the downside of marrying a technophobe
Monday, January 29, 2007
I have always extolled the many virtues of being married to a technophobe, most of which have to do with not having to share my tech (the pc, the gaming console, the cell phone, the iPod, etc.) And it is nice knowing that as soon as I get free time, I can play with whatever I want, but I have found a small downside: Superwife may indeed be a super wife, but she is no gamer. Twice now in the last week I have left my Final Fantasy XII game on pause after slogging halfway through a dungeon with no save point in sight, only to have Superwife come along and use the same outlet to plug in the vacuum, thereby losing my game. ARGH!
And the worst part is that she doesn't comprehend the pain she's inflicting whilst wantonly destroying germs, dust and half-crushed cheerios. Simply mentioning it to her sends her into a little fit of laughter, as if to say that because it doesn't interest her or have any redeeming value whatsoever, its not important. But of course it is to me, null value and all.
But while she demonstrated that she thinks my diversions are unimportant to her at best, she also reminded me why I love her so much: I asked her why she didn't just tell me that the power went out during both recent game stoppages. She told me she wouldn't lie to me. Not even about something so unimportant.
So either the fear of technology goes hand in hand with the fear of lying, or she is still the best wife out there. I am leaning towards the latter.
And the worst part is that she doesn't comprehend the pain she's inflicting whilst wantonly destroying germs, dust and half-crushed cheerios. Simply mentioning it to her sends her into a little fit of laughter, as if to say that because it doesn't interest her or have any redeeming value whatsoever, its not important. But of course it is to me, null value and all.
But while she demonstrated that she thinks my diversions are unimportant to her at best, she also reminded me why I love her so much: I asked her why she didn't just tell me that the power went out during both recent game stoppages. She told me she wouldn't lie to me. Not even about something so unimportant.
So either the fear of technology goes hand in hand with the fear of lying, or she is still the best wife out there. I am leaning towards the latter.
Labels: gaming
posted by raistlinsghost at 1/29/2007 01:52:00 AM
2 Comments:
Let me just make sure I have this right. Your wife VACUUMS???
LMAO. If she were a superhero, I think cleaning would be her superpower.
She vacuums, she dusts, she mops. And the best part is that I am never allowed to do any of it, because apparently I suck at cleaning.
Not that I think about it clearly, losing a few hours of an RPG is probably a small price to pay.
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