bugging wife

[drone]

If she does this on a regular basis, you will need to regain the initiative. If she gets you into the bed, you will be stuck since no doubt she will want to cuddle afterwards. So instead, take her earlier in the evening. Make it look spontaneous, like you have to have her then and now. It not only will make her feel wanted and add a little spice, but it will also be too early to spend the rest of the evening in bed. If you do the job right, she'll be satisfied and should leave you in peace for a late night gaming session. It is possible to have your cake, eat it, and still play video games, but you have to work at it.

If you have children, the timing might be more difficult. Can't really ravish your woman on the kitchen table with kids running around. More cunning will be necessary to overcome these obstacles.

And, whatever you do, DO NOT let her figure out/tell her what you are doing. Women generally don't like the fact that a boyfriend/husband can have fun for long periods of time without them involved, and can become jealous of the computer. If she clues in on what you are doing, she will put a stop to it and you will need to find a new tactic.

Hope this helps, and welcome to the .Org!

[maximus overlord]

rofl that was amuzing to read yea we got a kid 2 year old boy he wont be happy about an early sleep

[Mount Suribachi]

This isn't a difficult situation. In fact its a no-brainer. In fact, with a 2 yr old you probly need to take advantage of every opportunity.

No, the really sucky situation is the "stop playing on the computer and sit with me whilst I watch 3 hours of X Factor/Pop Idol/Insert mind-numbingly tedious reality TV of choice".

One day (when I grow a pair ) I'll suggest if she wants to sit with me, she sit next to me watching as I expand Bactria from a Eurasian backwater to an Eastern superpower.

[Avicenna]

the Eastern superpower

BTW, the thread's great. Got me actually LOLing

[caravel]

No, the really sucky situation is the "stop playing on the computer and sit with me whilst I watch 3 hours of X Factor/Pop Idol/Insert mind-numbingly tedious reality TV of choice".

That is the nightmare situation. I have heard of cases where the wife watched "Big Brother" for hours and forced the husband to do the same. As a result his campaign suffered. This is in fact cruelty. Imagine the scenario:

Wife, loudly: "Are you watching or what?"

Husband: "whaaa... oh yes, I'm engrossed dear, totally engrossed... (...now where was I, oh yes camels. If I take the sinai next, charge camels uphill at the enemy's nubian spearmen, build a trader, and 80% farmland...)"

Wife: "HAHAHA... did you see that"?

Husband "ummm... oh yes! hahaha... (next I'd have to annex Ireland, but I haven't worked out how to get there yet...)

Wife: "Oh my god, they're going to... oh no they're not, oh HAHAHAHA! oh noooooo that was harsh! Hey are you watching?"

Husband: "(....hmmm camels, nizaris, if only....) Oh yea terrible... (now if I can retake Syria, charging his camels with my peasants should do it...)

Wife: "you're not watching are you?"

Husband: "(...camels...) whaaat?

Wife: "exactly..."

Husband: "Exactly what? (...desert archers, siege or asssault, and well now ghazis!)

Wife: "Forget it ok?"

Husband: "Forget what?"

Wife: "Nothing... JUST GO AND PLAY YOUR STUPID *BLEE - BLEE - BLEEP* GAME!"

*DOOR SLAMS*

Wife exits

*sounds of TV upstairs*

Husband: "(...camels...)"

*lunges for the pc*

And the solution? Simple.

Wife, loudly: "Are you watching or what?"

Husband: "GAH!!"

End of.

[Andres]

Big Brother...



Ok, I'm against death penalty, with one exception: the makers and all the participants of this *** self-censoring *** program

[Avicenna]

[drone]

My lady did not like it at all when I would hole up in my computer room/office. It was upstairs, away from everything really, and she would always complain about not spending time together, she would always come in and bug me about random things, she would want to look up things online, etc. It got to be pretty impossible to get a few MTW turns in without harrassment. As a masterstroke, I got her a laptop for Christmas last year. Nothing too fancy (she just surfs the web and messes around with GIMP photo editing), but good enough to play some games as well. So naturally I installed MTW:VI (made sure to get a ATI vid card in it as well ) on it. She keeps it downstairs in the den. So now she can spend the evening watching shows off of TiVo, and I can be near her, playing through a VI campaign, on "her" laptop, without her complaining. As an added bonus, now I only have to go a few feet for another beer, instead of tromping up and down stairs. I've been able to play more MTW in the past year than I have in the previous 3.

Gaming while maintaining a relationship is just like TotalWar. Feints, flanking, diplomacy, and guile are all necessary skills. "This...is an age of darkness".

[bedlam28]

I think a possibly worse scenario:

Husband " ahh, house is quiet... time to grab the beer and Pie from the fridge, comfy cushion for the numb arse, and my battle plan; and off we go to the computer... whats that I hear, tap tap tap ??"

Door opens, slowly, and coming into sight is ... horror of horrors, Wifey sitting at the computer, playing ... SIMS !!!
Wife : " oh hello dear, I just got my charactor to clean the kitchen and make dinner, what a great game... oh, put the kettle on please I'm right in the middle of designing the bedroom!"

Husband " NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo"



edit : Language
-Mithrandir.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I dont have a lady,so lucky me. Though, Partents do complain when I spend from 7PM untill 1:30AM straight playing VI online

[Slartibardfast]

Put the PC in the shed and play RTW there.

This (and beer, poker, silence,etc,) is why men have sheds.

[Alexios]

Put the PC in the shed and play RTW there.

This (and beer, poker, silence,etc,) is why men have sheds.

I keep mine in the basement near my workshop. Occasionally, I will get up from the game, go pick up a hammer and start beating on a piece of wood somewhere, just to let my wife know I'm still "working."

[Mithrandir]

Gentleman, disrespectful posts (towards woman in this case) will not be tolerated on the Org.

Please keep this in mind when posting.

[Bagpuss]

could I point out a backhander where I live refers to giving your missus money etc a sub/bribe ,lol an not violence ..HMM :(

[drone]

Not as amusing as this exchange though. Can't believe I missed this when first reading the thread.

YTMND? Please to explain.

Maximus, have you considered commanding your wife to go bake a pie? That'll give you a few hours of peace, and then surprise! Pie!

Let us know how that goes, seriously.

No pie for you.

!!

I vote for Senior Membership for WifeoftheCount immediately, if not sooner!

PS. And good luck with that, Mount Suribachi. Of course, the best solution to this situation is to get your better half addicted to a video game herself. But not too addicted...

[WifeoftheCount]

I vote for Senior Membership for WifeoftheCount immediately, if not sooner!

A pie-worthy sentiment.

[Lucjan]

I have a completely different situation, but still just as much of a pain.

See, I love my games, and I love my girl...but my girl loves "games" too.

I hope I've found the solution (went and bought a brand new gaming laptop) so that when she's, like someone already said, *shudders* playing sims or something equally non-destructive, I can just plop down on the laptop and no longer need to subject myself to the wretched filth that comprises just about everything intended to be 'entertainment' on tv anymore.

To think, I spent years wheening that pc into a destructive world conquering total war powerhouse, now half the week it spends its time cooking pancakes and upping creativity levels by painting the same exact picture over and over again.

Thank god for the laptop! My new baby.

[Fulliautomatix]

Crikey, the reason I haven't ever bothered registering on the Org until recently is because between:

--work
--TW series
--wife
--2 small children

who has the time!?!! Something has to give ... and for me, mostly it's sleep.

I agree that a real help is to get a really good laptop -- that way after the kids are in the bed, you can sit with the wife on the sofa, and surf the net, balance the chequebook, chat with the wife, pretend to pay attention to her awful taste in television, and occasionally .... try to sack Rome.

[Oaty]

rofl that was amuzing to read yea we got a kid 2 year old boy he wont be happy about an early sleep

I see you learned your lesson the first time