Poker and Girlfriends

[holyfield5]

lol at trying to logically explain [censored] to the chick. grow a pair and lay the law down, if she doesnt like it move on, 5-6 years THROUGH college with one chick and she is a bitch? man you got bigger issues.

[PLOlover]

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lol at trying to logically explain [censored] to the chick.

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[BRDSR]

OP,

2+2 is almost certainly filled with a adolescent-college aged men who have never been in a meaningful relationship and have developed a machismo complex that can only fully be exploited online where nobody knows their true identity or lifestyle.

It sounds like you and your girlfriend are well on your respective ways to working out a solution that makes you both happy. My fiancee knows that I play poker in the evenings, knows that I enjoy playing poker as a source of relaxation and profit, but I have also made it clear that she, and not poker, is the #1 priority in my life. Find that balance and you'll be golden.

[Philo]

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Women hate whatever you enjoy

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This is practically a law of nature.

[Philo]

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Most likely you have years of data and tens or hundreds of thousands of hands right? So breifly go over the data with her - show her the high points (break it down monthly or quarterly), look at how many hands you play, your win rate, how your win rate has hopefully improved since last year, etc. Once she sees how on top of the data you are - and that you're a winning player over something more than a few weeks, maybe she'll calm down.



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HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Good one.

[The Hag]

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Seems like she got you by the balls. Seriesly what do YOU want here. Unleass your spening all of her money on the tables she has no reason to act this way

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Quite the opposite. I'm the one that makes the money. She's the one that spends money. Not mine, but I always take her out to nice dinners and whatever. Without poker, I wouldn't be able to take her to [censored]. I think what gets her pissed off is that I play poker in the living room so when I am playing, she can attempt to talk to me and whatever, but I really can't reciprocate b/c I have to concentrate and play. So I guess she feels like I should be available while I am playing to fully communicate, but I feel like I am treating it like I am at work and can't really talk.

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I had this problem a long time ago, do you live together? It changes the advice......

[MTDog-7]

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I think what gets her pissed off is that I play poker in the living room so when I am playing, she can attempt to talk to me and whatever, but I really can't reciprocate b/c I have to concentrate and play. So I guess she feels like I should be available while I am playing to fully communicate, but I feel like I am treating it like I am at work and can't really talk.

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I used to have an office in the home and when I was trying to work my wife would come in and start talking to me about the her day and go on and on not the 5 minute version the 45 minute blow by blow. I tried many times to address this issue of her interuptions hurting my getting my work for appointments done. She was so self centered she had no idea how much she did it and could not see it even when brought to her attention. I spent the money to set up a small office in a business building and problem solved. You may have to find another location to "work".

[pyedog]

I taught my girlfriend how to play a couple of years ago when I first got really big on the game. She would just watch me play at first, and then she got accounts and I watched her and taught her how to play. She started out doing bonus whoring and kept moving up in stakes. Now she's playing 400NL and 600NL full time while I'm at 200NL playing part time.

This story wasn't meant to be helpful, but I think it's a funny situation. When I first got obsessed with the game she would hassle me for playing too much. But then she got jealous of the fairly easy money clearing poker bonuses and now she's better than I am and I have become the jealous one. Also if anything I need to hassle her to get off the computer sometimes so we can hang out.

[headofmike]

I was in the same boat. I dumped my g/f five minutes ago. Now I don't have that problem anymore.

[AA Suited]

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Seems like she got you by the balls. Seriesly what do YOU want here. Unleass your spening all of her money on the tables she has no reason to act this way

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Quite the opposite. I'm the one that makes the money. She's the one that spends money. Not mine, but I always take her out to nice dinners and whatever. Without poker, I wouldn't be able to take her to [censored]. I think what gets her pissed off is that I play poker in the living room so when I am playing, she can attempt to talk to me and whatever, but I really can't reciprocate b/c I have to concentrate and play. So I guess she feels like I should be available while I am playing to fully communicate, but I feel like I am treating it like I am at work and can't really talk.

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I see 2 options:
A) Get a new girlfriend. you're the one making the $. she has no right in bitching.

B) play at starbucks. make sure your cell phone can double as backup internet incase Starbucks internet goes down. that way you have your space away from here while working.