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I think simply turning the speaker volume down (or off) would greatly lessen the irritating effect some wargames might have on the significant others nearby, what without the constant rat-a-tat-tat of machine guns, various explosion sounds, the klaxons of diving submarines, the droning of bombers and the screams of dying men and beasts and the wailings of their women.
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ORIGINAL: sterckxe

ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen
I wonder why Marc got married and how does he get along with wife and games... Please, tell us!

You'd need to ask him

What, doesn't he read this topic?

Wargaming allows to escape from the horrors of peace.

ORIGINAL: E

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

Marriage is not about gaming. I think us gamers tend to blur the lines on that one. Gaming is a hobby and one that can become so obsessive that a man will lose sight of more important parts of life. Marriage is about a partnership for life and always has to be at the top of the list in terms of importance.

What's the matter with you?! Do you realize what you're saying?! Snap out of it man!

Sshh ! Wife was looking over my shoulder....

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

Wargaming allows us to escape the horrors of peace.

This is good. You should put it in your signature.

Incidentally, you should change your nick, it's against forum regulations and some European laws. 

ORIGINAL: noxious

Incidentally, you should change your nick, it's against forum regulations and some European laws. 

Unless forum server is in that part of Europe...

As long as I get "my" house and yard work done everything is OK with playing. I even get the "honey, you have a turn" comment when she finds a recently arrived turn in Email.

ORIGINAL: mantrain
Just wondering if anyone has issues from wife re- game play. My wife would rather me wnot playing and does not understand the redeeming value of these games. It's just "killing soldiers." How do you guys explain it, to get the wife in line with the "higher cause."? thanks.

ORIGINAL: noxious

Incidentally, you should change your nick, it's against forum regulations and some European laws. 

Aren't nuclear subs banned in New Zealand and a few other countries? I think you should change your avatar immediately (I am not a moderator, so I am only suggesting-not telling you). Even if it is not a nuclear sub in your photo, it looks close enough to be a real one. You could go to jail in some countries for having one of those![8|]

Are you one of those dangerous radicals or somthin??

Wives are a good thing most of the time[:)]. If you can get one that allows for some individual "space", get one. I did, and it has been good for 20 years.[X(]

When I was married, my wife soon realized that a man needs balance in his life. She realized that it was better to have me a room away living out my online gaming hobby instead of out at the bar or at a strip club. The key for me was to be attentive to her needs and to not let the gaming consume me.

Unfortunately, the marriage did not survive for other reasons....so now I'm a single father and can game as much as I want on my off week when my son is away living with his mom. I still have my priorities in the correct alignment, though: being a good father to my son comes first, with the gaming second.

I'm wondering...
No one here married a hardcore gamer?

I mean, one of those?

Incidentally, you should change your nick, it's against forum regulations and some European laws.

That is a good issue you bring up noxious. I don´t believe having ¨SS¨ in a screen name or Nazi symbol in a screen name is against forum regulations.

If this is against European law I don´t know either. I have the understanding Nazi symbols are allowed in a historical context. I would think historical wargames would fit the description of ¨historical context¨

If not. I´m sure this picture will be removed moderator.

ORIGINAL: Ike99

Incidentally, you should change your nick, it's against forum regulations and some European laws.

That is a good issue you bring up noxious. I don´t believe having ¨SS¨ in a screen name or Nazi symbol in a screen name is against forum regulations.

If this is against European law I don´t know either.

I know: it's banned in Germany... or at least used to. There's been some censoring in Finland too, at least in last millennia. As for games, many WW2 era flight sims that include Finland's front doesn't have Von Rosen cross (blue swastika on white background), that was adopted as symbol of Finnish Air Force in 1918-1945. Vanilla IL-2 Sturmovik is one of these.

I find such ahistorical games offensive - they often promote false prejudices (like in cas of swastikas on finnish planes) or are trying to whitewash history - like removing Nazi symbols from army of Nazi Germany. 

My beloved is entirely understanding.  In fact sometimes I do a WITP turn but forget to email it (things are rushed in the morning).  On such occasions if she's in the house (she works shifts) she will send it for me if I ask.  She even knows where the file goes! [:D]

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

I find such ahistorical games offensive - they often promote false prejudices (like in cas of swastikas on finnish planes)

There was an excuse with Warbirds: avoid confusion... or something like that. In WB blue swastika was replaced with army (ground force) symbol of blue circle edging white center. I can well imagine some foreigner seeing Messerschmitt with blue swastikas and saying aloud: "Who are flying those things!?" Ahistorical, definitely, otherwise... dunno [8|]

ORIGINAL: EUBanana

My beloved is entirely understanding.  In fact sometimes I do a WITP turn but forget to email it (things are rushed in the morning).  On such occasions if she's in the house (she works shifts) she will send it for me if I ask.  She even knows where the file goes! [:D]

[X(] How...how have you achieved such a startling marital victory?!

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ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

I find such ahistorical games offensive - they often promote false prejudices (like in cas of swastikas on finnish planes)

There was an excuse with Warbirds: avoid confusion... or something like that. In WB blue swastika was replaced with army (ground force) symbol of blue circle edging white center. I can well imagine some foreigner seeing Messerschmitt with blue swastikas and saying aloud: "Who are flying those things!?" Ahistorical, definitely, otherwise... dunno [8|]

I think that it's quite easy to write about it in game manual[8|].

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

ORIGINAL: E

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

Marriage is not about gaming. I think us gamers tend to blur the lines on that one. Gaming is a hobby and one that can become so obsessive that a man will lose sight of more important parts of life. Marriage is about a partnership for life and always has to be at the top of the list in terms of importance.

What's the matter with you?! Do you realize what you're saying?! Snap out of it man!

Sshh ! Wife was looking over my shoulder....

You mean you're replying in this thread when she's awake?!?! Don't you have a lock on your computer room door?!?!