"Being Married & Gaming" Topic

Not much – just means I don't go to cons, etc – mind you work gets in the way more than being married!

My dear wife has even been my opponent in several games, and to my disappointment won more than she has lost.

No stress at all. My wife is happy to have me out of the house instead of being underfoot.

Once you retire there is a lot of under-footing going on.

The only stress is if I go on more of a spending splurge than normal. Otherwise she's happy with it, probably happier I have this as a hobby than other things. She also knew this before we even started dating. It's one of my hobbies and it wasn't going to change. It is fun when I get the raised eyebrow after a purchase to respond with "You know this money would have been better used with Crystal at the local strip club."

Though I am no longer married, gaming was never a negative factor. To my surprise, my mother-in-law was very supportive of it, pointing out that it was harmless, positive, and better than many more expensive or less moral possible pursuits.

My ex-wife was a saint about my gaming.

No problem here, my wife feels it keeps me busy (when she isn't giving me a "to do" list).

I said 1.

Hobby spending (like most any spending, really) can bring on some budgetary disagreements- especially when they trot out the old "but you haven't even done anything with those guys you bought *last* month".

But it's no big deal. She realizes I could have any number of other hobbies that could REALLY be a strain on things. Unless SHE wanted to go rock-climbing or skydiving… which I assure you neither of us is interested in.

I said 1 simply because she gets tired of hearing stories about "What is said on TMP about "The Host"…"
She's never even been to that hotel and absolutely hates it…lol…

But she does make sure I order new figures and follows up with me to make sure that I remembered to order them….
My wife is amazing (Gawd bless her!)….

I'm divorced. But if I were to remarry, she'd be a gamer.

I have a friend who on his second marriage actually had gaming written into their marriage vows.

My wife has a history degree and she loves everything about the hobby and the friends we have both made over the years.

My wife supports my gaming, as long as it doesn't conflict with her important events. Like her birthday. ( Made that mistake when we were dating) Mind you my gaming group played a game at my wedding.

Previous relationships. Gaming a once in a long while event. Otherwise known as a 9 or 10.

My ex-wife supported my hobby. She spent her fun money on jewelry and clothes, and I spent mine on books and hobby stuff.

As she once put it "I know where you are, I know who you are with (almost always other guys), I know what you are doing (refighting imaginary battles), and there is no gambling, drinking, drugs or sex involved. What other wife can say the same about their husband's hobby?"

We don't spend money we don't have, so entertainment or hobby purchases are generally not an issue. I was gaming when we met in high school so that was not a surprise either. Our group has been together in various forms for over 45 years (36 for me) and we tend to socialize as much as we game. She might come along to chat but she has zero interest in gaming.