Poll: Would you let your gf play a MMO?

[thiosk]

Why would you have to "let" a girlfriend do something as harmless as videogames? I wouldn't "let" my girlfriend poke me with a hot poker, but i have no say over spare time.

What would that make her, a puppy?

I wouldn't dump her for it, and i'd probably try to exchange favors for lewts.

 

[DrRock]

I would happily let the GF or even the wife play a MMO. Not together obviously because that would be weird. D

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

What GF?

I'm 18 and haven't gone on a single date. I am the exemplar of a lonely gamer. But I would let her, if I had one. We could play together, or not.

Loneliness five! I'm 15, but apart from that same goes for me.

*loneliness fives you*
It's not like there is a law where you have to have gone on a date before a certain age!

 

[Haliwali]

This would imply I can get a girlfriend in the first place...

But I so enjoy seeing Gone Gonzo under my name now.

 

[RAWKSTAR]

Sure, I doubt she would though - she is hardly into games... bugger.

 

[Amarok]

I would, but only if she gives me first dibs on the loot

 

[tk1989]

Lol, i love how this thread has turned into a "would you let your girlfriend play videos games?" thread into a "Ive never had a girlfriend" thread.

Yes, i would let her play, just to show her why i play so much etc

 

[Charli]

He'd better bloody let me. Jeez.

 

[Renikor]

Sexist much? Of course id fuckin let her!
*Cocks shotgun* WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY ABOUT GOING ON WOW!!!
Yah no

 

[The_Prophet]

What is GF!?!?

 

[Krakyn]

If you mean let in a way that denotes "acceptance without negative reactions," I'd say no. I would not be happy with my gf spending a lot of time on MMOs, or anything for that matter, and neglecting our time together.

That said, my girlfriend and I *met* on an MMO. Neither of us plays it anymore because it interfered with our relationship far too much.

Control freak alert!

I don't know if you're in high school or what, but after a 9 hour workday, all that's left of the day is about 5, maybe 6, hours to relax until I need to sleep in order to function well the next day. If 3 of those 5 hours are spent sitting in the same room as me and brushing me off (the poster's hour count per weekday is 3, and as long as she wants per weekend day), that's pretty damaging to a relationship. Now consider if the entire 5 hours were spent playing; when you're in a relationship, you can't be so selfish.

Our choice to quit was mutual, with both of us feeling neglected. Our relationship has been much better since.

Wow, how did it interfere with your relationship unless you guys were ball to the wall about it.

We were quite..."ball to the wall"...about it. We each wrote walkthroughs for the game, and we were also mods/trainers in the game. When people needed help, they messaged us and asked us. We also both ran guilds, and had forums that we admined as well. So yeah, we had no time together.

The main thing here is that MMOs are immersive. That's a problem if you're leaving somebody behind. Not all people are going to react the same, but this is just my story.

 

[Dudemeister]

What GF?

I'm 18 and haven't gone on a single date. I am the exemplar of a lonely gamer. But I would let her, if I had one. We could play together, or not.

I'm currently playing the world's smallest violin.

 

[Time Sync]

Technically she wasn't my gf but yah I let her play an MMO.


How many people on here haven't been on a date? Geez, its not hard, granted i've never really had a girlfriend, but, well it's complicated, maybe later.

 

[Yokomitsu]

Lol Who cares its their life i know of couples who both play MMO's together but they didnt meet in the MMO

 

[Good morning blues]

My girlfriend is free to do whatever she wants; she doesn't need my permission for anything that isn't directly related to the relationship. If I feel like she's ignoring me in favor of video games - such as seems to be the case in the situation described in the OP - then I am going to dump her, and she really shouldn't expect anything else.

 

[solidstatemind]

Yeah, I actually introduced her to WoW. Now, she's in the top guild on the server, while I'm a much more casual player.

I think you have to treat it much like you would treat any outside interest: as long as they make time for you and take care of their responsibilities, it's cool. If you can't deal with that, then you might want to investigate your own needs with a therapist.

 

[Ezzay]

If anything I would encourage my girl to play a MMO.
Perhaps not to a point of addiction but its a good way to burn time now and then.

 

[Lios]

Why the hell wouldn't I? If she wants to play WoW or Eve or anything else, I'd let her. Hell I'd probably even pay for her subscriptions.

 

[Aqualung]

I've had three boyfriends over the past year that dumped me because they say I spend to much time on my video games. I only play about three hours on weekdays and when ever the hell I want on weekends.

LOL. Only? Girl, get outside! You're going to go through a lot of boyfriends/friends if you spend all of your time playing!

And as for your question, I can't really answer, seeing as I am neither male nor lesbian.. But a guy can't really tell you if you can or cannot play an MMO. That's ridonkulous.

 

[AlisonPrime]

I let my fiance play MMOs, she is currently into World of Warcraft while I play Final Fantasy XI, and we get into cute little arguements which always leads us to making up afterwards and its all in good fun. We also take turns and switch off on MMOs and sometimes, i'll buy a monthly subscription card and log into World of Warcraft, or she will re-subscribe and then cancel her FFXI subscription and then play alongside me for a month. We actually met on Final Fantasy XI, where I found she lived in Chicago as well. We chatted, even called eachother on the phone, had some heart to heart girl talk. She then expressed her "preference" for the same gender, which I also shared, and we had our first date. Its been 3 years now, and we're set to be married February next year on Valentine's day. Sometimes, you can find your true love on a MMO.