Re: Being Told \"you have a problem\"
Sounds like most of you have really uncool parents and friends. Either that, or you do a poor job of explaining what poker is all about, perhaps secretly enjoying the status of being successful at something most of the rest of society misunderstands, and happy to keep it that way. That's the impression I get from a few posts on this topic. Then again, perhaps it's a cultural thing.
For me, my dad was sceptical at first ("if anyone could win, don't you think they would be doing it?") so I taught him how to play and we started making weekly trips to the casino. Now he beats 200NL online in his spare time and we review hands together. Mum was always unconditionally supportive and trusted that I knew what I was doing.
Friends don't really get it but are respectful and curious. I'm not uncomfortable sharing how much I've made and it doesn't seem to make them uncomfortable. Never once have I got the "but how much did you lose?" line.
FWIW I'm Australian though and perhaps we have a more relaxed attitude to gambling here, I don't know.
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