Tag Archive | my partner is a gamer
You should read: “The Perfect Non-Gamer Girl”
Naww. I’m a sucker for a nice gamer + non-gamer love story. I recently read this sweet post by Robert Rath about his soon-to-be wife, Danielle, and the wonderful side she brings to their relationship as a non-gamer. I think this is a perfect example of how gamer/non-gamer relationships can work, and work really well. Danielle [...]
Game Face Tip #015 – Let him play, without the guilt trip
This post is specifically targeted at Three-Years-Ago Me. Three-Years-Ago Me had recently discovered the true extent of her partner’s gaming hobby and had decided that she would be totally cool and reasonable about it. Little did she know, she was not yet past the Bargaining Stage of the gamer/non-gamer relationship and she felt that her being totally cool [...]
Things to do while your partner is gaming #006 – Baking baking baking!
Baking really takes the cake. Seriously, it’s one of my favourite things to do. Even if my partner didn’t play *cough… way too many* video games, I’d still be busying myself with baking. If you don’t already bake, give it a dough… I mean, give it a go. If you want to give your baking [...]
Tips for Gamers #004 – Don’t try to hide your hobby
I was recently chatting with a friend who was contemplating moving in with his girlfriend of around a year. He was generally feeling pretty positive about the situation, except for one thing: I’m going to have to tell her about my gaming. Oh dear. Why is this even a thing? How had their relationship gotten [...]
Benefits of Gaming #013 – They can handle menial tasks
Video games can be very repetitive. Even some of the best games are made up of the same few elements, perhaps just presented in different combinations. It could be endless amounts of running, shooting, jumping, collecting coins, speaking to friendly forest people you encounter on your journey, etc. Just over and over again. There can be [...]
Game Face Tip #014 – Save yourself the frustration by pre-empting his behaviour
I’ve been dating my gamer for a while now, over four years, and in that time I think I’ve picked up a thing or two about his behaviour. There isn’t a lot he does that I couldn’t already see coming, especially when it comes to his computer games. He is most certainly a creature of [...]
Happy Christmas to all (and to all a good night)
Christmas is fast approaching and given that I am currently surrounded by endless carols, gifts and general holiday cheer, it’s only fair that I share some of this Christmas spirit with all of you. Here’s my Partner-of-a-Gamer’s take on an old school Christmas poem, just for you :) Twas the night before Christmas, in The [...]
Game Face Tip #013 – The gamer, the introvert
While driving home from work today, I caught a snippet from a brilliant TED talk, “The Power of Introverts”, by Susan Cain, who explained the great talents and abilities that introverts bring to the world. The description Cain gave of introverts conjured a sudden sense of déjà vu from deep within me: So extroverts really crave [...]
Tips for Gamers #003 – Housework first, gaming second
So you’ve promised that you’ll take out the garbage and hang out the washing… after a few quick rounds of Starcraft, that is. Well, please just take a moment to evaluate whether this is really the best choice you could make in the current situation. Key points to consider: Amazing argument for doing the housework [...]
Game Face Tip #011 – Video games aren’t just for kids
The topic of video games came up in a recent conversation with friends and, naturally, I asked them whether or not they played. One of them, a male in his mid-twenties, replied “uh, I grew out of those years ago”. The conversation continued where he explained to me that he enjoyed his fair share of [...]
