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"How am I going to get the Missus into gaming?"

After getting LMA Manager 2003 for the PS2, due to waiting for Championship Manager 4 on the PC (Darn those people at SI Games), I obviously have spent the odd few hours trying to get Teams such as Rushden & Diamonds, and Wigan into the Premiership. However this hasn't been met upon favourably by the girlfriend and her "Am I going to see you today" or "Can you come and sit with me" lines.

Well after explaining to her that if I were to stop at that precise moment, my PS2 was powerful enough to stop my air supply and suffocate me. Hmmm not too believable but it allowed me to finish the season and get Rushden into the First Division, although once I had finished there seemed to be some white matter on the sofa when I went and sat next to my Girlfriend (Not that White matter!!)....it was where the atmosphere had become "Frosty" (Boom boom!...oh forget it).

Upon trying to talk to her "Sorry that took so long I just wanted to get it done and that'll be that for a few days" - I try the gullibility route.....

"Can you not play on it for as long either, as I never get to see you in the evenings" - She tries the sympathy route....

"Yeah ok but why don't you give a game a go on the PS2, didn't you used to play on the Megadrive all those moons ago?" - I try the but you used to route

"You've not got any games I like, and I'm not really into it" - She tries the I can't be bothered route....strange considering shes never played any of the games I've got, and it's not some sexual game (well Lara Crofts not on the PS2 just yet!)...

" You don't have to be INTO it, just have a laugh with it, and have a bit of fun" - I try the you can enjoy it as well route

**oooofffff** - I get a dig in the arm, the I can't be bothered to argue about it as you know I'm right route, besides you should have grown out of that route.

So I'm sitting there watching some boring drama on ITV, well I say watching, if I had a pair of glasses that make you look awake it would have seen the same thing, when it comes to me that instead of making her play games I should try to encourage it. So the thoughts go though my head....get a two player "fun" game....ask her if she would like to play everytime I want to play ;o) ....make out that what ever I'm playing is hilarious and shes missing out. Nope, not one single thing could make her come and have a go, so I need a plan!

The Plan was:- Whilst shes asleep I need to unplug the aerial from the TV in our lounge (She'll never guess thats why it won't work, shes a woman!), then I need to hide the aerial from the TV in the Bedroom so that theres no way it'll pick up any reception. Then arrange all of my PS2 games by the side of the TV in the Bedroom (this is where my PS2 is located) as so she can get an idea of the full range of games she could be playing. Then 7pm comes, we've eaten and just about to sit down to watch TV and, ah it doesn't work....I can't find anything wrong!...must be the Digital TV people that are having the troubles!...Hmm well I'm going to play on the PS2 until it comes back on, do you fancy a game of anything with me....she follows me into the bedroom, it looks promising (Not THAT promising)....I pick up a control pad....she picks up a book walks out and starts reading it....blooming typical, what do you have to do to get your missus to have a game with you. I admit defeat and walk out to the TV in the lounge, plug the aerial back in, the picture comes back up, the girlfriend realises what I did, and she wears big pants for the rest of the week as punishment....GUTTED! :o(

Don't get her into gaming - you'll never be able to get back onto your console. Tell her you're not feeling too well and offer her a couple of quid to go out with her mates.

FantasyMeister wrote:

> OK, so I was exaggerating a little

Do I get a cup of sugarpuffs now?

Rosalind wrote:
> Gah. I oppose that view. I like RPGs as much as you do. I go out.

OK, so I was exaggerating a little. Anyway, I hardly ever go out, which makes it hard to find a girl who enjoys gaming. Thank God for Google.

FantasyMeister wrote:
> Ever tried to date a .jpeg?

no but i'm sure many have played with them selfs while looking at one lol

Gah. I oppose that view. I like RPGs as much as you do. I go out.

Rosalind wrote:
> Dump the girl your with and find one who does like games.

Try finding one. They never go out. They never socialise. They're glued to their screens. Ever tried to date a .jpeg?

Dump the girl your with and find one who does like games.

Its a solution

.......

*runs*

well i have no girl friend so i can play games without been nagged lol oh the life of a batcherla is so sweet

Spray paint your PS2 pink and add some glitter, now... With your empty loo rolls make a rectangular prism and use some sticky back plastic to attach it to the top of the console.
Add some furry fabric, some shiny things and spray some of your missus' perfume around it...

Now, you should have an awful looking console worthy of the rubbish dump... And a very happy missus.

haha!