I haven't had a GF who wasn't into gaming in one form or another yet. It doesn't make the relationship work any better or worse I think, but it helps in the commonality of interests.

Never had trouble here. Ever.

Some have not played My current girlfriend was more of a secret gamer then me. She's of the type where only the people she plays RPGs with know she plays RPGs.

One of these days I need to get her to run some stuff.

Just general amused or confused expressions. Some have tried gaming and like it and some have tried gaming and just didn't get it. ("Wait! What? No, we're not attacking the little goblin things, even if they are raiding the town!")

Seanchai

Quote from: RPGPundit;462246I'm pretty fortunate that The Wench has understood from day one that my gaming is non-negotiable.  And yet even she, who has the patience of a wiccan saint to have to put up with the likes of me as you can all well imagine, has her moments of complaining about whether I "HAVE to play tonight???" etc.

How about the rest of you? How things been with your wives or significants?

RPGPundit

I'm in the exact same boat as you, Pundit.

I get the usual gentle mockery. She hates the Murder mystery business though because it means she has to look after the daughter for a couple of weekends in a row on her own, she's not the maternal type

When we play she will make the odd pot of tea and give me one of those pitying slavic stares....

She does hate the "stuff" though, the boardgames, boxes of magic cards, books, MM costumes, hats etc etc . This is becuase she believes all surfaces should be clear and clutter and dust free at all times.

I have had a good few girlfriends that pretend to be interested in games, even tried a few out but its usually just an excuse to get in your pants. I think they would have gotten the MM stuff more than the wife though. I mean most of my actors are women it just seems appeal to the exhibitionist type.

Never a problem.

We both have our own hobbies we pursue in our private time.

I know a guy whose wife bitches about his being a 'geek' every chance she gets. They have a huge house, completely dominated by her sense of decor... with all his 'toys'... comics, action figures, games... relegated to a small walk-in closet. It kind of pains me whenever we go over there, her carping on him and him taking it. It's like she's embarrassed that someone will think she's interested in those things... so keeps pushing him to dump it all (there's really not that much and he keeps it tidy). I'm not sure if he ever gets to game at all these days.
Not being married I haven't got a clue how people end up in such situations... but it may also point to the reasons I've never been tempted to get married myself.

Quote from: The_Shadow;462367The only thing worse than a non-gaming SO is a power gaming one!

She makes me want to start a thread with the title "So I married a Munchkin".

You should start that thread.

RPGPundit

My wife was a gamer before I met her.  Never been an issue.

My wife is way too cool to give me grief about the hobby I love. If anything, she's very supportive.

She will join my group occasionally (we're all friends) if I'm running a 'one shot', but her work schedule, alas, rules out committing to a campaign.

Frankly, My wife not only plays, she gives me grief for not scheduling enough games.  This month, she packed in an extra session.

(Her new 1/2 Ograk-elf hunter is pretty cool to play, so I kind of understand.  She went from being sneaky/archerish to serious meat shield)

Quote from: LordVreeg;462688Frankly, My wife not only plays, she gives me grief for not scheduling enough games.  

Then you're very lucky.  The Wench, as I said, has an understanding with me, but she certainly would not be happy if I played more than I already did.

RPGPundit

My ex-wife hated the fact that I gamed every week with my friends, and she also hated my friends. Did I mention that she's my ex-wife?

Both girlfriends since then have no real interest in RPGs but have no problem that I game.

Quote from: joewolz;462516I'm in the exact same boat as you, Pundit.

Same, though this is much less these days, as I only play once a month anyway. She also figures its my hobby and not a big deal, so nothing to worry about really. She even occasionally lets me buy a shiny book without grumbling (like I'm going to do this Friday). And sometimes she buys stuff for me, like she bought me Shogun 2 recently because she felt guilty for shopping a lot recently for herself and the daughter.