I love how people label playing wow a addiction. Of all the addictions to have this is probably a lot healthier then a bunch. And has anyone seen these people on the cell phones lately? They make us look normal.
Many of the people who look at video gaming as a addiction usually want that gamer to be always available to do their stuff. In which case The constant need for attention and to have someone at your beck and call is possibly a addiction we should also address.
I agree entirely. My wife knew the job was dangerous when she took it. Granted, WoW wasnât a thing yet when we married (2001), but she knew I was a nerd and that I enjoyed video games of all kinds.
The moral of the story is donât hide it. Nobodyâs a good enough actor to hide it forever, and if one of your hobbies is a âhard noâ you need to find that out sooner rather than later.
embarrassment and shame.
Same reason spouses donât see the other cheat.
No.
Are they really your significant other, if they didnât know you played WoW? maybe you just have(had) a girlfriend? lol, canât really be classed as significant can they?
Iâve never understood that term, tbh. Wouldnât you need to have multiple simultaneous others for one to be significant above the rest?
âsufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.â
i guess it works⌠lol, sounds weird though. I prefer missus lmao
yea but thatâs just significant. Like, i could have a cup of coffee that is significant in relation to others. But you need the others, to make the distinction of 1 being significant.
If thereâs only 1, canât determine that to be significant against a host of zero others.
Well. others would be other friends, and significant other would be the one you chose? Hmm.
That right there explains a whole lot. When dictionaries start including definitions detailing the WRONG usage of words, we get a screwed up language. 2nd definition is of a âperson of unknown gender,â but I presume OP knows the gender of the S/O, so itâs not unknown.
But in that case/context, one could classify their best friend as a significant other, if other means a host of friends, and the one that stands out the most is therefore significant!
Overall seems like a stupid term/phrase for a partner in a committed relationship, as it leaves so much context open.
bernadette dumped howard for cheating with lucinda the troll.
this whole topic reminds me of this episode! It could happen!
Do Not make out with trolls in World of Warcraft.
SO, carrier professional, plays wow, you forgot to add worlds strongest billionaire.
âThe problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse *****.â â James Nicoll
English is a contact pidgin between German, French, and Norse that somehow acquired its own army and navy. No one should expect it to make sense.
I told the woman Iâm about to marry in a couple of months that I play WoW on our first or second date, I think. In the four years since, weâve developed a set of hobbies that we like to enjoy together and we also have hobbies that we enjoy on our own. So when weâre in the living room with the TV on and I see her bust out a the cross-stitch sheâs working on, sometimes Iâll take out the laptop and play a bit of WoW or D3.
Pretty much how I was going to reply.
I would talk to them about this too. If your game time is not interfering with your relationship - time you spend together, or making the relationship a priority - something is obviously going on with your s/o and trust or some past experience⌠or they just donât like that you spend time gaming rather doing other things.
Of course they did! They thought you were cheating on them⌠They found out you werenât⌠relief is natural!
Now, you have a bigger problem⌠They KNOW!!! AAAAGGGGHHHHHH
Thatâs why Iâm too scared to get into a relationship.
Iâm too concerned they wont share the same passion for games or this sort of hobby as me.
Or worse, they will, but they will play ALLIANCE LUL
Just canât live with that heart ache.
You donât have to be into the same things as your partner, you just have to let each other enjoy what you enjoy. Enjoying things together is important, but so is enjoying things apart.
I doubt this may work.
Over the last day they have told me it was a relief that I âplay a gameâ.
Iâve also been asked âhave you ever thought of using the time you play to go out and better yourself?â.
Haha.
This whole thread sorta sounds like a troll⌠But on the off chance itâs not. Thereâs give and take in all situations of life. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself whatâs going to make you satisfied. What do you have to do to be able to go to sleep at night with a clear conscious. If playing video games is a part of what allows that, someone trying to change you to act as what âthey deem appropriateâ doesnât sound like the person you should be with.
On the flip side of that⌠if youâre playing games to the extent that youâre shutting yourself off from society⌠thatâs probably not a good thing either.
Either way⌠Your S/O sounds inherently suspicious if theyâre accusing you of cheating without any level of solid evidence⌠Sounds like someone whoâs very insecure and has some work to do on themselves.