it generally granted or done. Juwi Kotch Discussion Board
Charney deGeoff Caldari New Tibet	Posted - 2008.04.13 12:16:00 - [34] Pretty much as others and you yourself already wrote. By playing whenever I can. I've got two kids (4 and 2), wife, dog and a fulltime job, so I can't really go for 16 hour hardcore mining trips, but EVE (at least the way I play it) is perfect for "casuals" like me. Having said that, I'm still a newbie, so I don't know how the "endgame" will turn out - obviously 0.0 will probably require a bit more in terms of commitment - but right now the offline skill training and the fact that I don't have to feel completely useless in a gangs even though I'm still a newbie are worth a lot to me. I can spend time with friends (those I've managed to "convert") and compared to other popular MMO's like - WoW, where they'd have to keep "boosting" me for 3-4 months before I could be any use to their groups, it's great to be able to co-op regardless of skillpoint difference. But most importantly, this is my hobby, so everything else goes first. Luckily I have a wife who also loves MMO's and other games, so I don't have too many issues with 'clingyness'.
Stazzmo Gallente The Grind	Posted - 2008.04.13 12:38:00 - [35] I don't know if i have much to add but i do know EVE is a great refuge from the BS my wife watches on TV. If she wants to watch Grey's Anatomy or the Biggest Loser, fine. I'd just rather spend my time playing my "spaceship game." Does this make me a dork? Probably. Does this help our relationship? Certainly. Because it gives us a chance to do our own thing (and I hate her taste in TV shows sometimes). Now, things are bound to change because she's 2 months pregnant. When Stazzmo Jr. comes i won't have any time for EVE for a few months. I dream of electric sheep.
Aaron Mirrorsaver R.E.C.O.N. The Volition Cult	Posted - 2008.04.13 18:38:00 - [36] i wonder if i should show my wife this thread... :) C.E.O. Go Hard, or go Home.
Lord Evangelian Gallente The White Mantle	Posted - 2008.04.13 18:43:00 - [37] Originally by: Tarminic I'm married, and there's a simple and incredibly effective technique I use. 1 Hour of EVE = 1 20-minute footrub It has yet to fail me. I love that remedy Tarm, That should be on a sig...:) OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM TARMIGOD " ^^ I have found teh curzor for teh ladeh friend problem!!! 1 Hour of EVE = 1 20-minute footrub YAY! /Does the tarm dance" lol sorry tarm... -------------------- The White Mantle
Radcjk Caldari Dark Star LTD Atrocitas	Posted - 2008.04.13 19:27:00 - [38] Originally by: Aaron Mirrorsaver i wonder if i should show my wife this thread... :) NNNNOOOOOOOOO
Lewis Atreides Caldari House Atreides trade	Posted - 2008.04.13 19:34:00 - [39] I play whenever I want to or can, My wife knows that this is one of the many ways I relax and she respects me. She also knows that if she needs me to do something all she has to do is ask and I will dock an get whatever she wants done done, that way I can get back to doing whatever it was I was doing before. I also think that it helps that I truely enjoy spending time with her and we talk about everything, I talk alot about my games and other hobbies and she talks about her intrests ( no hobbies yet.....but she is leaning towards guns lol) We even have made the room were I keep my computer into something were she can sit and read while I play, and I enjoy those times. Once while she was sitting in her chair next to me I was gatecamped ( on both sides of the darn thing lol) and I lost not only my ship but I was podded as well. She saw me try and fail to get out of there, but I did not lose my temper or gripe as alot of posts in other topics have shown, and because of that she truely does not mmind me playing EVE. Shoot whenever dinner is done and I am playing EVE she yells up "Time to dock..dinner is done." And on a final note, when given a choice what would you prefer? A game that you love or time with a woman who lets you spend your time as you wish? BTW I let her read these posts and while I let her know that mosts of these posts are exagerated ( or at least I HOPE they are) she thinks that "if you care more about the condition of your ship more then the condition of your loved one, your ****." ---------------------- While blood, carnage, and distruction may be my "happy place" that is nothing like the feeling I get while hauling 2 mill isk in goods thru low sec.

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