Not allowed to play...

[WaxonWaxov]

So here we are: Thursday morning and the weekend is quickly approaching.

So many of us are thinking "YES!!! 48 hours of CIV!!! "

But not me.

In the World my girlfriend lives in if I'm not sitting on the couch, with her feet in my lap, watching what SHE wants, then I'm ignoring her.

Of course, that's not counting the time we'll be in the mode: "I have cabin fever. Let's go out so you can spend money on me... what's that? you're broke? You just payed $50 for that game!?"

** bangs head on table **

 

[Zukatah]

Leave her...... mine used to be like that and... you're obviously not comfortable with that relationship. You'll find someone way better afterwards (that means after you've exhausted yourself playing Civ4).

Just a quick thought...

 

[ValeronSidhe]

My girlfriend wants a lot of attention too and I do my best to give it to her. My advice: make her addicted to Civ4, it can't be hard.

 

[Stuie]

In the World my girlfriend lives in if I'm not sitting on the couch, with her feet in my lap, watching what SHE wants, then I'm ignoring her.

You haven't trained her very well. My wife knows: new game - she needs to find something to do without me.

Get rid of her and start over with a new one.

 

[HalfBadger]

Yeah I some what agree, soemthing needs to change. Not neccassarily dump her, maybe talk things out. The relationship can still be salvage, for example it could be her head in your lap instead of her feet and while playing Civ 4

 

[EvilGuy]

Lol

Have ATI card > cannot play > correct problem: patch/driver > changes coding > game works.

Have Girlfriend > cannot play > correct problem: complain/argue/yell/sweet talk > changes coding > game works.

 

[Granite88]

LMAO!! You guys are great... Civ works on my comp and my girlfriend is out of town, question is, what should i do about my physics test the beginning of next week? I don't think my physics prof gets addicted to anything but physics... Lol, stupid civ, you're making me lose sleep... Again...

 

[Cave Troll]

Can you say

You gotta say:
"Honey, I love you but a man gotta do what a mans gotta do. Every 5 years or so a guys gotta have a day off for a little man on PC action. Have a nice day and see you tommorrow."

By the way cause we all know what will happen,
your GF will go , then
And you'll end up like this.

^
|
this one is you.

 

[Nicole]

So here we are: Thursday morning and the weekend is quickly approaching.

So many of us are thinking "YES!!! 48 hours of CIV!!! "

But not me.

In the World my girlfriend lives in if I'm not sitting on the couch, with her feet in my lap, watching what SHE wants, then I'm ignoring her.

Of course, that's not counting the time we'll be in the mode: "I have cabin fever. Let's go out so you can spend money on me... what's that? you're broke? You just payed $50 for that game!?"

** bangs head on table **

There are two scenarios here. One, you do ignore her and just think you don't. Two, she needs to get her own life.

Assuming we're dealing with scenario #2, and you are afraid to look like you are trying to get rid of her for a while (which you are), call the friend of hers you get along with best and suggest a girl's night out this weekend. Don't make up any lies of fancy stories, just tell this friend the truth -- you've been looking forward to a little time with a new game and you don't want your girlfriend to feel neglected.

If you can make a suggestion of something your girlfriend has been wanting to do (new dance club in town, movie she wants to see, etc.), it's even better. Or girl's night in -- girls have poker night, too, and for the cost of some chips and dip plus poker chips/rental movies/etc., you can hole up in the basement/office/backroom... you know, to "get out of their hair."

 

[Dominico]

lmao funny thread!

I will do you all a service and look after your girlfriends for you while you play Civilization 4. I have a week or so till i get it, thats enough time to babysit about 21 girlfriends in total.

Email me i wont even charge you!

 

[dotshiori]

You need a better girlfriend. Me, I bought my boyfriends' copy for him as a birthday present... and I'm letting him have the weekend to play it, as he gets absorbed in his games and is useless to me during them. A man needs his hobbies, I'd be afraid if he wanted to do nothing but be with me.

 

[Punkymonkey]

I remember getting a girlfriend hooked to civ3 cuz she used to watch me playing, while yelling at me for playing it, and was just curious that one time when i came back from class she was playing it on my computer and wouldn't let me use it. A bad case of "lemme play one more turn"

 

[rikath22]

Marry her... she'll never bother you again.

 

[Karnak]

If what you posted is actually an acurate description of your relationship you are in trouble. A) you let it get to the point where she is in control instead of it being a 50/50 partnership and B) you are enabling her behavior.

If it were me I'd have broken it off with her sometime ago. Adults need to be able to live together, do things together, but not do everything together.

This is, of course, assuming that you are giving a fairly unbiased version of the situation.

 

[GregidusMaximus]

This would be a very quick conversation....

Me: "I'm headed to the den to play Civ IV...."

Her: "You can't....you're ignoring me!!"

Me: "No co-dependents allowed....take your cat, leave my jacket....and get out."

Problem solved.

 

[ombak]

DTMFA.

(Dump the mother-****er already).

or DTBA.

Use whichever one fits best, but if you're accurately describing your relationship you need out and she needs growing up or a sugar daddy.

 

[wooga]

My g/f used to be that way, but then I married her, and now she lets me play because (1) it helps me to relax, and (2) I make the money. Success at #1 leads to success at #2. So she knows that she either gives me civ or something else (censored - this is a family site). Needless to say, I get plenty of alone time with the computer.

Wait a minute... I just realized that my life sucks.

 

[cianos]

I told my girlfriend yesterday, The day you call the cable company and cancel all Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Lifetime crap being showed on our television for ever, is the day I will hang up my mouse.

The decision is up to you sweetheart. You are responsible for your own destiny. I just follow.

 

[ported]

In the World my girlfriend lives in if I'm not sitting on the couch, with her feet in my lap, watching what SHE wants, then I'm ignoring her.

I know the intention was to vent, as I don't think anyone would look for relationship advice in a Civ forum. But, if you're like me and computer games are your main source of entertainment, having a girlfriend/wife that's already into gaming (or could be introduced) is great. I've played EQ2, Dungeon Siege 2, Warcraft3, and other games with my girlfriend.

Last evening, I was playing AoE3 (my copy of Civ4 arrives tomorrow). My girlfriend drove to BB, bought WoW, installed it on her comp, created an account, and proceded to wack things in whatever land o' the night elves. Meanwhile, I'm building mortars and field guns in preparation for a siege on Spain's fortress. Maybe you have to be a geek, but it wasn't a bad way to spend an evening.

 

[BorgeoisBuffoon]

All these topics about women and Civ-playing time conflicting with lots of advice in them usually being 'dump her!' while meanwhile I can't get a girlfriend to save my life.