I think that a good solution would be to ask her to join you in CoH. There are few games that are really female friendly. MMORPG have more than FPS's so you will probably have better luck with CoH than say CS or UT2004. Because MMORPG are very community based and have personal interactions, she may come to see the game as a live action, playable soap opera and join in.
Remember, if she is being honest about her intentions, her idea is to have you spend more time with her. Make sure you include her and play characters that can group so you two can go together to everything. Because of the sidekick feature in CoH, it is a lot easier to have her involved.
If you have only one computer, you are screwed. If you have a couple, than maybe you can game and still keep the gf/wife.
If she doesn't like games or computers, maybe you can coerce her into playing. Try doing something she likes, and then require an equal amount of time doing something you like. If you garden, scrapbook, watch a chick flick for two hours with her, require two hours of time on a computer play a game.
Ever considered that you may not be compatible? If she is opposed to playing games with you, and also does not like you playing them so much, maybe it is not about the video games at all.
The normal agreement between employee and employer is as follow, I will continue to work for you as long as benefits me, and on the companies side, we will employ you as long as it benefits us. When one side is not benefitting, termination of this agreement usually follows. If your company was not satisfied with your work, would they keep you as an employee? Rarely do we find this to be the case. Why should the converse not be regaurded with equal importance. If you an unsatisfied with your job, if it looks like your employer is going down and taking you with him or her, then you need to get out. In business all warriors are cold warriors, are they not? Self love is not nearly so great a sin as self neglect. Your loyalties should be tied to your purse strings.
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I think that a good solution would be to ask her to join you in CoH. There are few games that are really female friendly. MMORPG have more than FPS's so you will probably have better luck with CoH than say CS or UT2004. Because MMORPG are very community based and have personal interactions, she may come to see the game as a live action, playable soap opera and join in.
Remember, if she is being honest about her intentions, her idea is to have you spend more time with her. Make sure you include her and play characters that can group so you two can go together to everything. Because of the sidekick feature in CoH, it is a lot easier to have her involved.
If you have only one computer, you are screwed. If you have a couple, than maybe you can game and still keep the gf/wife.
If she doesn't like games or computers, maybe you can coerce her into playing. Try doing something she likes, and then require an equal amount of time doing something you like. If you garden, scrapbook, watch a chick flick for two hours with her, require two hours of time on a computer play a game.
Ever considered that you may not be compatible? If she is opposed to playing games with you, and also does not like you playing them so much, maybe it is not about the video games at all.
The normal agreement between employee and employer is as follow, I will continue to work for you as long as benefits me, and on the companies side, we will employ you as long as it benefits us. When one side is not benefitting, termination of this agreement usually follows. If your company was not satisfied with your work, would they keep you as an employee? Rarely do we find this to be the case. Why should the converse not be regaurded with equal importance. If you an unsatisfied with your job, if it looks like your employer is going down and taking you with him or her, then you need to get out. In business all warriors are cold warriors, are they not? Self love is not nearly so great a sin as self neglect. Your loyalties should be tied to your purse strings.
Another one you should consider is Fists of the North Star. An excellent anime