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caladron prime
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.05.06 19:34:00 -
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Wife thinks computer games are without point, but she does enjoy being able to control the remote while I play EvE on my laptop. We still get to hang out at night, its just that I am in space.
Oh-also, earn points by cooking dinner once in a while, and going out a normal amount of time, though this is common sense for anyone living with any type of SWMBO
 Originally by: CCP Navigator
That long?
I would have nerfed it before it was created 
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Kharanid
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:02:00 -
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Originally by: caladron primeOh-also, earn points by cooking dinner once in a while, and going out a normal amount of time, though this is common sense for anyone living with any type of SWMBO[/quote
Cant help to wonder what that abbreviation stands for? |
Spaztick
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:03:00 -
[63]
You guys are seriously making me consider lifelong ************. |
Phaige
Minmatar
Reaver Construction Services
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:04:00 -
[64]
I tried to get mine into EVE, but I couldn't convice her that the 'find random X' in the picture games she likes to mess with was the same as 'find random miner in a belt'. Mostly she takes whatever stance works best to get her way ( supprise!  ) but lucky me she is pretty cool about it.
We finally worked out a deal on it. I normally cook and do dishes etc because, well, she can't cook for crap. So I get 'till 10pm w/out hassels on the nights I choose to play (hehe.. lets face it, most nights) and free day from bickering on Sat. Sunday she gets the comp hands down.
So far so good, but she did manage to throw in the 'if your on the computer, you get no say in whats on the TV' clause. I think I still get the short end of the stick having my EVE hours backlit by endless hours of Dr.G medical examiner/Amimal Police/*insert random RL medical show* |
Ethidium Bromide
ZEALOT WARRIORS AGAINST TERRORISTS
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:08:00 -
[65]
Originally by: Ankhesentapemkah
Give her an account as a present 
worked for me |
Duntov Kray
Encina Technologies
Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:24:00 -
[66]
My wife never understood my EVE obsession. Then one year she starts bugging me for a vacation to Europe. "Hey Honey, Iceland is NEAR Europe. Let's take a vacation there... in November." I nearly fell over when she agreed. After going to Fan Fest she started to show some interest in EVE and I helped her create a character. She still doesn't play a whole lot but she now understands when I play |
HENODE PRAVIA
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:27:00 -
[67]
My wife comes to the room, look at the monitor and asks me:
- Are you now a Pirate?
- weeelll, not yet, but soon, i hope...
- bah, i had great expectations on you, but...
Seriously (although that conversation is real and actually happened), my wife approves EvE, something really amazing, and never had questioned the time i play it. i have few time to play, but when children go to bed and she watch tv...i'm free!!!
what is hilarious, is when my youngest son comes when i play ans says: shoot it! shoot it! at every ship he sees..then say, ah, when i play eve, i'll have to shoot you daddy, i'm better than you with videogames!!
Xenos, Malleus,....Hereticus!!! |
HellSpeed
Gallente
Estrale Frontiers
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:31:00 -
[68]
Originally by: voogru
Originally by: Random Elite
It doesn't help that there's been a number of times that my girl and I have been getting intimate and a skill finishes training, causing the EVEMon voice to tell me a skill is done. That's just weird, it takes a second to get the mood back!
Oh common now. You should set long skills to train for those kinds of things.
I can't find any 3 minute skills   
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Leon Johnstone
CAD Inc.
Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:33:00 -
[69]
My missus doesn't really understand EVE but she does want to go to Iceland for the Fan Fest so its a win for me!
One pretty cool story involved the wife of a corpmate who, wanting to get something a bit different for her husband, secretly conspired with us in game to pay for and build a carrier for him. I thought it was a really cool present!
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Wolf Spyder
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:34:00 -
[70]
Just tell her that Eve is your other girl friend that you been playing with for several years and you refuse to leave her. Then invite her for a threesome 
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Kirgan
Caldari
Pyrognome
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:44:00 -
[71]
My current GF lives with me and Eve really isnÆt an issue, I play she doesnÆt.
If she really wants my attention she jumps in my lap and àöWhat was I talking about?öà Oh, yeah then Eve gets forgotten, lost a few ships that way but I canÆt think of a better way to loose one.
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Cobra Ball
Caldari
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2008.05.06 20:50:00 -
[72]
If she gets mad, you can always tell her that...
- She will always know where you are. She doesn't have to worry that you are somewhere seedy, trying to pick up girls.
and
- The game cost $14.95. All in all that is a pretty inexpensive hobby. Compare it to going out to a bar once or twice a week and dropping $50 - $100 dollars a pop.
Works for me.
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callisthenes excelsior
Caldari Strike Force
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:02:00 -
[73]
I have lots of accounts, play eve like an addict, and have a wife and family.
Some key things for bliss:
1) I can read stories to the kids while playing eve and even pvping.
2) I've taught my smallest kids how to type. I open a chat window to an alt in windowed mode, and they practice keyboarding while I rat or mine.
3) Always break for sex...always
4) keep a clean keyboard and wash those sweaty hands alot!
5) keep your hands warm in the winter ... I find that using a mouse a lot can give you cold fingers, and no gf wife likes a cold hug
6) my son loves legos and builds eve ships with them as I show him all the ships! His lego deimos is the talk of the kindergarten! All his friends love his lego ships!
7) now I shop online... I've never missed one of my wife's holiday gifts of bdays!
8) learn to do at home or office work while playing eve and mining or light pvp
9) do research for your wife or gf while playing eve... "Hey, you were talking about pergo floors? I just checked the website!"
10) always break for sex... did I mention that one?
11) plan eve off nites at random to surprise her that you are NOT playing
12) do housework while mining or moving a freighter... between one double cargo rigged hulk with cargo expanders I can do a load of laundry, the dishes, pay bills, etc...
13) read a book SHE loves! If your elite at playing eve and multitaksing, read one of her books for a change. Imagine the discussion with, "So what about that latest Maeve Binchy novel? Or what did you think of the main character in the Bridges of Madison County?"
Anyway, I get to live the dream of nice job, loving wife who lets me play eve whenever, and having a great family! I hope these tips help!
"CEO and generally nice guy" |
DeeDee Cups
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:06:00 -
[74]
My girlfriend just looks at me strange when I say things like "You need AWU to get the PG to run T2 tachyons for maximum DPS" or w/e.
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Phant Zon
Minmatar
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:12:00 -
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1. Make SecondLife account
2. Find somewhere sufficiently wierd, but not disturbing enough to make her call the cops/convince her your totally broken.
3.Let her see you on it while your there, when confronted say 'well, I GUESS I could just stick to playing EVE instead'
4.Profit.
WARNING: DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW HER TO EVER CREATE A SECONDLIFE ACCOUNT. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN HER SPENDING EVERY LAST BIT OF CURRENCY YOU CURRENTLY POSSESS ON CLOTHES, HAIR, JEWELERY, AND OTHER FASHION ACCESSORIES.
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Rufus MacMaranth
Gallente
Shadow Front
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:14:00 -
[76]
Laptops ftw. I play EVE, my wife watches real life crime stuff. I can half watch it so that I can at least hold a conversation too while doing whatever in EVE.
Always remember it is only a game, so if your wife really, really needs you to stop (yes, you can think of some mutually beneficial reasons here) just abandon it temporarily .... of course cloaks (while 0.0 ratting) help tremendously here.
Cheers,
Ruf.
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Breka Muso
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:18:00 -
[77]
Edited by: Breka Muso on 06/05/2008 21:22:33
Edited by: Breka Muso on 06/05/2008 21:20:29
It's real simple man.
As long as you make time for your signifigant other everything will be just fine. Time management is key. We have all learned to juggle our Real Lives with EVE and when it comes to your signifigant other it's no different.
Randomly take her out to dinner, the Gym, the Movies, the Bar, even shopping (yes even shopping, I know..). Do things she likes to do so you can do what you like to do.
As long as you do that, and don't allow yourself to sit infront of the computer for days on end everything will be just fine.
At the very least she will allow you to do the things you enjoy because she cares for you. 
If she does not chances are she does not truely care for you and is only looking to control you.
Balance in everything is the Key to Happiness.
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Joey Squibs
Imperial Academy
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Posted - 2008.05.06 21:30:00 -
[78]
I find the best solution altogether is to be in a relationship with mutual respect. My gf wouldn't dare try and get me to stop playing video games, or any of my hobbies for that matter. Likewise I wouldn't dream of trying stop hers. It's a two-way street.
We've never understood people that think they can change their partner, let alone those that submit fully to their partner.
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Scatim Helicon
GoonFleet
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2008.05.06 23:34:00 -
[79]
posting in a MY GIRLFRIEND thread |
Smantha Dering
Caldari
Sam's Space Guys
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Posted - 2008.05.06 23:57:00 -
[80]
Originally by: Turin
I am going through this same thing right now, having just moved in with my GF. Quite honestly, I see big problems for her on the horizon. She is another one who will make absolutley no attempt at understanding it what so ever. She also refuses the term "hobby" and will only refer to it as "the game"
She basically hates not just internet space ships, but my computer in general.
The bad side of it is, we work pretty different hours. Shes like 8-4, I do 11-7. So she has like 3 hours to herself everyday without me being home, to do what ever she wants. So by the time I get home, and want to relax, she is ready for "together" time the second I walk in the door.
To drill it down even further. She goes to be a lot earlier than I do, so, instead of me getting that time that she goes to bed to myself... NOOOOOO... I have to go lay down with her while she falls asleep ( weather or not we have sex is irrevelent, I still have to go lay down for a while )
So, as long as I go through all that, she is willing to tolerate it on weekends. :)
Oh noes it's the dreaded "come lay down with me until I fall asleep"!!! I hate the come lay down with me...means lie down in the dark, bored as hell and little chance of sexeh aggroes. |
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CCP Xhagen
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Posted - 2008.05.07 00:07:00 -
[81]
Can you imagine us in this situation?
"No honey, I'm not playing EVE, I'm working"
On a side note, I don't try and explain EVE; I just bought my GF Peggle. Worked like a charm. |
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Murashu
Demise and Vestige
Black Flag Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.07 00:40:00 -
[82]
My girlfriend was very understanding about EVE.
My wife on the otherhand...
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Breka Muso
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Posted - 2008.05.07 00:40:00 -
[83]
Yes, the "Come and lay down with me Sheetie" huats me everytime she goes to lay down. 
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Dario Wall
Caldari
Black Legion Industries
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Posted - 2008.05.07 01:01:00 -
[84]
When I met my fiance, my account was inactive at the time. A couple months ago, I reactivated my account and told her about it. At first she just shrugged it off as yet another game, being a gamer herself. When she'd ask what I was doing, I'd explain that I just needed to finish off killing one more thing then I could dock, or that I'm baiting some newb in to a trap.
She would just tell me to be careful and not get myself killed, then when I was done we'd have some alone time with each other. Few weeks ago though, she installed EVE on her computer and got a trial account to keep me company while I'm on. Now she has an active account, and keeps asking if she can buy me a CNR since she can afford it already.
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Clinically
Gallente
ANZAC ALLIANCE
Southern Cross Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.07 01:01:00 -
[85]
Originally by: Ankhesentapemkah
Give her an account as a present
Worked for me
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Originally by: Evil Thug
I wear pink panties.
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Asuka Smith
Gallente
StarHunt
Fallout Project
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Posted - 2008.05.07 01:09:00 -
[86]
Originally by: CCP Xhagen
Can you imagine us in this situation?
"No honey, I'm not playing EVE, I'm working"
On a side note, I don't try and explain EVE; I just bought my GF Peggle. Worked like a charm.
Buy "EVE-Offline" and release it over steam, that is some free advice you can take to the bank. |
Arana Tellen
Gallente
The Blackguard Wolves
Black Star Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.07 01:56:00 -
[87]
The other woman. |
Lardarz B'stard
Amarr
Dark Knights of Deneb
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2008.05.07 05:17:00 -
[88]
Girls are too thick to play eve
generally speaking
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Soren
PAK
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Posted - 2008.05.07 05:21:00 -
[89]
Not a gf/wife related story...
but my housemates of the female gender always poke jokes, they call any gaming with a headset "talking to the world" and whenever they walk by yell "Say hi to the world for me" |
LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.05.07 05:32:00 -
[90]
Any potential girlfriend of mine would have to explain herself to eve, tbfh.
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