Bad Mixture

Girls and video games don't mix together well. It's sort of like combining oil and water in a pint glass. Every girlfriend I've ever had has hated video games and anything associated with them. There's only one thing that will make women's eyes roll back into their heads faster than gaming stuff and that's car talk. Conversations about cam shafts and pistons will really force the females to bug out and run for the hills. So I try to avoid getting involved in discussions about cars or gaming when ladies are present. I mean, I understand how uninteresting those subjects are to ninety-nine percent of all women in the world. To be honest I feel the same way when girls start yapping endlessly about interior decorating, houseplants, tea parties, or whatever other girl stuff they get uppity about. All I want to do is escape and hide in a garage or a basement.

Women aren't impressed with how skilled a guy is at a videogame. They don't care if you found a bonus item, finished the map in record time, or located a secret level. Beating a videogame is never going to get you laid. Girls do however care when you waste their time. If you have made your significant other patiently wait on the couch for hours as you thumb-burn through your favorite console title, that's going to make her think twice about dating you. When you're girlfriend is around keeping you company the expectation is you focus your attention on her and little else. I know this all too well, so I try to keep those automotive and gaming hobbies far away from the ladies. Things are better that way.

During the week Autumn and I are apart doing our own thing. That will leave me free to involve myself wholeheartedly in Urban Terror. As long as she doesn't have to see it or hear much about the game everything should be cool. Out of sight, out of mind. Besides there's plenty of worse things I could be doing with my down time. In this case it's harmless but completely nerdy fun. Weekends however will be a problem. Saturdays and Sundays I always spend with Autumn. Clan matches are scheduled mostly on weekend evenings so that is going to cut into my time with Autumn. She probably isn't going to be too happy about this. I admit I am somewhat embarrassed having to explain to her what I'm up to with Urban Terror and being in a clan. Autumn doesn't like being around any videogame shit, but she will tolerate it to a limited point. I hope.