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Playing WitP for hours and hours is difficult if you have a girlfriend. I find particulary difficult to justify staying in front of my computer when my girlfriend phones me and says: What are you doing???...errrg[8|]... well.[8|]..I....I was searching some important information...and it takes me a lot of time....[:'(][:'(]

I don´t know what she would say () if she discovered that I spent A LOT of time trying to sink aircraft carriers, laying mines, sending supplies..

Will they ever undestand that???

No, but nor will many males understand either quite honestly.

I'm considering looking for the equivalent of a drug rehabilitation centre and checking myself in - I definitely am starting to get obsessive about this.

I wonder if Matrix have had a disclaimer on their product about not being responsible for additction to the game - in the naturally litigious country that I 'understand' America is I wonder when the first lawsuit will be issued?


Roger[8D]



[Please not for all who read this - it is all intended tongue in cheek]

{Please note for any who don't know what tongue in cheek means - its an english expression for an attempt at humour - humor for those who spell more logically on the other side of the pond}

ORIGINAL: toraq

Playing WitP for hours and hours is difficult if you have a girlfriend. I find particulary difficult to justify staying in front of my computer when my girlfriend phones me and says: What are you doing???...errrg[8|]... well.[8|]..I....I was searching some important information...and it takes me a lot of time....[:'(][:'(]

I don´t know what she would say () if she discovered that I spent A LOT of time trying to sink aircraft carriers, laying mines, sending supplies..

Will they ever undestand that???

No.

At least not 99.99% of cases, anyway![:D]

You might get tolerance - but understanding? Good luck!

I guess you could always offer her the choice - chasing other girls or chasing some enemy ships!

An old wargamer friend of mine many years ago told me that his wife was fully content that he spent a fortune on miniatures and table top gaming because she always knew where he was and what he was up to!

I wish this forum system had a spellchecker!

Roger

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson

I guess you could always offer her the choice - chasing other girls or chasing some enemy ships!

An old wargamer friend of mine many years ago told me that his wife was fully content that he spent a fortune on miniatures and table top gaming because she always knew where he was and what he was up to!

I wish this forum system had a spellchecker!

Roger

This would be the tolerance approach - they don't understand it, but they will put up with it...

In my own case, i get by (a bit, anyway) because my wife has a serious geneology "jones". She will put up with WITP (and other games) because she is busy chasing down death certificates, etc. She can talk on this for hours, but about 30 seconds is the limit of tolerance for my actually talking about WITP![:-]

I met my beloved back when Starcraft was new.

Over time she has been trained not to gripe when she asks me to do something and is met by the response, "After this battle.".

She rocks. [&o]

[:D]

My wife asks me if I'm meditating again - as I stare at a (mostly) blue screen listening to the japanese pan-pipe type music that comes with the game. Then again I did wake up the other night shouting when I had a dream that I couldn't get any CAP over Port Moresby[:(]

My girlfrend is just now playing beond good or evill, as long as she has got her tea and cooky's she will not bother me (although she does not understand wat I see in the game [:(] )

ORIGINAL: Bill Durrant

My wife asks me if I'm meditating again - as I stare at a (mostly) blue screen listening to the japanese pan-pipe type music that comes with the game. Then again I did wake up the other night shouting when I had a dream that I couldn't get any CAP over Port Moresby[:(]

Nevermind, I posted something which ended up being an entendre, so I removed it.

My girl is 100% tolerant ....coming at first light of Sun after long night over Morrowind

What's the difference between driving your car and getting some lubbin' or sitting in your PC chair? [:D]Hummana, hummana, hummana....[8D]

What about serious model railroad buffs? The equivalent of what they spend on their houses is in the basement and taking up 85% of the space. Those puppies are not cheap and ya can't use them for anything else. Nice though...[&o]

I can't believe their wives....

What's a girlfriend? [:D]

What's a girlfriend?

Think back to before the wife, you know, back when you had fun [:D]

Lol. Im afraid I'm a wee bit yound to have a wife... well not really, but I DO enjoy my freedom. [:D]

My girlfriend said something like "You're so cute when you're being all nerdy with your planes and that stuff" when I was sitting in front of WitP, looking up plane data in one of my aircraft books. I just hope she can maintain that attitude...

[:'(]

mine yells at me and yells at me and says -

ur always playin ur fuc*en game and never spend any time with ,me!!!!![X(][:'(]

i DO spend time wither

she jus said i dont pay any attention to her

now she said - u f%^&er, i hate u

tho she IS laughing so i dont think she means it [:D]

i think she tolerates it and understands it somewaht, being a noob gamer herself [:'(]

OHH!

a grave injustice has been done

she just said

i dont like ur games cuz they SUCK![X(][X(][X(]

alert the media we have a chick whos not fond of Matrix or Wargames or UV OR even WITP!!!


GOD HELP US!

I have printed and read the manual.....looked at all the pdf files included....checked the update list

There is nothing about girlfriends in there??? What exactly are they?? Is this some new american weapon to use against the poor Jap Fanboys?

WITP is my girlfriend.