Dream on guys…
I don’t know much about what women want – I mean, what man does? However, I can tell you a little about what women don’t want. They don’t want you ogling other women, They don’t want to watch sports, and they sure as hell don’t want to play World of Warcraft with you.
An MTV article recently shed some light on the growing divide between gamers and their girlfriends citing a Kansas State University support group entitled “Girlfriends Against Video Games.”
The group started out as a joke, but it over time it has taken on a more serious role. Many of the women involved with the group have real gaming related relationship problems and “GAVG” offers them the support they need.
MTV writes: “Senior Erin Moore says her boyfriend, Jari, binges on Xbox right across the hall from her apartment, where his gaming friends live. “He doesn’t come home until 4 in the morning because he’s been playing Xbox all night,” she said. Once, she got angry. “I went over and stole the game controllers and hid them around the house, and I hid them separately so if they found one they still couldn’t play.”
Another student named Megan noted: “I think the biggest issue I have is how much money he spends on it,” she said. “He has a campus job, and campus jobs don’t pay very much at all. Then he gets his paycheck and spends it all on video games.”
Her boyfriend, Clinton, said: “Recently I started giving plasma to help pay for video games,” he admitted. That nets him $55 a week.”(I must admit that I totally agree with Megan here – that is completely messed up!)
Obviously, there needs to be some middle ground when it comes to gaming habits. As with many relationship problems, compromise is key. Many of the girls in the group suggest geting involved with the games on a limited basis – and, in turn, the boyfriend must limit his playing time and get involved with other activities.
This is easier said than done for the students at KSU. After all, what else is there to do in Kansas?
Posted by Sean
