What does your significant other think of your gaming? I personally have been gaming since 1985, so that means that I'm not stopping for anyone. How many of you have the pleasure of having a gamer for a partner?

I got lucky with my girlfriend. She does not play herself, even though I occasionally try to get her to try some good multiplayer, or just plain funny game. She does not mind me playing. She only has a problem if I get sucked into Civilizations one-more-turn syndrome.

I used to have a girlfriend years ago who really hated when I played games. She was so insecure about herself, that she saw my computer as a direct competition to her.

She plays damned Second Life. It makes me want to puke on myself. I hate that so called "game" to the core of my being.

Otherwise we play nothing together, because that is all she plays. She used to play WOW but I hate the shit too.

My girl hates games to death, i have tried multiple times to get her into stuff but she just doesn't get it. Then again i dont get period drama's so fairs fair.
Any girl gamers out there who's other half doesn't play, now that would be funny.

My ex played WoW. luckely neither of the girls I hooked up with after that did.
My current interest likes to play MP like mario party and SSB:Brawl so thats nice.
If she cant stand me gaming/raiding thats fine. but I wont give up 100% of my life just for her.

My gf actually can beat me in guitar hero any day (not a fan, not gonna lie about that one), and is anxious to learn about how to play other games... She tries to play with me when possible, and picks up games pretty fast.

She doesn't mind too much when I play unless she's directly there... In which case, it's a problem. Ha, she is pretty awesome though. Good times ;-)

My girlfriend can kick my ass at Mario Kart any day of the week. Mind you, I can mostly beat her at Soul Calbiur any day of the week.
Our opinions are that sometimes we play games, and that's fine. We don't need to disturb each other and constantly be around each other. So when I'm playing Starcraft or she's playing Fable II, we both understand.
I count myself as being extremely lucky :)

Mine enjoys most wii based family games but doesn't mind watching anything i'm playing, she prefers trying to distract me rather then playing.

My wife is a gamer. She likes party games and anything co-op. Currently she is hooked on Saints Row 2. On the RPG front She likes Zelda and Guild Wars, but doesn't like Oblivion or Final Fantasy. I try not to understand what makes her like/not like games and just be thankful she does. She doesn't go anywhere without her DS.

PopeJacko:
My wife is a gamer. She likes party games and anything co-op. Currently she is hooked on Saints Row 2. On the RPG front She likes Zelda and Guild Wars, but doesn't like Oblivion or Final Fantasy. I try not to understand what makes her like/not like games and just be thankful she does. She doesn't go anywhere without her DS.

You are a pretty lucky fella!

Sounds like you got a great partner :)

My boyfriend plays although not as much as I do. I do have to occasionally put my foot down so the 360 and I can spend some quality time together, but for the most part, he understands. He's a keeper!

I've been gaming since I was old enough to hold a joypad, although I did have a brilliant girlfriend but for some reason we grew distant whenever interesting games were released... couldn't stand how she;d moan that I never call or only wanted to be with her so I'd someone to do co-op with blah blah, I'm sure you all know :D

If you do find a partner whose a gamer I say stick with them... and you lucky so and so

Kukul:
Is "significant other" some kind of silly politicaly correct term for your bitch?

*Facepalm*

I can smell the mods already.

Are you like trying to get banned or something?

My wife is on-again, off-again about gaming. She got fanatical about Professor Layton so I bought her a DS when I went on a buisness trip. She picks it up occasionally while waiting for the next Layton game.

She used to play Quake, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil but not so much anymore. She's a big horror movie fan and likes to watch while I play horror games. Not so much with anything else.

I recently decided that I should try to swing my console purchases in the direction of games we can both enjoy (or games that I can play with my brothers online.) That means I'm sure to pick up any horror title but I'll probably stay away from other genres. I'd rather we be able to have together time while I'm playing and games like Mirror's Edge drive her out of the room with motion sickness. I'm trying to make my gaming a social experience, but in a limited context.

Besides, I still have my DS and laptop for games that are just for me.

Baby Tea:

Kukul:
Is "significant other" some kind of silly politicaly correct term for your bitch?

Not unless I want to goto bed on my small futon with a black eye and a nut missing.

On topic:
My wife wasn't into games at all until we got together. Now she plays Guitar Hero/Rock Band, she likes DDR, and (Which is the most surprising to me) she really enjoys Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. She'll ask me if I'm playing something 'Hey, you wanna shoot some terrorists?' It's pretty hot when she says that, not gonna lie. She also started playing Fable 2 recently!

Slowly climb the ladder...

Where are you people finding these women?

Where is this land where women play video games?

Narnia? ;)

In all seriousness, good for you.

Just shows how far gamers as a community have come.

My S.O. tolerates my gaming, but then we tolerate each other ranting and pulling out insane topics as well. I've tried to convert her, but she's as hard headed as I am.

NM, she's a Mac user anyway.

Depends on the game for my fianceee,
She likes most JRPG's,
Loves things like Little Big Planet and Katamari Damacy
Absolutely hates GTA style games and most shooters
Likes the Prince of Persia series and Zelda
She can't watch Survival Horror but does enjoy Resident Evil 4 strangely.
REALLY hates Gears of War and Halo
She also really took to Fable 2 and we have our "character" that we play together.
Also, she plays DnD, loves cartoons and is delightfully interested in all things fantasy.

I wouldn't call her a Gamer, but she certainly tolerates and occasionally participates in my gaming habit.

nilcypher:
My wife is a hardcore World of Warcraft player and she while she doesn't really play anything else, she has at least a passing interest in the games that I play.

My wife is awesome :)

I love her lots.

She was watching while you typed that wasn't she?

Just kidding. Most of us who are lucky enough to get women who like gaming are very appreciative of that fact.

My girlfriend really doesn't care about my gaming although she has the annoying habit of calling me right in the middle of really important parts of games, like a cutscene that I actually want to watch and can't pause ARGH >_< but she does play. She can kick my butt in any music game. I occasionally play Guitar Hero with her. She could rock out a 98 percent on Psychobilly Freakout and still have the time and coordination to look over and tell me I'm holding the guitar controller backwards!

My girlfriend's what the ignorant person might call "emo", although not to a huge extent and she's into anime a bit, so she games occasionaly. Games like Fable 2 and COD4. And she uses an Xbox 360.......Every time she turns it on I can hear that insanely loud fan they have, it makes me laugh.

Aries_Split:
Where are you people finding these women?

Where is this land where women play video games?

Narnia? ;)

In all seriousness, good for you.

Just shows how far gamers as a community have come.

has anybody else noticed that only one other female besides myself has commented? And seriously, where are you guys? Because I would love to have a gamer bf who actually wanted to mp with me in games like fable ii, etc. Most of the time when I mention I have an xbox and they know i live without a brother or sig. other, guys act with surprise--are we (gamerchicks) all that sparse?

Kukul:
Is "significant other" some kind of silly politicaly correct term for your bitch?

You arrogant moron. Being sexist is not funny, it doesn't make you cool it's just narrow minded, ignorant and unwanted.

paprgrl421:

Aries_Split:
Where are you people finding these women?

Where is this land where women play video games?

Narnia? ;)

In all seriousness, good for you.

Just shows how far gamers as a community have come.

has anybody else noticed that only one other female besides myself has commented? And seriously, where are you guys? Because I would love to have a gamer bf who actually wanted to mp with me in games like fable ii, etc. Most of the time when I mention I have an xbox and they know i live without a brother or sig. other, guys act with surprise--are we (gamerchicks) all that sparse?

I don't think it's that they're aren't a lot of Gamerchicks, but that gamerchicks and gamerdudes don't usually hang out with the same people or at the same places.

A good place to meet Gamerchicks/dudes is at conventions like PAX.

God I love PAX.

Well third girl chiming in then; I game, and my bf plays too. Together we play MMO's, we have played WoW, city of villains, Guildwars, FF11, and Lord of the rings online together.
We play rpg's mostly (oblivion, fallout, neverwinter nights) but also some mario, Devil may cry, that sort of stuff, and thief.
he games somewhat more then I do, because he has more time. I, on the other hand, work in the business itself.

Gamer chicks aren't all that rare, but when is a girl a gamer? Most girls that I know that game focus on a few games and keep playing them over and over.

Heck, my wife's a better gamer than I am in some aspects. She's hooked on RPGs of the Kingdom Hearts variety, tears it up in Mario Kart Wii (I mean literally - nobody I know can touch her), is a great partner for Guitar Hero, and is right now playing thru Little Big Planet with me.

She's even got mint-condition extra copies of Super Mario World and Zelda: a Link to the Past. She's beaten the hell out of those games.

Yes, I'm lucky.

Girlysprite:

Gamer chicks aren't all that rare, but when is a girl a gamer? Most girls that I know that game focus on a few games and keep playing them over and over.

i see your point. i do that sometimes, but then again, i usually get my suggestions for games to play from my bro who's going into the business and he knows what i like.

Well I myself play a wide variety of games, from rpgs to fps to platformers and racing games... everything but mmo's pretty much, i hate those ><|Ive dated a bunch of different guys, gamers and non gamers alike, and I tend to get along much better with those who game, (As gaming is such a big part of my life, i dont have much in common with those who dont.... o.o)
Plus, those who game ive found are suprisingly more mature, good natured and sweet ^^ The asshole trait is almost not existant (except for those run jump kill teabag tendencies they have XD Via yatzee)
So, all in all, guys who game are clarly way better than those who dont : P

My wife doesn't mind my gaming but I do. I waste too much time playing games and am trying to cut down.

If you think about it you can miss out on a lot of life if you get too involved in games, as with anything though.

That's why I like short single player games. Multiplayer games drag you in for hour upon hour and you get no real reward for it.

I have to disagree a little, both of my more serious relationships were with gamers, one asked me to marry him then cheated on me and the other tried to get with my best friend behind my back. sometimes you still have to weed out the assholes. (then again, they were both military so that could've had something to do with it)

paprgrl421:
I have to disagree a little, both of my more serious relationships were with gamers, one asked me to marry him then cheated on me and the other tried to get with my best friend behind my back. sometimes you still have to weed out the assholes. (then again, they were both military so that could've had something to do with it)

Well, every person to thier own experinces i find... Ive also dated a couple of military guys.
I dont do that anymore XD

I do not have a gf atm but I play GW with my best friend of the opposite gender on a regular basis.