Does Playing Video Games Affect Your Life?

**A Robot Bit Me** · 15 Aug 2007, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by buttcheeks

It gives a certain commonality that wouldn't be there with something like sports or art. If we talked about those things, it would just be "kinda maybe" like each other's experiences. But with games, it is the exact same experience, regardless if you are in New York or Florida.
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The star quarterback in Tupelo Mississippi won't be able to relate much to the skinny chess club player that only wins 50/50 in Cali, but if they both played metroid when they were 8, they have at least that.

How does having played Metroid at age eight bond the quarterback and the chess player tighter than if they had both read The Giver or saw E.T. at age eight instead? You haven't explained how playing the same videogame as someone else is more significant than sharing any other hobby or experience. You can find commonality in anything; videogames aren't any more of a magical relationship catalyst than books or movies are.

**Fe 26** · 15 Aug 2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me

lol, I can't read

Originally Posted by me

And I think you can say mostly the same thing for other "nerd" hobbies like comics, B-movies, manga, anime, models, etc. They are shared experiences that don't change much depending on where you live and who you are.

**A Robot Bit Me** · 15 Aug 2007, 07:22 PM

Let me rephrase: "nerd hobbies," to include videogames, are not special. Believe it or not, "A"-movies and books without pictures don't change much depending on where you live or who you are, either.

**Port** · 15 Aug 2007, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by kingoffighters

You can't save them all Yoshi.

Lol, so what's going to change if it hasn't in the past 2 years that we've been living together? If you mean less game time, that means she has to cut down her FFXI time first. :P

I figure if I'm the naive newlywed, might as well play the part.

**Fe 26** · 16 Aug 2007, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by portnoyd

Lol, so what's going to change if it hasn't in the past 2 years that we've been living together? If you mean less game time, that means she has to cut down her FFXI time first. :P

I figure if I'm the naive newlywed, might as well play the part.

portnoyd, portnoyd, portnoyd, *sigh*

a better question is what will not change?

have you two had kids yet, for example? Children will actually change the level of hormones dumped into her brain everyday, which will change how she acts, thinks, and feels about you.

Then there is the stress of children and work. Or the stress of anything really. It eats women up. They will throw themselves into fixing and working with such things, and next thing you know, your both 40 and she forgot who you or she is.

And what if she continues to change and you are naive and don't change with her? Women tend to change more than men do through life. They like to pick up new hobbies and meet new people. You better make an effort to change with her, and be evolved.

really, don't be so naive. The world has a retarded divorce rate right now. Don't assume it will work out just becuase. Get out there and find out from people more experienced than you and put some effort into your relationship. Do some recon.
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