"So, I was thinking about the party tomorrow night... and what we...
Colin? Colin... Flim-flam... Butt-monkies... Colin!!"
That is usually a statement that I get a lot from the lady of the house.
"Huh?"
That's usually my response. This is responded to with an eye roll, head shake, mild laugh, or a combination of the three from said lady of the house.
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| No, this is not me and/or my girlfriend. |
This is usually a bad and terribly difficult situation to be in and I would recommend a helmet, body armor and a powerful weapon. No, the BFG is not powerful enough. You're gonna need an arsenal of apologies, flowers, expensive dates, and promises of remission from your gaming addiction (yes, this applies to both sexes). It's a terror zone that could very well end in your coming home to either a missing significant other, missing video game system and games, or both!! FLEEEEEEE!!!
Now, if this was about 5-8 years ago, I might have ended tonight's blog with that. Short, sweet and a fair enough warning. But now we're into the year 2011 (which has me wetting myself with gaming anticipation, btw). This means that we're at a whole new level of gaming and dating. Now we're at the point where not only are we seeing more girls as gamers (Jessica Chobot anyone?), but we're seeing gaming couples. Yes, my dear geeks!! We are finally amongst the socially acceptable and we have hotties that want to play along!!
Hell, even the Koreans are accepting and embracing this. In the largest computer-industry nation in the world, they have created internet cafes that Americans can only dream about. Here, couples can even share love seats while they sit at computers and terminals to go on gaming dates. Yes, dates. It's insane, yet so awesome at the same time!
Here at home (America), we're still trying to weed out the "your video games or me" approach to finding the right one. Arguments over who gets too little time with what and how long is too long are still very present but it's a sinking trend as gaming is vastly growing into the social norms... especially on social networking sites (I still refuse to Farmville and Mafia War it up).
Look at me, my girlfriend, who never had a video game system in her house until she was 16 years of age never really considered herself a gaming nerd, but I was able to find games that the two of us really get into. Maybe I have awesome amounts of charm. Maybe I am able to see how I can manipulate her to the dark side of the social force. Or maybe she just really loves me and wants to get excited about the things that I get excited about, too.
DAAAAAAWWWWWW......
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| This is not me and my girlfriend, either. |
Either way, we can still play games together, and gaming is more enjoyable because of it. Yes, we're going to have that occasional spat over the, "Um, we rarely get to see each other," or the "Can I play the system that you've been hogging for the last 7 hours," part of the gaming relationship. Don't fret or worry. Arguments and disagreements are all part and partial in relationships. Sometimes gaming is the focus of said arguments. We play on through.
Now, if you want to avoid the nasty villainy of the 'Gaming Vs. Relationship' conundrum either learn to properly balance the real world against the digital one, or find yourself a compatible other half that enjoys the gaming world as much as you do. It's really that simple. Or you could simply be a shut in and have a relationship with a person through... WoW... or something....
But if you're still trying to figure out how to even speak to a person of the attractive sex (hey, I'm just covering all bases here) then just stick to idolizing the nerd-girls we can never attain. mmmmmm......
**POWER OFF**
