Comments on: “Warcraft Widows” http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-35210 heather Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-35210 Heh. It's like the guy my husband works with who insists all-too-stridently that he only has the wii so his kids can play it. As though it's somehow wrong for adults to admit they play video games. My husband, naturally, ribs him mercilessly about it. ;) Heh. It’s like the guy my husband works with who insists all-too-stridently that he only has the wii so his kids can play it. As though it’s somehow wrong for adults to admit they play video games. My husband, naturally, ribs him mercilessly about it. ;)

]]> By: Map Mod v2 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-35208 Map Mod v2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:39:02 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-35208 I thought my wife is the only person who enjoys playing world of warcraft. We usually play together. Some people think that playing online games is a waste of time, but we think that thiese people have never played WoW =)) I thought my wife is the only person who enjoys playing world of warcraft. We usually play together. Some people think that playing online games is a waste of time, but we think that thiese people have never played WoW =))

]]> By: Heather Grove http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-166 Heather Grove Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:02:35 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-166 Thank you. Work is definitely the killer, and caused us a real problem for quite a while. Eventually the solution for us was that my husband switched jobs. Unfortunately the hours and commute were just so horrendous that there simply wasn't time for anything else, and although the benefits were good, they weren't worth ruining his health and happiness over. Toward the beginning of our marriage the balance of work and play were definitely off. We were both somewhat loners growing up, with workaholic parents, so it took us time to learn to honestly say what we needed and balance that with allowing the other to have what they needed. It was hard at the time, but it really made our relationship stronger in the long run. It's a continuous learning experience of course; there's never a perfect balance of time available vs. time needed. But we work on it all the time. Thank you. Work is definitely the killer, and caused us a real problem for quite a while. Eventually the solution for us was that my husband switched jobs. Unfortunately the hours and commute were just so horrendous that there simply wasn’t time for anything else, and although the benefits were good, they weren’t worth ruining his health and happiness over.

Toward the beginning of our marriage the balance of work and play were definitely off. We were both somewhat loners growing up, with workaholic parents, so it took us time to learn to honestly say what we needed and balance that with allowing the other to have what they needed. It was hard at the time, but it really made our relationship stronger in the long run. It’s a continuous learning experience of course; there’s never a perfect balance of time available vs. time needed. But we work on it all the time.

]]> By: Scott M http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-165 Scott M Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:37:19 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/02/19/warcraft-widows/#comment-165 Well said. We're pretty good bout making each other the highest priority but leaving space for hobbies and interests. Work's the killer-- hard to say no to, and the time it steals can break the balance you've worked so hard to establish. Well said. We’re pretty good bout making each other the highest priority but leaving space for hobbies and interests. Work’s the killer– hard to say no to, and the time it steals can break the balance you’ve worked so hard to establish.

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