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Games Editor  Posts: 653 Joined: 29 Sep 2005     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3773 Joined: 4 Jun 2009    | He must have one hell of a gaming setup, I spend a load of time on my crappy rig, I don't think I'd move for weeks if I had my own cinema screen. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4240 Joined: 7 Nov 2007    | I wonder if he will help a fellow gamer get a better setup (and a girlfriend). |
On the Record  Posts: 6551 Joined: 21 May 2009     | I thought he was Second or Third, oh well. OP- Well that sucks, theres no tennis on this time of year I thought. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1274 Joined: 24 Feb 2009    | I'm sure the conservative media will eat this up. Well, at least it's better than crashing your Escalade into a tree to escape your manic wife. BTW I would be conservative if it wasn't for Fox News. Holla? |
Muckraker Posts: 268 Joined: 29 Aug 2008  | Poor guy, well at least now he has more time for ze gaming :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1155 Joined: 8 Jul 2009    |
Maybe you could get that Kim Sears on the rebound |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2479 Joined: 11 Jun 2009  |
"Lolchair is amused" made be amused OT: Meh, the guy has so little charisma I think THAT'S why she left him GF: How much do you love me, darling? |
On the Record  Posts: 5690 Joined: 22 Feb 2009    | Yes. The Sun. Great source of info. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2622 Joined: 20 Feb 2008     | Makes me wonder where the heck did the relationship go sour? She must of had a damn good reason to break up with him because breaking up with someone over video games is one of the most piss poor reasons I can think of. A relationship means accepting what you have in common and more importantly respecting what are your differences. As for time spent, I would say that sport stars need to take a lesson from Tiger Woods on how to manage one's finances(i.e. don't waste your wealth on video games, mansions and cars) and keep a strict schedule. If I were a betting man I would bet that she broke up with him because he didn't want to expand on their interests which can be devastating in a relationship because it just puts a couple into a rut making the relationship bland and stale. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1607 Joined: 17 May 2008     | This guy just earned a lot of my respect points. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2393 Joined: 4 Jun 2008    |
Exactly what I was thinking. By any chance was this story printed alongside a rather nice pair of tits? (this does sound like the light news story they would put on page 3). |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2451 Joined: 8 Jan 2009   | Silly boy, his gf was HOT. But I do think it's kind of funny... |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 20 Nov 2009 | Hmm the Telegraph says the same and that's considered to be fairly reliable normally: |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2734 Joined: 20 May 2009  | Well, it explains his complete lack of charisma. He always seemed like the kind of guy who found tennis as a mere triviality, something he was good at, no more.
Agreed, she's pretty damn fit. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2903 Joined: 19 Jun 2009   | I'm waiting for The Mail's response =D |
Wordsmith Extraordinaire  Posts: 11799 Joined: 13 Feb 2008  | Given recent British Tennis players, I think he got off lightly. |
BANNED  Posts: 3752 Joined: 8 May 2008    | So he goes back to being a mega fucking rich celebrity who will now be swarmed by slutty hotties gagging for a piece of the action and she can go blow some loser who works at a burger king... Smart move there honey. Shoulda shut your mouth and been grateful for what you had. User was banned for: Black Mesa Source still going to be released in 2009?. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1954 Joined: 14 Jul 2009  | Goes to show...even celebrities can lose girlfriends to games...at least now can spend money on moar games! lol |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 523 Joined: 30 Jan 2009     | I doubt MW2 broke up their relationship. This was probably a long time coming, and a time killer like MW2 just sealed the deal. Nice to know I'm not the only one who had women issues as a result of this damn game. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 54 Joined: 27 May 2009  | To paraphrase comedian Earthquake "Women are crazy. If a guy with $400 million can't keep them happy, than a brother with $100 aint got a chance." Personally, I'd be more than happy to go back to my mansion, probably redonculously awesome gaming setup, number 1 in UK and number 4 in the world tennis player lifestyle, while she's getting her panties in a bunch over something pretty trivial. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 508 Joined: 25 Dec 2008  | At least his girlfriend didn't assault him with a tennis racket like another well known athlete. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 391 Joined: 28 Aug 2009 | Look! It's the first news ever about Modern Warfare 2 that's made me laugh! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1371 Joined: 2 Jun 2008    | Ha! I read this today. What a total legend!! |
Community Manager  Posts: 837 Joined: 14 Dec 2004    |
I agree; if the lifestyle and money didn't keep her, then she actually wanted HIM and not his cash. Props to her, but he's 22 years old, and I doubt that when they met that he wasn't playing videogames. She likely considers videogames to be a time-waster, and since he can do other things, why is he wasting time? He didn't do anything wrong, but she assumed something that wasn't true. He's a gamer, both IRL and online, so she was the one that made the mistake of starting a relationship that she believed would change. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1145 Joined: 24 Mar 2009   |
Or the socalled "source close to the player" went to both tabloids, getting paid twice. Which is something I would be lying if I said I would never do, but there is more to the breakup than just a videogame. Videogame is just the buzzword right now to pull readers. Tabloids always have, and always will be the worst at twisting the news for sales. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 158 Joined: 24 Nov 2007  |
Yes. Obstacle removed. Watch his tennis ranking go down and his leaderboard ranking skyrocket. Probably not. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2313 Joined: 14 Apr 2009 |
Two quotes I feel are appropriate at this moment in time: "Every woman gets into a relationship expecting her man to change, and he never does. Every man goes into a relationship expecting his woman not to change, but she invariably does.' and 'Every woman becomes like her mother, that's her tragedy. No man does, and that's his.' |
On the Record  Posts: 5042 Joined: 23 Apr 2008    |
Nah, she apparently doesn't like gamers...and...well...is probably so far out of the league of the people on this forum, we can't even see her with a telescope. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4646 Joined: 6 Sep 2008    | So, he makes... FIVE MILLION A YEAR... And she dumped him. YEAH YOU CAN TOTALLY DO BETTER SISTER, YOU GO GIRL. Oh wait, no you can't because your a stupid bitch. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1320 Joined: 9 Apr 2008 | Chances are, the relationship was going cold when he got MW2, and playing games was just the thing to point to. Interesting because it says it's games related, but really, this is just a pretty run of the mill break up. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 579 Joined: 19 Jul 2009   | Apparently, the £5 million mansion and celebrity lifestyle wasn't enough for Sears. Apparently not. Who wants to take bets that she'll come crawling back after she realizes everything she left behind? I'm totally generalizing here, I have no idea who this girl is or anything about her background, but she sounds fat. Yeah that's right, I said it... I hear too many stories like this, and my advice to all the non-gamer girls out there? PICK UP A FUCKING CONTROLLER AND GIVE IT A SHOT. Men in this situation are always percieved as the ones at fault, when the real issue is a girlfriend who feels neglected and isn't willing to compromise. I don't know how many guys I know who have capitulated to their girlfriend's requests (read:DEMANDS) to go do stuff that girls like. (Ballroom dancing, flower arranging, whatever) But when it comes to guys and video games there seems to be no middle ground, its almost always the "either the games or ME" ultimatum, and that's complete bullshit. Did Ms. Sears even TRY to compromise? Nope, it seems she just bitched and bitched until it was over, and nobody wins. Women like that aren't pissed off that their boyfriends are playing a video game, they're pissed off that they aren't paying attention to them 24/7. Its a sign of insecurity and immaturity. A mature woman would address the problem and try to find an amicable solution, whereas someone like Ms. Sears doesn't see it that way and reacts like a 12 year old. Kind of like that idiot that smashed her boyfriend's XBox and posted it on break.com I'm sure Andy is just devastated about this situation and I think we should all give him our support. And by that I mean log on to the MW2 servers and help him frag some fuckers! |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 579 Joined: 19 Jul 2009 |
Well put, have you ever considered going into couple's counselling? Or I guess in this case it would be "Preemptive Couples Counselling" ;) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 367 Joined: 15 Sep 2008   | How can you possibly spend too much time in MW2 when the game is just a few hours long? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3848 Joined: 24 Apr 2009  | Bitch will be regretting it when she wants a $3000 pair of shoes. |
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Brit Tennis Star Dumped for Playing Modern Warfare 2
Even a famous athlete like British No. 1, Andy Murray, can't keep his non-gamer girlfriend happy.
Many British tabloids reported today that Scottish tennis star Andy Murray was dumped by his girlfriend, Kim Sears, because he spent too much time playing Modern Warfare 2. The couple, both 22 years old, announced on Sunday they were breaking up and Murray's agent claimed that the split was "amicable" and "mutual." However, a source close to Sears added that Murray has been playing videogames too much of late and that was the reason she left him. Murray is the No. 1 British tennis player and is currently ranked fourth in the world according to the Association of Tennis Professionals.
It is unclear where the information regarding Murray's videogame "addiction" comes from, but both the Telegraph and the Sun reported that someone close to the couple said, "He would spend all his time glued to them. In the end she just got fed up with it. She wanted more out of the relationship." Apparently, the £5 million mansion and celebrity lifestyle wasn't enough for Sears. Murray's agent added that "Andy doesn't play computer games any more than any other 22-year-old."
In 2008, Murray's former coach expressed frustration with how the tennis star spent his time, "He plays videogames seven hours a day. So if he is not playing videogames or playing tennis, he is with his girlfriend." With the girlfriend out of the picture, now it appears that Murray is only playing tennis and fragging his mates in MW2.
If only I were so lucky...
Source: Telegraph and CVG
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