The Couple that Plays Together

One thing that bothers me is listening to my own gender talk about their counterparts.  Why?  Most of the time its about how their men are good-for-nothings, won't listen to what they say, and blah blah blah.  I hear so many women putting down their men, but it's a crime against humanity if the guy says anything like that.  :\  With all the shit talking I hear I'm surprised so many couples are still running around as couples.

Grendal and I have been dating for over 6 years now, pretty much married without the paper work and what not.  We're both avid gamers.  We both were gamers to some degree before meeting each other.  He's been playing games since the Zelda days.  Me?  I played some Mario Brothers 1-3, Tetris, and LOOM.  Then I kinda got away from it.  We didn't have a SNES in the house and I really didn't mind missing out, though i did love arcades.  It wasn't until  Mortal Kombat 2 and then a bit of Street Fighter Alpha 2 that I was back into gaming a little bit.  High School rolled around and with the release of Kingdom Hearts, and watching a boyfriend play it, I was back into games with a force.  Survival Horror and some deep RPGS(Shin Megami series) mainly, but I eventually got into the Halo series.

Anywho, I think the fact that Grendal I both love video and table top games, and play them together, our relationship is rather strong.  We know the nuances about each other and there is pretty much nothing the other doesn't know about.  Hell, we met over gaming.  I just broke up with a guy and went to a Halo LAN that happened every Saturday.  He and I hit it off and became fast friends, which obviously turned into something more.

I do think its hard when one person in the relationship is really into video games and the other is not.  You usually see it with the men but it happens with the women these days too.  The gamer's attention is on their games and the ones they wish to acquire.  Not to mention their fellow gamers and the lingo and stories they share that the other may not understand.

Okay, I'm pretty much rambling at this point.  I've been a little under the weather but I've had this topic in my head for a while.  I know that gaming isn't for everyone and forcing a non-gamer to game isn't a bright idea.  If both are gamers, awesome, but don't badger the other if they're not.  It just makes them cranky.

And learn which games not to play together.  Grendal and I have one rule: we are barred from playing fighting games against each other.  I have one hell of a temper. XD