What does your partner think about you playing ED?

Alec Turner

Alec Turner
dysonl said:
My other half says things like "Are you playing your Space Driving Game again?"
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Totally this 😂
I also wear a baseball cap when playing for the head tracking device I use. My better half refers to this as my "space hat" ... as in "got your space hat on again have you?".
In truth she's very supportive tho (she knows I love it even if it's not her cup of tea). If she brings me a cup of tea while I'm playing she will often jokingly say something like "permission to come aboard".
 

Kantaris

Kantaris
I pay all our bills, I can do whatever I want with my spare time but I always make time for my partner.
If playing the game makes you happy then she should be happy for you and not belittling of your hobby
 

Arry

Arry
EUS said:
Mine scornes all video games, has for years.
She might have a point.
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They are like the 1950s Devil's box, in the corner.

........................................................................................no wait!
 

Riverside

Riverside
Compared to some other hobbies I've had over the years this one is relatively cheap ;)

We are a family of gamers, my wife & I are achiever/explorers, my son is a PvPer & frankly a bit of a griefer, we regularly discuss tactics & trade entertaining tales of woe.
 

Caydran

Caydran
Although married, my wife suffers from MS. My time is very limited, but above all of this is "it's just a game" and should not be an excuse or a refuge to hide from life's reality.

Many of us, including myself do just that.

Total Play Time:
2 months 25 days 22 hours 27 minutes
divided by a start date of November 12, 2014 when my account in Elite was created.
 

Florenus

Florenus
I rarely play with my wife around and she's not into that kind of things (both games and space), although I took her on a trip to Hutton Orbital few years ago, which means she sat on the sofa next to the desk and we talked for an hour and a half. I explained briefly the game that run on my screen, but I'm no sure if she remembers anything about it.
Her knowledge of games I pay includes
"a game where you crucifed people" - Rome Total War, long time ago
"The game about making children" - Crusader Kings, because all she could hear from my room were cries of newlyborns and me, asking if she has any suggestions for another heir name
and Assassins Creed, because I took her on some virtual tours of famous places.
She also laughed a lot at the sounds of loud cavalry charges coming from my room when I played Napoleon Total War, but Elite is too quiet and visially uninteresting for her to take notice.
 

Gwyther

Gwyther
I'm single now so I can, and sometimes do, play ED all day, especially at the weekends when I don't usually have anything else better to do.

When I was with my ex (this was before ED came out) she didn't have a problem with me sitting at my pc playing Oolite during my spare time.

I'm 52 and have been playing Elite on and off since it came out in the 80's. I have no intention of stopping for anyone, and that includes any possible new woman that may come into my life.
 
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