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Online Gaming for Couples?

Posted by Cliff on from the games-for-long-distance-relationships dept.

psuedo_samurai asks: "My longtime girlfriend recently had to move to complete her studies at a University, which is nowhere near where I live. Talking on the phone is quickly becoming old, as I'm a typical guy and hate being on the phone longer than 3 minutes, but I try. So I was thinking - I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two? So are there any online games suggested for couples using a headset? I can't see Counter-Strike or Rainbow Six working, but I was thinking maybe DDR Ultramix on Xbox Live? How about PC titles with headset support? Any suggestions?"

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  1. Ask her first. by grub · · Score: 5, Insightful


    I'm a typical guy and hate being on the phone longer than 3 minutes, but I try. So I was thinking - I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two?

    Not knowing the full situation I have to ask: Have you asked her if she'd like to be in an online game for longer than 3 minutes? If she's like many (most?) women she would want to have your full attention during a conversation (the 4 other /.'ers that have been with a woman will back me up on this :))
    It sounds like you want to have your cake and eat it too; make sure this is what she wants before you send her all sorts of geek gear. She may just twist your intentions into thinking you're pushing her away.

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  2. Re:Why? by jeffehobbs · · Score: 5, Insightful



    How come this guy has a girlfriend and I don't?

    Don't worry; with thinking like that, he won't have a girlfriend for too much longer.

    ~jeff

  3. Re:Nothing like... by bigman2003 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Instead of killing, etc- try some games where death is not the point. Also- the idea of 'typing' or 'chatting' (typing wise) isn't good. Go with the real voice.

    I would recommend an Xbox, with Xbox live.

    3 Excellent games that women really do like, and are Live capable:
    • Top Spin tennis. Excellent game. Women like it too!
    • Links 2004 golf. Cool thing is, you don't have to play at the same skill level. Lag is not an issue and it can be fairly easy- yet still challenging.
    • The grand-daddy of all chick games- Tetris. Comes with new Xboxes. Good game, and chicks love it.
    All three of them will let you play, and are good games. Yet all of them are women friendly, but guys like them too. My wife plays all of them, even without me.
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  4. Remember that girls are individuals too... by lazypenguingirl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Most of my female friends if you suggested they play tennis or golf games, they'd just as rather whack you over the head with a racket or club. Girls can be just as bloodthirsty in gaming as guys, and it really does boil down to personal preference. Tetris is great from time to time, but it gets old. MMORPGs can be good (I'm eagerly awaiting the release of World of Warcraft so my bf and I can play, and yes we signed up for the beta). I'm not as rabid a gamer as he, I'd rather just spend my computer time sometimes working on my personal programming/networking projects. But I adore the exploratory aspects of MMORPGs and games such as Morrowind (wide expansive landscapes), some killing or even a lot (I have a few female friends who are rapid GTAers, me, I do "GTA: Morrowind" at times to alleviate stress, working on my goal of strategically eradicating the 3k+ named NPCs in the game), and some people prefer to focus on the RP aspects of MMORPGs. Everyone looks for different things in a game, both guys and girls, and I think the guy who originally asked the question should probably get to know his girl better and her preferences and maybe suggest games she could play to occupy some of the time he won't be around. Not try to get her to play just to say they are doing something "together" and "communicating." Girls are people too, k?