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There's nothing wrong about caring for the feelings of your partner, but it must be reciprocated. It sounds like she doesn't care a whole lot about her partner's feelings. When you reach a stalemate, and just talking no longer helps, then you need to try a different tactic. If she's that offended by his hobby and is trying to make him give it up, apparently she's not too concerned with how happy he is. It's one thing if he's neglecting her, but it doesn't sound like he is. She pretty much just wants a slave boy. She wants her wants and needs catered to without having to worry about doing the same for him. Your best bet is to forcefully (not physically) talk to her and see if you two can resolve anything. If not, then maybe it's time you think about calling it quits. Like I said before, my wife may not agree with my choice of hobbies, but she definitely doesn't try to keep me from enjoying them, and occasionally she's kind enough to sit down and at least TRY to play games with me. Canvas_Of_FleshFrom my experience women can be quite emotional (time of month, when pregnant etc.). If she is feeling neglected, justified or not, putting the foot down may silence her but will not make her happy. Not only is that no good for the relationship, it will also make the guilt card, that she can play without saying a word, even more powerful. She need to understand that it actually means something to you to game and if she loves you she should give you some space to do what you really like to do. If she has no regard for that at all, then your relationship may be in trouble. I think that understanding can only be achieved through dialog, not putting one's foot down.
Wow, it sounds like your girlfriend is an ass. My wife certainly doesn't play video games with me, and she will call me a nerd for doing so, but she's never berated me for doing something I enjoy. You may just want to explain to your girlfriend that it's better that your at home playing games than sleeping around with other women. And, if she wants to go out, then she needs to suggest some things to do, and not expect you to read her mind. There are few times in a relationship that the man gets to take the high ground. But, in this case buddy, you go it. Make the best of the situation to put your foot down.Canvas_Of_FleshIf you care for the feelings of your partner I would advise against this. Could help to talk about why she feels the way she do, and what it means to you.
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- I always tell her just to tell me if she wants to do something, go out etc, but I get no suggestions, only the same complaining when I return to my comfortable chair of gaming.
kidsmelly
She probably does want to do things but expects you to read her mind. Luckily my girl doesn't care how long I play games. I suggest you just do something spontaneous and romantic once in awhile and give her attention everyday you should be fine.
Right on the money. She's probably jealous that you spend more time with your games than with her. My wife is exactly like yours and it can be hard to balance because we don't really have that much time of our own with 3 small children and I'm completely addicted to gaming.[QUOTE="wurd"]i find it quite staggering, and may I add is a sign of the sheer stupidity of the human race, how it can be acceptable for games to show extreme levels of violence and murder yet the smallest hint of any sexual content, something that is enjoyable to the human race and something we are 'meant' to do, the gaming community (or at least the censors, media, killjoys and ahem religious types) go nuts. I remember the first ever leisure suit larry way back in the 80's. The censors and killjoys were going crazy over what essentially were a few green monochrome pixels that vaguely resembled a woman with badly drawn jugs.dracosummonerViolence in games is generally not very palatable but is usually "justified." (The player is often endeavoring to "save the world" or "defeat the enemy regime" or fulfill another classic trope.) Not all games present "violence for the sake of violence" in the vein of Unreal Tournament and Mortal Kombat. Most games that actually allow "murder" (which is quite different from "killing") take the time to distinguish between killing and murder. Even the now-infamous "kill the civilians" scene (I'm not even sure if that constitutes a spoiler now, considering how much it's been in gaming news) from "a certain" ultra-popular upcoming game, has been disclaimed as something the developers obviously don't endorse. As for sex, what bothers me here is not so much the nudity (the only issue you addressed about sex at all) but the context. Most games with violence have at least something of a justification for it, but the vast majority of games I've seen that offer any sort of sexual interaction at all (e.g. Planescape: Torment and other role-playing games from that era, Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto), portray sex as simply, as you put it, "something that is enjoyable to the human race," as though there are no real consequences for the people involved. I'm not talking about STDs or pregnancy; I'm talking about real and actual psychological consequences, good and bad, for the people involved. "Yes," I realize that "games are games," but if games are actually trying to tell *more* immersive stories, then games are only shooting themselves in the foot if they take something as ridiculously complex as sex and reduce it to "just something that people who are 'in love' [another term that needs to be rethought] do." In short, violence in games usually has a sensible context. Sex usually does not, and naturally I realize there are many exceptions in both cases. But let's take this: Imagine a game that "implies" that people have sex: the screen fades to black, the characters' relationship is further developed (maybe), for good or ill, and the game goes on. Would actually showing the sex improve the game? (That's not a rhetorical question.) Why is the sex in there in the first place -- for the sake of character development or for the sake of gratifying the player? Showing the sex improves the experience of playing the game in the same way that showing the violence improves it. It makes for a more complete experience just like in every other medium it is used. Your argument is no more valid for games than for any other kind of medium. Any kind of content can be questionable or tasteful depending on the context in which it is used. I cannot understand that you justify violence in that is has a sensible context in games as opposed to sex. That would depend entirely on the game. I am of the belief that violence in any form is wrong and sex is a pretty necessary part of life without which none of us would be here. But none of that means you cannot tell stories about any of it. Both, in a sense, is there to gratify the player since that is pretty much what gaming is about (or any other kind of entertainment for that matter). And that you think sex is a more complex issue than killing someone, is just disturbing.
The profile can just be recovered from Live and then deleted from the original platform. Easier with a memory unit though, and thats also the only way (aside from transfer kit) to transfer savegames etc.I have a master gamertag with live on it, my son uses his own profile to play games. I have just bought him his own xbox for his birthday, so I want to transfer all his save games etc to his xbox....can this be done, without affecting my profile?
He does not have live set up on his, although I can make it happen, if need be
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