Three Survival Keys for the Married Sports Gamer

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    Banned
    • Mar 2006
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    #46
    Re: Three Survival Keys for the Married Sports Gamer

    Originally posted by dave731
    I was sitting there staring at the screen the other day trying to decide which C to offer my last scholarship to. I turned to the wife who was checking email on her laptop and said, "Honey, what do you think? The 7 footer from Serbia who can't shoot or the guard from Atlanta?" Without looking up, she says "The guy from Serbia probably can't speak much english so he'll be harder to coach, right?" I got a good laugh out of it...

    and then took the guard from Atlanta...
    A+

    That's the funniest thing I've read on here in ages.

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    • slickdtc
      Grayscale
      • Aug 2004
      • 17125

      #47
      Not married (yet!), but living with my girlfriend the last few months, I can get a feel for when to game and when to not game. Good thing the girlfriend likes to watch shows, a lot of them online (One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, etc) so that's when I put in the iPod and flip on the PS3 or XBOX. Can no longer game as I please but it's probably better for my health . And in fact, it may make the games more rewarding to play.
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      And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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      • Mjphillips
        MVP
        • Feb 2005
        • 1153

        #48
        Re: Three Survival Keys for the Married Sports Gamer

        Great read!!!!!
        They call me "The Manual"

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        • Budstang2k5
          Rookie
          • Mar 2009
          • 1

          #49
          Re: Three Survival Keys for the Married Sports Gamer

          One thing that has helped me is to get her involved in some PC gaming. Yes, she loves stuff like Bejeweled and even got her doing Zoo Tycoon and some Nancy Drew mystery stuff. I think it's cute when she comes into the other room and tells me how she just leveled or solved the crime of the century. Reminds me of when I say stuff like, omg I just hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer to win the NCAA championship.

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          • algeron04
            Rookie
            • Sep 2008
            • 204

            #50
            I love this article. I got married Feb 08 and my game is pretty much gone while where together. I got a Wii for christmas and bought the Wii fit and the Sims for my wife and she loves it. While she's on the Wii I get my time alone to go play my games.

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            • Bumble14
              Producer - EA Sports
              • Dec 2004
              • 808

              #51
              Re: Three Survival Keys for the Married Sports Gamer

              Glad to see this article still receiving so much love. Really happy you guys enjoyed it.

              As an update, almost 10 months in and I have managed to settle into a little sports gaming groove. For Christmas I bought the wife (who is a teacher) a DS along with the various Brain Games- SHE LOVES IT. Honestly, she plays it every night for at least an hour or so. This is the perfect opportunity to sneak in a few games of Killzone 2, or my RTTS career.

              I still have to use the strategies from the article, but getting your wife hooked on some type of gaming has been amazing.
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              • JBH3
                Marvel's Finest
                • Jan 2007
                • 13506

                #52
                Great article.

                I too have had to succomb to the Bravo Housewives show, the project runways, and various others to dive into her world so that she can understand my gaming world.

                Man-cave is a must. I love my man-cave.

                Thanks to the Marine Corps, and sleep deprivation I'm trained to go at least 72 hours on only about 8 hours of sleep - definitely helps when you're trying to get to wk8 in Madden to see if your guys are in the running for an award etc.

                Much progress has been made in my gaming life since getting married in 2006. She understands that I NEED to play video games just as much as she NEEDS to window shop on Nordstroms for hours on hand.

                I've got a little onE too, and he is 18 months...and I still find enough time to get my gaming in and be satisfied.

                Again...great article.
                Originally posted by Edmund Burke
                All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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