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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 6:34am Post subject: Spouses that don't like poker
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Joined: 25 Jan 2005
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WPP: 138
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Just like anything else that takes time away from them, I have a spouse that isn't exactly supportive about my venture into the poker world. Even worse, she works at a hospital and is concerned about the addictive side of it.
It was easier a year ago when we did not live together but now it seems that if I hop on for an hour - and she's home - she gets concerned. I've explained about variance, showed her my positive results (profit so far), tried to get her interested but no dice.
Just wanted to get some feedback on how best to deal with this besides taking my laptop to the local coffee shop with internet access. Any FTR people ever had to deal with this? Obviously the relationship is more important to me than poker but I'd like to keep both as part of my life. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 6:42am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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Location: Beachside
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 8:48am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 13 Oct 2005
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Location: Here and There
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I dated a girl for 4 years until May of last year - one year after I took up poker full-time. I basically chose the game over her.
"Principal over passion."
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 10:59am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
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| BankItDrew wrote: | I dated a girl for 4 years until May of last year - one year after I took up poker full-time. I basically chose the game over her.
"Principal over passion."
~Mr. Kesuke Miyagi |
BankIt... are you trying to say that you two were incompatible? |
Last edited by kingnat on Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 12:34pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 11:10am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
Posts: 3547
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Location: The Grind
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| My ex didn't like me playing poker, but that was back in my LHE days, so that's totally understandable. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 11:10am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: The Grind
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| My ex didn't like me playing poker, but that was back in my LHE days, so that's totally understandable. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 11:12am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 23 May 2006
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Location: SW London
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| my ex hated my LHE habit, but it was the repeating things that finally drove her away. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 11:22am Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
Joined: 13 Mar 2009
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| you could try hitting her |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 12:28pm Post subject:
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Full House
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one more time.
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 1:25pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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Location: Gainesville
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| When my ex and I lived together she hated that I played but I have a new gf now and she is nice |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 1:35pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: The Grind
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| Deanglow wrote: | | When my ex and I lived together she hated that I played but I have a new gf now and she is nice |
This too. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 2:00pm Post subject:
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i rarely, if ever, get pms
Joined: 28 Apr 2005
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| click a mouse, win a house, gf no longer acts like a louse, in fact she might even take off her blouse. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 5:30pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
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Location: Chi-town
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My ex didnt like poker, but she had good reason to feel that way. I was a pretty big tilt monkey.
I think if youre not a huge tilt monkey and youre making money then they need to stfu. Actually even if youre not a winning player but keep it as a healthy hobby and dont gamble away your savings then they should not have a problem with you playing a few hours a week.
If I were playing poker again I dont think I could date anyone who couldnt comprehend that you can play the game profitably. |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 8:44pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| fold pf or check jam, and its not even close |
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Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009, 11:45pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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| My girlfriend didn't like me playing poker, then our daughter (toddler) accidentally jabbed her in the eye, poker payed for the medical expenses, she's been a lot more understanding since. |
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Posted: Wed, 04 Nov 2009, 12:48am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 06 Jan 2005
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Location: Somewhere fucking up the youth of America
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start making enough money and she won't mind
if it's a huge problem this is something that should have been worked out waaaaaaay before you got married. could be deeper issues and/or underlying problems too, she just picked poker to complain about |
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Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009, 8:16pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009, 8:32pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: The Grind
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Do this w/o a racket across her face
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Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009, 9:07pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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Location: Beachside
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| boost wrote: |
If I were playing poker again I dont think I could date anyone who couldnt comprehend that you can play the game profitably. |
You don't play poker? I kinda just assumed everyone on here played poker. |
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Posted: Sun, 08 Nov 2009, 12:13am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 575
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Location: Chi-town
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| DanAronG wrote: | | boost wrote: |
If I were playing poker again I dont think I could date anyone who couldnt comprehend that you can play the game profitably. |
You don't play poker? I kinda just assumed everyone on here played poker. |
meh, Ive been playing a bit recently. However there are def a lot of people who post regularly in the commune who rarely if ever play anymore. |
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Posted: Sun, 08 Nov 2009, 5:05am Post subject:
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{NSFW - nipple}
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: The Loser's Lounge
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| boost wrote: | | DanAronG wrote: | | boost wrote: |
If I were playing poker again I dont think I could date anyone who couldnt comprehend that you can play the game profitably. |
You don't play poker? I kinda just assumed everyone on here played poker. |
meh, Ive been playing a bit recently. However there are def a lot of people who post regularly in the commune who rarely if ever play anymore. |
The commune is where poker players go to die. It's like how Vegas is for washed up celebs. |
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Posted: Sun, 08 Nov 2009, 10:11pm Post subject:
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Straight Flush
Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 5683
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Location: Ballarat, Australia
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| Mines always been ok with it, but I set myself some groundrules that sat well with her. I've always had a somewhat addictive personality, and at least this one doesnt cost us money, and she knows theres potential for it to earn money (already has). |
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Posted: Mon, 09 Nov 2009, 4:26am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 05 Jan 2009
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My ex gf and her parents think I'm a stupid degen and wasting my life (yeah she told them I play poker). This is coming from perhaps the Absolute dumbest of blondes ever to walk the face of the earth. I'm pretty sure Paris Hilton looks like a well tamed scholar in comparison to this filth. She's literally retarded, like I think she actually had a disability that I was just completely oblivious to.
Perhaps this is true, these things they say. I guess we'll see where I am in 5 years when the time comes  , I'll be done school by then anyway and not 'gambling' anymore lol.
now if only I had nude pikes of this ho to share for justice...
I found a new girl who digs what I do though, plus she's not a huge mental case so I guess thats a win.
Moral of the story:
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Posted: Mon, 09 Nov 2009, 4:45am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 575
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Location: Chi-town
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| obligatory "try hitting her." |
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