How to tell girlfriend about amount of money spent playing poker

[Howard Beale]

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Do you have friends at the casino you play at?

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I'll be your friend. Just let me know ahead of time and I'll clean up before you bring her. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I'm also in accord w/ the others here: You have to tell her straight up exactly what you are doing, no holding back. There is no use trying to whitewash it or lie or make it seem different than what it is. I'd tell her everything and let her see it for herself by sitting behind you a few times. At least that won't be as boring as sitting behind me. I want to say it again: Be completely honest. So far I've seen 3 marriages break up over poker. I'd like to avoid a 4th.

[Cactus Jack]

Frankly, there's very little you can do, my friend. If she doesn't understand the basic math of poker, then all you say will go in one ear and out the other. Some people don't get it, like congressmen or my mother. They will always equate gambling with luck.

My ex was bipolar, and when she sat in front of a slot machine, she was playing until it was gone. Yet, she hated my playing poker and couldn't believe I wasn't just getting lucky. She never got comfortable, and we split, although more the bipolar part than the poker part.

My only advice is never surrender your penis. If she owns it, she'll own everything else. It sounds as if you might already be in negotitiations for a Neville Chamberlain peace accord. Man up, or lose it. No other way to put it.

CJ

[cgrohman]

Also, don't marry her. Marriage is bad.