SEIV or Marital Divorce!

[Trajan]

Gentlemen,

My wife and I have a general agreement that I get one evening a week guaranteed (usually Sunday night) to game -- guilt free . Any other time I spend on the computer playing games is usually at my own risk.

I recently introduced The Sims to my wife and she is playing it. I suppose that is because it is so very much like playing Barby. Also, she enjoys playing when I am playing rather than separately.

Wives are scary.....somtimes.

Cheers!

[rdouglass]

I used to have that problem. I have mostly solved it by doing this:

As soon as I see my wife when I come home (or she comes home - whoever gets there Last), I sit down and give her at least 30 minutes of time where I just sit and listen about her day and issues. Not talk or comment but just listen. Oh, every now and then I might say something like "Oh, that must have been terrible!" or something like that...

However, that little bit of time I devote to her sure makes those red-eye sessions on SEIV far more acceptable (and not just tolerable) to her. Seems to be a pretty good deal for me too - 1/2 hour of listening for 4-6 hours (or more) of SE time!!!

[Krsqk]

I have absolutely no complaints about my wife and this game. My wife is, well, my wife, and as such is just a teensy weensy little bit more important than my gaming. At least, on weekdays. j/k. She's quite happy to let me have my hobbies, as long as I take care of her. She's even getting interested in reading the forum, at least the OT threads like Board Games, First Computer, etc.

[disabled]

What you do is find someone who can mod the sims to make a mod of you and your family. Family Entertainment.. By playing with your family.

[Gryphin]

Or mod SE IV so it has all of our family members as races.