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Danui Gallente United Titans Of Progress	Posted - 2008.05.07 05:56:00 - [91] my girlfriend is just strange... In the evening when we both sit and watch TV, there is nothing wrong, however if i play Eve all the time while she is watching tv she is telling me i play to much.... When i'm developing a website or application instead, nothing is wrong but when i play a game... she has comment on it but i don't care. She learned to live with it :) I just have to pay attention when she tells me something while i'm playing and that... i still have to master. It happens a lot that she tells me stuff when playing eve and the next day i totally can't remember what she said.... ------------------------------ Eve-online guide collection Web based version
Grec	Posted - 2008.05.07 06:03:00 - [92] Moved in some months ago, tried her hand on WoW and did good, but kids and studies take too much time and so she can't play much. Eve though is not a game for her i think, but if she looks, she likes the Amarr ships alot, she finds 'em badass although i'm caldari.. so guess what i'm training? ... yeah lasers and amarr ships..
3rr0rc0d3 Amarr Mean Anglo-Danes	Posted - 2008.05.07 06:21:00 - [93] My gf was a bit oblivious to the fact that I play EVE... She moved in like 2 years ago and figured I was just fooling around with spaceships. I told her stuff about EVE... how piracy works, how a spaceship is more than just a spaceship, how much money can be involved in a fight etc etc... She got curious and asked me for a trial account, I gave her that, and now she plays EVE at random times... She doesn't nag about it, alltho she does hate the fact that I don't respond to her comments when I'm on TS :P ______________________ Sig starts... here.
Bryg Philomena Green Lantern Corps	Posted - 2008.05.07 06:39:00 - [94] I found when I had my girlfriend, I just naturally played eve less. Granted we did not live together, so I still had my own time. I just found her to be more fun =] I just started setting some longer skills, and let them do their thing. If evemon said a skill finished and I was with the girl, I'd change it tomorrow. Hell, after 120m+ sp (5 accounts) another 40k lossed is pitance. Originally by: CCP Wrangler Am I reading this correctly? You claim you have a bug that undresses female avatars??? Your signature
FortiusPrime	Posted - 2008.05.07 06:57:00 - [95] Quote: Girls are too thick to play eve true
Des Garcons	Posted - 2008.05.07 08:44:00 - [96] You guys sound pathetic. You need to reach down and grab your balls and be a man and smack your g/f across the face. Remember if you treat a girl like dirt she will stick to you like mud.
Sweet Laylah	Posted - 2008.05.07 08:50:00 - [97] Originally by: LaVista Vista Any potential girlfriend of mine would have to explain herself to eve, tbfh. Theres a reason not to vote for u ...
LaVista Vista Conservative Shenanigans Party	Posted - 2008.05.07 08:51:00 - [98] Originally by: Sweet Laylah Originally by: LaVista Vista Any potential girlfriend of mine would have to explain herself to eve, tbfh. Theres a reason not to vote for u ... Despite the fact I was joking, well
Sweet Laylah	Posted - 2008.05.07 08:54:00 - [99] Ahh well consider the statement retracted then ... perhaps a instead of a would have clued me in a little better. :)
Isilwen Nightfall	Posted - 2008.05.07 09:19:00 - [100] My girlfriend plays eve. Really, and i'm proud.

Cyriel Longinus Caldari XERCORE	Posted - 2008.05.07 09:21:00 - [101] Edited by: Cyriel Longinus on 07/05/2008 09:32:13 I just tearfully laughed my ass off from reading these past posts. Random EliteÆs ôSkill training is completeö floored me. Overkills "Not now woman, there is a war going on" killed me for ten minutes. There so many pages of funny stuff to relate to. This thread is awesome. Once I was involved with a Dom and she totally understood that beating people was her thing and for me ... watching her toy with people, me exploring my interest or me playing EvE was mine. Since neither of us enjoy being submissive and she didnÆt play EvE à I accepted her girl toy and she accepted EvE. So I know for a fact that there are hot smart woman out there with an appetite for computer savvy bad boys and get wet at the idea of satisfying their man while enjoys his game or plays with his servers.
Kurunto BN and W Inc.	Posted - 2008.05.07 09:41:00 - [102] Originally by: Dario Wall 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. how the... what the
Dario Wall Caldari Black Legion Industries	Posted - 2008.05.07 09:44:00 - [103] Originally by: Kurunto Originally by: Dario Wall 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. how the... what the She looted my missions for the past week and sold all the stuff for good deals. She's a smart little cookie and I love her.
Kano Sekor Amarr modro CORPVS DELICTI	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:08:00 - [104] Edited by: Kano Sekor on 07/05/2008 10:09:11 The only problem my gf has with me playing EvE is that i cant always take a pause like in normal single player games. And she wont buy any explanations either like "No honey i cant answer the phone right now im being warp scrambled" and i dont know how many time ive said "No there is no pause button" well generally i have some set nights i play but i dont play by far as much as most guys do, i play at Tuesdays 18-21 (localtime) Thursdays 19-22 or 23 and sundays 15-22, needless to say im not the corps most useful guy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr Slaughter Rabies Inc.	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:37:00 - [105] Edited by: Dr Slaughter on 07/05/2008 10:38:09 Originally by: Able Maldonado Edited by: Able Maldonado on 06/05/2008 16:26:09 tl;dr - How would/have you introduced EVE to a significant other? If she's a gamer shouldn't be a problem. If she isn't, the problem I think you're going to have is her not understanding that certain points of the game are time critical and non-pauseable. [non-pauseableness] gf > Can you help me in a minute? me (Flying with a corp mate to get our BS's out to 0.0 with my alt as a scout) > Err. Yeah. Couple of minutes. me (muttering to self) > HED next... then a couple more jumps and I'm clear [scout jumps in] me > f%ú a gate camp [time passes] gf (angry) > You said you would be only a few minutes! me > hang on, hang on.. I've.. NOOOOO.. dam it.. %ú%@ú @ú$%@^ 2%úú!!! gf > It's a stupid game. Get over it. I'm going out anyway. [door slams] me > -sigh- [Fleet Op is scheduled on an evening you're both in] gf > How long are you going to be? me > Well the POS comes out of re-enforced in 45 minutes and we're forming up the fleet now. 2 hours? gf > Ok I'm going to watch America's top model. [time passes] gf (angry) > I'm going to bed me > What? gf (angry) > It's been 3 hours. me (still shooting POS) > -sigh- You get the idea... Get her playing a MMO of some sort or another game that can't be paused. Should help no end. My wife plays Call of Duty 4 and now understands totally. !! while (my.ship.cloak == true) my.local == false dealing with the UNDERPANTS* of eve since 2004
Fivel Ve	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:39:00 - [106] I started playing this game shortly after my boyfriend. The reason was it looked beautiful and i'm a very visual person. The interface was a bit difficult to figure out, but after the trial I really fell for EVE. So we played together for a little while, me and my boyfriend, were in the same corp and played apart as well. Now a year passes and he quits the game because he's bored and says it is no longer interesting for him. Me, I keep on playing. Now he's bugging me why i am playing this boring game. "Dont spent too many hours on it", "You know you can do better things with your time", it has gotten to the point where i would just be browsing the net and clicking a lot and he would be asking me from another room "Are you playing that stupid game again?" Is he not getting enough attention or is he jealous or something? I mean WTF?!
Dr Slaughter Rabies Inc.	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:46:00 - [107] Originally by: Fivel Ve I started playing this game shortly after my boyfriend. The reason was it looked beautiful and i'm a very visual person. The interface was a bit difficult to figure out, but after the trial I really fell for EVE. So we played together for a little while, me and my boyfriend, were in the same corp and played apart as well. Now a year passes and he quits the game because he's bored and says it is no longer interesting for him. Me, I keep on playing. Now he's bugging me why i am playing this boring game. "Dont spent too many hours on it", "You know you can do better things with your time", it has gotten to the point where i would just be browsing the net and clicking a lot and he would be asking me from another room "Are you playing that stupid game again?" Is he not getting enough attention or is he jealous or something? I mean WTF?! ROLF. Fantastic. Sorry that he's lost interest in the game but fantastic to hear a story where the boot is on the other foot so to speak. !! while (my.ship.cloak == true) my.local == false dealing with the UNDERPANTS of eve since 2004
Kendra Lacrymosa	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:49:00 - [108] Edited by: Kendra Lacrymosa on 07/05/2008 10:49:53 You know how I solve the whole explaining-Eve-to-your-other-half-problem? My other half and I both play =) A lot. And oh, i'm female. We do play Eve too =)
Garia666 Amarr T.H.U.G L.I.F.E White Core	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:54:00 - [109] the best way to explain eve that its very big peac eof space with only RL players. al 2gether on 1 server. Show here a couple of movies.. so she gets an idea of what you do.. They main thing is to tell here this is your hobby this is what you do.. If she respects that there should be no problem.. but all in balance ofcourse.. when she is very negative towards gaming in general you prob have aproblem www.garia.net
Skah Illz	Posted - 2008.05.07 10:55:00 - [110] Originally by: Des Garcons You guys sound pathetic. You need to reach down and grab your balls and be a man and smack your g/f across the face. Remember if you treat a girl like dirt she will stick to you like mud. Or, if you try to sound like a big butch man you end up sounding like an idiot. Either one of them works, ya know.

Lord Bleu MisFunk Inc. Daisho Syndicate	Posted - 2008.05.07 11:01:00 - [111] I think if I'm honest, if you continue to spend 3-4 hours on eve per day, although she may be ok with it at first, it will soon develop into 'an issue'. I've been married for 7 years and gaming has caused many periods of conflict in our relationship. The only way we've managed to deal with it is by me having two set nights a week were I can play on the PC and she can do her own thing. One night during the week and one night at the weekend works well as long as it's fixed so she can make plans. Of course you may think 2 nights just isnt enough, but you can still hop on eve when she's doing other things like washing her hair etc, or when the sleeping pills you slipped in her drink start to ckick in (joke). I've just had a wee baby, and I can tell you those two set nights have gone out the window, so think yourself lucky :D Oh and good luck mate. ------- I came, I saw, I drank all the beer!
cyberdog D00M. Triumvirate.	Posted - 2008.05.07 11:33:00 - [112] Well, as my lady dosn't live me with and I play TF2 from time to time I got her to install Steam so I could talk to her ingame. She did so and was curious about what I was doing, so I bought her TF2. Now she's hooked on TF2 it's relatively easy to explain EVE as an online addiction :P
LaVista Vista Conservative Shenanigans Party	Posted - 2008.05.07 11:37:00 - [113] Originally by: cyberdog explain EVE as an online addiction :P EVE isn't an addiction, good sir. It's merely an interest which... got a bit out of hand
Nyppe Federation of Synthetic Persons STYX.	Posted - 2008.05.07 11:39:00 - [114] hey honey i have time for you from 11 to 12 ET each day ;)
Tony Allizzar POINT CLICK KILL	Posted - 2008.05.07 11:57:00 - [115] My GF hates eve, and her mom hates eve too, even though she has never even seen it. From what i can make out the reason GF's hate eve so much is because it deracts attention away from them. The would rather you did more meaningful things like... sit there all night watching TV with them. i have known people whos GF's have made them stop playing eve. Even one who met his GF on the internet, yet she cant understand how he can have friends on an internet game... I comes down to detracting attention again really. The only reason my GF puts up with it is this... I am an independent person and I do what I like when i like. She is very much the same and has her own intrests. I would not get in the way of them, and i would leave her before she came in the way of any of mine. Its worked out for 4 years :)
The Tzar Malicious Intentions	Posted - 2008.05.07 12:11:00 - [116] Despite what chicks say, they are anything but independant. Say as in the OP's original post, you as a player squeeze in 3-4 hours per day; unless this is matched or bettered in terms of time spent with the g/f they will view EvE as a threat. Moreover, this threat can in no way be compared to any of the tripe they watch on TV because they don't have a clue about it nor willing to learn. I am a manipulative SOB in relationships (but I remain sane and don't end up wasting cash/time on chicks that aren't worthy) so I would suggest something along the lines of this; 1. You want to move in but there are limits to the amount of comprimising you are willing to undertake. 2. You won't be spending as much money or time at the pub/krakhouse as many other b/f. 3. You have been playing and socializing with friends for four years, would she dump any of her friends for you? 4. If she gets narc'd off with you spending too much time playing EvE and moans all the time say that you don't think you are making her happy, perhaps it would be better if you went seperate ways. This, whilst savage, always works for me. Why on earth do u want to move in with her? Living with chicks brings out the very worst in them..., and is counterintuitive to the type of relationship that a female actually wants out of a man i.e spontaneous, romantic etc. Don't do it man! __________________________________________ 'Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear intelligent until they speak' __________________________________________
FluterEx Caldari	Posted - 2008.05.07 12:15:00 - [117] Just show your gf and explain the things you do ingame. Thats what i did. My gf came to me one day and asked me about EVE, i tolde her to sit next to me and watch what i do. So she was just sitting next to me and i explain her all the stuff that i did. She is not a gamer but sometimes she just grabs herself a chair and sits next to me again watching what i do (sometimes she asks questions about what i am doing if i didnt already explain it). I do play EVE a lot but when i want some time with my gf (or she tells me that she wants some time with me, not playing EVE) i just shut down my pc so nothing disturbs us. sry for my bad english. "WE'RE SORRY, SOMETHING HAPPENED"
Misanth The Graduates Brutally Clever Empire	Posted - 2008.05.07 12:20:00 - [118] I been a fulltime gamer for the last 7 years, playing 10-15 hours a day, 7 days a week. There's a key for having relationship/RL friendship work when you play that much. Don't lock yourself up in the game. Play as much as you want, but make sure that when they call and want to do stuff, or when dinner calls, or when she want to see a movie.. that you log instantly. If you keep saying "just 30mins, I'm finishing something", they'll grow bored and ****ed. If the game never gets in the way of their plans, you're solid and can play as much as you want (basicly). I used to be GM in a game, and I used to be in a group that competed in the top of the world in games. Then after a break I realised how much RL you can actually fit inbetween the gaming sessions. In EVE you can simply solve that by fitting a cloak when going on ops. You need to log mid-op? Just safespot, cloak and log. Do it. Don't tell her to wait 30mins. For your own sake as much as hers. When EVE dies there's another game around the corner. When that dies another. And another. I lost count on how many MMO's I been through and there's no end to it. Playing alot = fine. Locking yourself up in the game = bad. Above is a perfect example of why EVE > most MMO's, including WoW and the likes. With a cloak fitted you have no excuse (well, if lag permits) to not be able to log anywhere, anytime.
J'Mkarr Soban Amarr Proxenetae Invicti	Posted - 2008.05.07 12:21:00 - [119] See, this is where being *** is fantastic. I showed Eve to my boyfriend and he went "woo! Shiny" and started playing with me -- These are my personal views and in no way represent the views of Proxenetae Invicti, which maintains a neutral stance stemming from the strong ethics demanded of its work.
Misanth The Graduates Brutally Clever Empire	Posted - 2008.05.07 12:25:00 - [120] Originally by: J'Mkarr Soban See, this is where being *** is fantastic. I showed Eve to my boyfriend and he went "woo! Shiny" and started playing with me Hahaha. Win/win. Grats.



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