Getting your significant other to embrace gaming

seneca_22

seneca_22

[09] Warrior
I've been with my wife for nine years now. When she met me, I was very much into Soul Calibur 1. Played it with the guys at college every chance we got. Got into competitive gaming for SC2 and SC3. It kind of took over my life for a while, but it was something for me to do. I got out of competitive gaming, but now with SC4 on the scene, I wouldn't mind getting back in for some sessions and the occasional tournament.

But how do I get my wife to embrace my gaming hobby? It's not that often I go to play. She lets me play basketball and disc golf. But she thinks gaming is a waste of time and gets upset when I even suggest that I'll go play games. Anyone have a good understanding with their significant other on gaming as an outlet? Maybe it's cuz I suck at it....
 
My wife plays SC. She's rather good, especially since females have smaller brains than men, it's amazing to see her adapt to high level tactics.

Other games she enjoys are: Sims, Spore, any J-RPG with good music and Starcraft.

She ended up liking games because she saw how much I enjoyed them and the joys of competition in them. Plus she is an artist and enjoys games from a production level standpoint too.
 
You're a lucky guy Cha Cha. Still trying to figure out what my wife is really into. She doesn't really get the whole competitive thing. She doesn't really do sports or art. I don't know. There are some things I'm still trying to figure out after 9+ years. She likes some GTA once in a while, and some tetris, but that's about it. Maybe I'll try to get her to try some SC4 this time around.

I have a friend who has four kids (I have two) and he gets some time away from the wife and kids to get some games. Sometimes a whole day, or even 4-6 hours. But they have an understanding.
 
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