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So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« on: May 16, 2010, 03:42:55 PM »

Ok, i'll be the first to admit, i didnt think i'd come to you guys here to talk about my relationship with my girlfriend, but now i'm curious what other gamers would do...

Basically, me and her have been going out for over a year now, and just under a week ago, she buys an old ps1, and is trying to become a gamer herself... Now, i know most self confessed gamer nerds would love to be in this situation, but i'm finding it slightly odd... I feel she's just doing it to have something else in common with me, but then she opens up telling me that she used to play ps1 all the time when she was younger (like back when ps1 was THE console to have, and spyro was the coolest thing on 4 legs)... Well, i dont mind that she used to be a gamer, and i dont mind she is trying to get into them again now, but the thing that bugs me, is that she used to call me a nerd for playing games (not without merit, i'll admit)...

Anyway, in all of your opinions- am i now entitled to pay her out for it? :)

btw, free virtual cookie to the first person that says a specific thing i'm expecting someone to say... (hope that makes sense, lol)
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2010, 09:49:01 PM »

Yo should be slappin' that jive turkey an' tellin' her where she be!

Eh hem... I've no idea where that came from...

Any way, I think you should tell her she's a nerd, cus nothing is nerdier than Spyro! Well, except maybe a NES controler mouse.....

Also, I'm sure it can only be a good thing !

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Re: girlfriend gamer
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2010, 05:32:55 AM »

Lol, what are you saying about the nes mouse? That was the coolest thing ever!... Ok, i see your point, i'm the bigger nerd, lol...
Btw, the cookie is still up for grabs :)
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2010, 11:45:03 PM »

Why not just play some of the PS1 games with her?

See how valid her claim is and try to branch it off from there.

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Re: girlfriend...
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2010, 04:23:08 AM »

Yeah, i have played some ps1 with her... Turns out shes better than me at worms, and gran turismo... And she can hold her own in simpsons wrestling too...

Lol, i'm trying to convince her to try final fantasy at the moment :)
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2010, 04:54:16 PM »

Get her on MW2 or Left 4 Dead! My best mates GF loves those games! We're slowly turning her lol

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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2010, 11:23:26 PM »

lol, she doesnt mind COD4 on the ps3... whenever my mates invite everyone over, the party seems to turn to that game, lol
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2010, 01:31:46 AM »

It's that male alpha ego kicking in - its completely normal for you to freak out a bit when your lady is creepin in on your territory.  You'll be fine and gamer chicks are cool.  You've reminded her of something she used to enjoy doing, and because probablt of the female stigma and video games, lost interest at about 15.  I'm a female gamer who has been proudly for 25 years and I think it's awesome that she's taking the opportunity to get back into it again. 

Don't take it personally, you now know just one more reason of why she likes you :)

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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2010, 10:40:49 AM »

To be honest, I agree with Eve. Most people seem intimidated by a Girl into games. It's one of those things that society seems to think doesn't exist.

Take Cinder from Golden Sun Realm for example, she's a girl, and has a pretty good knowledge of every thing Golden Sun! I guesss because its the internet it's not as strange, but if you were to know her in real life, it would be a bit odd

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Re: gamer girl
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2010, 02:12:38 PM »

Its not that i'm intimidated, it just took me as a bit of a surprise...

Shes also got a ds now, so i'm thinking of trying to get her into golden sun, so that dark dawn will be released around the same time she gets through the first two :)
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 09:54:10 PM »

Good idea! I've been trying to get my frieds to play them but non of them will, I think they're afraid they'll like it too much lol.

Though you are aware if she likes it you'll probably not hear from her for weeks on end, as you know full well, us golden sun addicts tend to become shut sways till we finish the game!

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Re: gs gf
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2010, 03:34:53 PM »

Haha, i'll be expecting phone calls from her at like 3am asking what psynergy she needs to pass some puzzles if i lend it to her -.-
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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2010, 10:40:20 PM »

Wehn I lent it to my friend, I had the sense to lend him the guide too :P


Will: Saaaam! How do I get throu-
Sam: Look at the guide!


Problem solved!

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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2010, 01:53:55 AM »

haha, nice idea... i'm not smart enough to find a good enough guide though... oh well, no sleep for me then :)
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Mia cast Glacier............ Gaming?! WTF?!

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Re: So my girlfriend turns out to be a gamer too...
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2010, 10:00:24 AM »

I was running my GS site at the time, so the guide was useful to fill in the blanks in information!