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Why do girlfriends/wives want you to get rid of your games?
aaron-hagel:
My wife is more or less indifferent to my collecting of games. She doesn't care that I collect them, but on the other hand she doesn't like the fact that the games take up space in a small home. She knows that I like to collect games and on occasion play them, she doesn't care as long as the bills are paid and she and the children are taken care of.
romevi:
Funny; I had a discussion about this with my wife the other day.
I don't have as impressive a collection as many on here, but they do take up a bookcase. Right now I'm so busy that I limit my gaming time to a few hours a week; specifically, an hour on each day of the weekend (Friday included).
I forget what exactly my wife and I were talking about, but in the end she stated, "Before I dated you I didn't know grown men play video games. But now I know a lot of men play games." I have a lot of friends with whom I play vidya (is that term allowed here?), and so she's kind of gotten used to it.
Still, she's not bothered by the fact that I play video games--so long as I get the important stuff around the house and finances out of the way first.
The most she's played with me is a couple of races of Mario Kart Wii, as well as Super Mario Bros. and Sonic. She grew up with three brothers and they played Genesis a lot as kids, so that's about all she'll play.
segamer:
I've never had a girlfriend in my life that wanted me to get rid of my games. However, if I did, I'd just get a new girlfriend.
quickfingers818:
--- Quote from: segamer on December 03, 2014, 11:28:54 AM ---I've never had a girlfriend in my life that wanted me to get rid of my games. However, if I did, I'd just get a new girlfriend.
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exactly. why would you wanna be with a girl that doesn't want you to be happy? If games make you happy and she actually cares about you, it shouldn't bother her that you're into video games.
Moviefan2k4:
I think it would depend on WHY she wanted me to get rid of my games. If she felt that I was placing my games ahead of her, I'd also want to know why she felt that way. In the end, I highly doubt such conflicts are about the games themselves. That discussion's just a symptom; treat the source and both people should be fine.