Like most of the Dakka patrons, I am a nerd. But i tend to keep that fact hidden from potential girlfriends.
How do i tell the girl i play 40k? I've unsuccessfully tried to convey what 40k is to two previous girls who both said:
"haha it's cute" and i replied: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" which was received with giggles.
SO... how do i tell the girl without making a fool of myself?

Lazarus the Necrotic wrote:Like most of the Dakka patrons, I am a nerd. But i tend to keep that fact hidden from potential girlfriends.
How do i tell the girl i play 40k? I've unsuccessfully tried to convey what 40k is to two previous girls who both said:
"haha it's cute" and i replied: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" which was received with giggles.
SO... how do i tell the girl without making a fool of myself?

Not saying: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" would be a great start.

Try having her ask you...by that I mean,when she is at your home (I'm assuming you two don't cohabitate yet),sit back and paint a mini...when she ask (and she most likely will).."what's that"?,explain it's a mini in a game you play.
From there just graduly "introduce" her to 40k as "your hobby".

Just leave out one of your best models when she comes over, if they ask you about it just tell them its for a game and if they show any more interest then you have a new thing to talk about
If they ignore it or ask politely and dont show interest then dont bring it up, she will know you play from the models.

If she laughs at you or leaves you for playing 40k then she isnt someone you want to be with anyway.

I have one solution you can try OP.

Walk by the GW together with her , see her reactions.
If she didnt notice it , stop by at the display window and see what she says.

Hrmmmmmm..... Maybe you need an equal of yourself like I do...., or maybe tone it down by saying: "I like board games, and am very serious about it, and have went into the books and don't like it when people are wrong about the stories around it."




(edit:forgot the ending ")

Just say "I play wargames and I'm a nerd. If you don't like it don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you".

If she sticks around cool, if she insults you about it or tries to get you to stop playing than kick her to the curb.

Harsh but no woman, no matter who it is, is worth hiding things from or changing who you are out of fear of ridicule.

Fateweaver wrote:Just say "I play wargames and I'm a nerd. If you don't like it don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you".

If she sticks around cool, if she insults you about it or tries to get you to stop playing than kick her to the curb.

Harsh but no woman, no matter who it is, is worth hiding things from or changing who you are out of fear of ridicule.

You know Fate,I don't always agree with you...but when your right...your right.

I've done it with my gf's. Most girls know I play even before we take it to the next level.

I've never tried to get them to play. One did try it but one of the guys in our group (no longer plays with us) was a douche so that put her off real quick.

They've all understood Sat. night was my night. M-F I was theirs, Sat and Sunday (football on Sunday) was me, myself and I time.

Fateweaver wrote:I've done it with my gf's. Most girls know I play even before we take it to the next level.

I've never tried to get them to play. One did try it but one of the guys in our group (no longer plays with us) was a douche so that put her off real quick.

They've all understood Sat. night was my night. M-F I was theirs, Sat and Sunday (football on Sunday) was me, myself and I time.

Most of the women I've been involved with thought I was bizzare to begin with,spikey leather clothing,strange hair styles and colors,playing bass in various punk bands and generaly acting like I was insane most of the time....in general ,they saw painting and playing with little plastic men as almost "normal".

efarrer wrote:

Lazarus the Necrotic wrote:Like most of the Dakka patrons, I am a nerd. But i tend to keep that fact hidden from potential girlfriends.
How do i tell the girl i play 40k? I've unsuccessfully tried to convey what 40k is to two previous girls who both said:
"haha it's cute" and i replied: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" which was received with giggles.
SO... how do i tell the girl without making a fool of myself?

Not saying: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" would be a great start.

Yeah, saying your "a worshipper" of the god of desease is not a good way to get women to really want to touch you.

Pretty much what other people have said, leave one out and let her "find" it, like on a table ( " I must have forgotten to put him away after the game." ) or near your Xbox ( " I was using the Live Camera to show him to my friends and forgot to put him away." ). If she seems interested (and if she really likes you, she should at least be a little) just explain it like its no big deal.

My wife shares all of my Nerdy hobbies, except this one. I can deal with that.

My advice would be, if she doesn't like it, but likes everything else, go for it.

Unless, she ridicules you, then that's a different story. it's time for Das Boot then.


Hiding things is the worst thing you can do. Building a relationship, on that kind of foundation, is just setting yourself up for failure.

You shouldn't feel ashamed about your hobby, and she makes you feel that way, then she's just not the right person for you.

Usually when girlies come to my house they just see the mini's on my painting table and ask whats all this stuff. Typically the mini's get oks from them because of how they first come in the box and all the work one has to put in to make them look good. Some even ask to paint a few mini's.
On a side note, saying I'm a worshipper of a god in the game doesn't seem like the way to introduce the game to them.

FITZZ wrote:

Fateweaver wrote:I've done it with my gf's. Most girls know I play even before we take it to the next level.

I've never tried to get them to play. One did try it but one of the guys in our group (no longer plays with us) was a douche so that put her off real quick.

They've all understood Sat. night was my night. M-F I was theirs, Sat and Sunday (football on Sunday) was me, myself and I time.

Most of the women I've been involved with thought I was bizzare to begin with,spikey leather clothing,strange hair styles and colors,playing bass in various punk bands and generaly acting like I was insane most of the time....in general ,they saw painting and playing with little plastic men as almost "normal".

Whoa, I need to go to Geogria. (oh, if 'somebody' gets mad at me, I'm kidding)

lord of the ghosts wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Fateweaver wrote:I've done it with my gf's. Most girls know I play even before we take it to the next level.

I've never tried to get them to play. One did try it but one of the guys in our group (no longer plays with us) was a douche so that put her off real quick.

They've all understood Sat. night was my night. M-F I was theirs, Sat and Sunday (football on Sunday) was me, myself and I time.

Most of the women I've been involved with thought I was bizzare to begin with,spikey leather clothing,strange hair styles and colors,playing bass in various punk bands and generaly acting like I was insane most of the time....in general ,they saw painting and playing with little plastic men as almost "normal".

Whoa, I need to go to Geogria. (oh, if 'somebody' gets mad at me, I'm kidding)

I've only lived in Georgia for 3 years,I was born and raised in New Orleans...and we are all a bit "strange" there.

FITZZ wrote:

lord of the ghosts wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Fateweaver wrote:I've done it with my gf's. Most girls know I play even before we take it to the next level.

I've never tried to get them to play. One did try it but one of the guys in our group (no longer plays with us) was a douche so that put her off real quick.

They've all understood Sat. night was my night. M-F I was theirs, Sat and Sunday (football on Sunday) was me, myself and I time.

Most of the women I've been involved with thought I was bizzare to begin with,spikey leather clothing,strange hair styles and colors,playing bass in various punk bands and generaly acting like I was insane most of the time....in general ,they saw painting and playing with little plastic men as almost "normal".

Whoa, I need to go to Geogria. (oh, if 'somebody' gets mad at me, I'm kidding)

I've only lived in Georgia for 3 years,I was born and raised in New Orleans...and we are all a bit "strange" there.

I second that(and am probably more living proof). Did you shop a Gargoyles too when you lived there?

@ Platuan4th

I shoped at a couple stores on Decatur...one was called Gnome... and another Bongos..but that was many years ago.
Hung out at Jauns flying burito,the saint,Aunt tikkis,the Abbey.

Due to cramped living conditions my living room/dining room/entryway/hobby room are all the same room. When people come over they are usually very curious (yet not hostile) towards my nerdy addiction.

corpsesarefun wrote:Just leave out one of your best models when she comes over, if they ask you about it just tell them its for a game and if they show any more interest then you have a new thing to talk about
If they ignore it or ask politely and don't show interest then don't bring it up, she will know you play from the models.

This sums up the rest of my response rather well. one Chips Ahoy! for you good sir.

I personally have always been fascinated by nerdboys and their hobbies. My big thing though was it seemed that they didn't want to include me. So maybe you will find a girl that just wants to be part of that too? (I suggested to my husband that we start this as a way to have a hobby together. we've only been doing it for a little while though. Maybe a month)

Seriously, show them to her and gauge her reaction. If she's not that into it and it's a big part of your life, you have to see what else she's into and where the common interests lie. I don't think you want a relationship like Leonard and Penny on Big Bang Theory where she isn't into anything nerdy at all.

Lazarus the Necrotic wrote: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!"

This I like. Keep telling them this.

Stay true to yourself, mate, and you will develop a sense of non-overbearing confidence that is truly attractive. In my experience, liking 40k or any other dorky and/or geeky crap cannot stand in the way of such confidence. Being ashamed of what you like--and by extension, who you are--leads to behavior that will only serve to confirm stereotypes about people who like those things. SO, in short, there is no need "to break the news." It's not news and it certainly doesn't need breaking, as if it were telling someone that their grandma is ill or something.

I lost a girlfriend partly due to Warhammer once. She denies it now, but I distinctly recall its inclusion on the fairly extensive list of reasons for the break up.

We stayed good friends regardless and she has recently discovered that her latest boyfriend is a closet Warhammer nerd too.

Oh how I laughed when she told me.

Hide it. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

It's not child porn. It's Grimdark tabletop wargaming.

I don't see why you have to 'break the news' - just carry on as normal, and if she happens to notice it just play it like 'it's just my hobby - no big deal'. I mean, most girls will be happy you don't spend your money on crack and strippers.

Wouldnt it depend how old he is and how old she is?
Lots of the responses so far treats her as if she is supposed to be married to OP -_-

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hide it. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

Now I can go to sleep satisfied.

That's what SHE said.

Albatross wrote:It's not child porn. It's Grimdark tabletop wargaming.

I don't see why you have to 'break the news' - just carry on as normal, and if she happens to notice it just play it like 'it's just my hobby - no big deal'. I mean, most girls will be happy you don't spend your money on crack and strippers.

Same ex as I mentioned above had a friend whose boyfriend wouldn't let her look in a particular cupboard. Being female she looked when his back was turned (there's a lot of truth to the story of Pandora's Box) and phoned my ex in horror. "Was it porn?" asked my ex. "Worse!!!" replied her friend hysterically. "It was Warhammer!!!" However, the two are still together and are getting married this year I believe.

Which should go some way to addressing the OP's question. If it's true love, she won't mind. All that much. Really. Although she will subtly try to get you sell it all on ebay later when she gets pregnant and you need the money for baby stuff. Resist with all your might.

The best situation would be some wargamer dating Luna and sweating over how to "break the news" to her.

Lazarus the Necrotic wrote:Like most of the Dakka patrons, I am a nerd. But i tend to keep that fact hidden from potential girlfriends.
How do i tell the girl i play 40k? I've unsuccessfully tried to convey what 40k is to two previous girls who both said:
"haha it's cute" and i replied: "WOMAN, I AM NURGLE'S HERALD!!!! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!" which was received with giggles.
SO... how do i tell the girl without making a fool of myself?

You mean to tell me she -didn't- find that sexy? Man, what the hell does it take these days!? What woman doesn't love open, weeping sores and VD?

She did only giggle.

She could have puked or something. LOL.

Fateweaver wrote:She did only giggle.

She could have puked or something. LOL.

I can picture Lazarus' response to her vomiting now...

"OH MY GOD, YOU ARE MY WOMAN!!"

Manchu wrote:The best situation would be some wargamer dating Luna and sweating over how to "break the news" to her.

So go on Luna, has this ever happened?

I wouldent portray myself as a 'NERD' i mean yes i do enjoy modelling and painting warhammer 40k , i dont play at the minute but i also do other things in my life i.e play football and , watch movies like other normal people. If there is a girl i like first i would ask her if she has any hobbies and if yes i respond by immediatly supporting her choices in hobbies. Then most likley than not she will ask you if you have any hobbys so you return not only with ' Yes i play warhammer' but ' yeahi like football ive been painting and modelling for a while now i also like movies and boxing or whatever. Just be chilled

~UnDeAd~

Show her the pretty things youve painted and put together. Thats what usually works first anyways. If you get a "oh wow thats pretty cool" your in the bag. But this only works if your at least half way decent at painting/assembly. Because if they look like melted crayons, itll backfire

Only hide stuff from her if your just trying to get carnal with her.

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:Only hide stuff from her if your just trying to get carnal with her.

Or don't hide stuff, and go for it anyway. You know, like you've got confidence

metallifan wrote:

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:Only hide stuff from her if your just trying to get carnal with her.

Or don't hide stuff, and go for it anyway. You know, like you've got confidence

I agree, if she stops to ask what the little guys are all about when the gettins good, your doing it wrong

King, there isn't enough emphasis on the "Doing it Wrong" part. I demand you post a witty picture like this from now on:




That's right. From now on.

Manchu wrote:The best situation would be some wargamer dating Luna and sweating over how to "break the news" to her.

Sigged.

But dude, seriously, be honest and tell ehr right out the gate and say

"I'm a bit of a nerd. As long as you don't mind seeing me doing nerdy/odd things or hearing odd/nergy things then this'll be a great relationship. Otherwise, don't let the door hit you on the way out."

metallifan wrote:

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:Only hide stuff from her if your just trying to get carnal with her.

Or don't hide stuff, and go for it anyway. You know, like you've got confidence

Confidence or not, if your just looking to 'go for it', you should be talking about things you have never tried in bed, and not hobbies....

Yeah, sex always makes for a great chat up . . . ugh.

It does with bar sluts and teenage girls.

I'm too old for the latter and the former just don't do it for me.

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:

metallifan wrote:

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:Only hide stuff from her if your just trying to get carnal with her.

Or don't hide stuff, and go for it anyway. You know, like you've got confidence

Confidence or not, if your just looking to 'go for it', you should be talking about things you have never tried in bed, and not hobbies....

Tell me how that goes... For me, the latter worked just fine.

Don't let it be an issue, display your painted minis with pride and dont ferret away your painting station when she comes to your house, curiosity will get the beter of her and she will ask about them, then just tell her. Either that or drop it into casual conversation, that you are meeting up with mates for a game or are going into your local store to pick something up. If she turns out to be so shallow that playing with toy soldiers is a deal breaker then feth her you can do better.

Just saying. You know what your good at. If you think telling her would drive her off dont do it. Do what you think is right.

Yeah, sex always makes for a great chat up . . . ugh.

Keep the snide condescending bs to yourself.

Tell me how that goes... For me, the latter worked just fine.

Then whats the problem?

I never hid it, and I get my bones jumped a plenty But maybe that's because I'm just a prime example of a beautiful man.... I'll hide in the corner now.

40k is just part of our nerd charm, without it we wouldn't be the people we are today, and hey if she's interested in you then some of that nerd charm must be working! everything we do or love in this life makes us who we are as people, even if it is playing with 'toys' don't stop for anyone, actually my partner gave me a combat squad for my first birthday we were together and my best mate described it perfectly (she did what! omg she loves you MORE than she hates 40k!) we're still together and she knows it's who I am, she even makes sausage rolls for when the boys come over! :-)

I eased my g/f and now wife into it by building model tanks and rockets. Over time I let that fall away a bit and worked on my 40k stuff more and more. My advise would be to ease her into it.

Or just slap her in the face with it and say "woman, I'm a nerd who plays with these little plastic men. If you don't like it there is the door."

That works too.

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:

Yeah, sex always makes for a great chat up . . . ugh.

Keep the snide condescending bs to yourself.

No. Idiotic ideas will get shot down. Your idea of chatting up a girl with pervy come ons is Zap-Brannigan-style stupid ("I've always found the sexiest part of a woman's body is the booby.") and thus merits negative comment. --Let me interrupt myself here to reteitate to OP to NOT take M2C's advice.-- So, I could say "keep your slowed bs to yourself" but that's not in the spirit of OT. You can say whatever slowed bs you want to, short of a personal attack, but you ought to be prepared for this: someone might disagree and express as much with sarcasm. Just a head's up.

Fateweaver wrote:Or just slap her in the face with it and say "woman, I'm a nerd who plays with these little plastic men. If you don't like it there is the door."

That works too.

This.

Just hope she is into that sort of thing

The little plastic people that is, not the slapping...

@Marshall2Crusaders - I think Manchu has a point. This:

Confidence or not, if your just looking to 'go for it', you should be talking about things you have never tried in bed, and not hobbies....

...is the sort of thing a virgin would say/post. Anyone who's actually spent a lot of time amongst women should be aware that if she doesn't know you well enough to know what your hobbies are, she sure as gak doesn't want to know about the weird stuff you like to do in the bedroom. Plus, as an opening gambit it's just made of raw, uncooked failure.

Now snideness, on the other hand.... well, that loosens a woman's inhibitions like 3 shots of tequila!

corpsesarefun wrote:

Fateweaver wrote:Or just slap her in the face with it and say "woman, I'm a nerd who plays with these little plastic men. If you don't like it there is the door."

That works too.

This.

Just hope she is into that sort of thing

The little plastic people that is, not the slapping...

I didn't mean literally slap. I meant just come right out and say it. Say it with firmness and authority. Don't stumble, don't try to make it complicated. With most women, they want a guy who is confident in EVERYTHING he does. If she catches you crying during a movie don't say "I wasn't crying over the movie" and try to look all macho. Say "you damn right I cried. They edited out her topless shot." LOL. If you want to spend Sunday indoors watching sports say "Woman, this is my day for sports. We'll do something tomorrow night." She might get upset for a few hours but if you always give into her she'll dump you faster than an ore truck dumping a load of ore at a refinery.

Confidence will keep your girl. Although if you are only HS or even early college (18-20) most girls at that age don't really know what they want so will probably dump you for something lame anyway.

Agree w/Fateweaver on the analysis of 18-20 y.o.'s--at least if they haven't changed in the last few years. Truth be told, you should act the same way if you are in this age bracket. No need to be tied down to some girl at least until after college. Anyway, point of thread is the "getting to know each other" stage--right?--rather than "settling into a stable relationship" stage.


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Albatross wrote:Now snideness, on the other hand.... well, that loosens a woman's inhibitions like 3 shots of tequila!

Weird how this is true. Guess they mistake it for being witty? Some people claim you have to insult a girl a little to keep her from thinking she is or deserves to be on a pedestal. Frankly, thinking that hard never got me anywhere as a teen. Simply "being myself" (however hackneyed it sounds), by contrast, reaped many seemingly incidental rewards with the fairer sex.

Its all good guys, you dont know me, so feel free to keep inventing facts about me. Have a good day in your world, where you live, and Ill live in mine. I am happy with my life, and I certainly dont need to be talked down to by some guy on the internet.

I'd like to reiterate MY point, that I know what works and has worked for me, and the types of girls it works on, the girls you hang out with are certainly different from the girls I hang out with, so too each there own.

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:I'd like to reiterate MY point, that I know what works and has worked for me, and the types of girls it works on, the girls you hang out with are certainly different from the girls I hang out with, so too each there own.

Without trying to be at all condescending, I would like to hear more about these girls. Maybe they are the same type that OP is dealing with and so your advice will be of use. Maybe they are the type (although I doubt Albatross and I are really dealing with the same type from all the way across the Atlantic) that we're hanging out with and so that advice will be counterproductive.

No ones insulting you but spouting out, what is going to be nonsense more times than not, comments like "tell her what turns you on in bed" is going to freak out most girls/women and probably result in not even getting to first base.

The op wanted to know how to get a girl he is casually seeing/is friends with to like what he likes. He is NOT looking to become considered a weirdo/pervert or to receive a kick in the balls.

For some girls talking that way might turn them on. For most it will scare them away faster than discussing your love for little plastic men. If the girls you "date" are turned on by you discussing your sexual fantasies than more power to them.

You need to chill M2C.

I just told you talking about sex positions on the night I met her (at a party) worked, I can guarantee she wasnt the kind of girl the OP is dealing with. My first post was in jest and the second was sarcastic. And I paid for her affections with time, money, and heartbreak. Thus teaching me several valuable lessons.


-Party Hookups arnt relationships
-She can buy her own damn clothes
-Calls at 2 am crying are indicators to GTFO

Marshal2Crusaders wrote:-Party Hookups arnt relationships
-She can buy her own damn clothes
-Calls at 2 am crying are indicators to GTFO

Now all of these points are VERY GOOD ADVICE. Sorry about the earlier misunderstanding, M2C.

My this thread has certainly "traveled" alot.
The thing I've noted is that the OP has yet to respond to any of the "advice" posted and "we" still have only the vaugest idea as to the nature/seriousness of the OPs "relationship" situation.

Ha, "we" have a way of making things about "us" around OT.

Manchu wrote:Ha, "we" have a way of making things about "us" around OT.

Indeed "we" do my friend.

What's this "we" business.

I want no part of this collective. I will not be assimilated by you Borgs.

Resistance is not only futile, but hilariously so.

Indeed...in fact,the more one resists...the more they become part of the collective...and the more "we" are amused.

Now,in an attempt to get back OT,and since in all honesty most of "our" post in this thread have been "speculative" in nature...I will now speculate that we have not heard back from the OP becuase at some point he followed some advice he read here and it went horribly wrong...perhaps his perspective "friend" bludgeoned him with an army case for his participation in such a "nerdy" hobby and he is now attempting to redeem himself by lavishing gifts from the local shopping mall upon her...or then again,perhaps she was smitten by his honesty and they have since eloped.

Manchu presents: "OP Attempts To Follow Dakka's Advice"

OP: I . . . um . . . play warhammer . . .

Girl: What?

OP: I said, dammit woman, I play fething WARHAMMER AND I AM NOT ASHAMED OF IT!

Girl: Christ, no need to be a douche bag. See ya.

OP: Wait, wait! Have you tried anal??

Manchu wrote:Manchu presents: "OP Attempts To Follow Dakka's Advice"

OP: I . . . um . . . play warhammer . . .

Girl: What?

OP: I said, dammit woman, I play fething WARHAMMER AND I AM NOT ASHAMED OF IT!

Girl: Christ, no need to be a douche bag. See ya.

OP: Wait, wait! Have you tried anal??

Manchu...it is truely a joy to know you.

FITZZ wrote:Now,in an attempt to get back OT,and since in all honesty most of "our" post in this thread have been "speculative" in nature...I will now speculate that we have not heard back from the OP becuase at some point he followed some advice he read here and it went horribly wrong...perhaps his perspective "friend" bludgeoned him with an army case for his participation in such a "nerdy" hobby and he is now attempting to redeem himself by lavishing gifts from the local shopping mall upon her...or then again,perhaps she was smitten by his honesty and they have since eloped.

Perhaps the OP followed Marshall2Crusaders' advice and is now entangled in a sex-swing with an amyl-nitrate soaked tangerine in his mouth.

@Manchu -

Oh, Alby, I meant to ask: how's that illegalization of meth going since Friday?

@Manchu - Crystal Meth? Or Methedrone? Or Mephedrone?

It's hard to keep up with all the new-fangled drugs the kids are taking today.

I meant Meow Meow.

MMCAT? Not sure. I don't take it. I know a few people who have done it, but I don't fancy snorting plant-food, babe.

Yeah, sex always makes for a great chat up . . . ugh.

Fateweaver wrote:Just say "I play wargames and I'm a nerd. If you don't like it don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you".

If she sticks around cool, if she insults you about it or tries to get you to stop playing than kick her to the curb.

Garth Algar: Uhm, Wayne? What do you do if every time you see this one incredible woman, you think you're gonna hurl?
Wayne Campbell: I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours. But if you spew and she bolts, then it was never meant to be.

Words to live by.

I was talking with my own gf about this sort of thing online. Then I remembered this thread and linked it to her. She laughed a bit.

Besides laughing, did she think any of these gems of advice were more or less helpful?

Manchu wrote:Besides laughing, did she think any of these gems of advice were more or less helpful?

Actually, she said:

would normal girl friends like freak out to that kinda thing????? that's a little strange

So
I guess it takes one to know one!

Its all good Manchu. Its the internet, if we didnt scream at each other first, how would we solve problems?

From reading all of this I wonder if you all simply haven't paid attention to the right women. There are lots of women who adore geeky men, and who engage in geeky hobbies.

What woman doesn't love open, weeping sores and VD?

Those prudish sisters of battle

Manchu wrote:Manchu presents: "OP Attempts To Follow Dakka's Advice"

OP: I . . . um . . . play warhammer . . .

Girl: What?

OP: I said, dammit woman, I play fething WARHAMMER AND I AM NOT ASHAMED OF IT!

Girl: Christ, no need to be a douche bag. See ya.

OP: Wait, wait! Have you tried anal??

Ooh... reminds me of a hilarious party...

Someone tried the "everyone close your eyes, if you tried anal raise your hands" I now know something about at least 6 (drunk) people.

Funnier story, I ended up with one and it's been over 15 months.

Never Have I Ever is a fantastic game.

Never have I ever that turns into Truth or Dare that turns into 7 minutes in heaven, whenever your in college and finally know what your doing makes for one HELL of an evening.

Have it turn into Warhammer. Then your problem's solved!

That... would be a waste.

dogma wrote:Never Have I Ever is a fantastic game.

Yeah...

One of my wife's friends regretted playing when he agreed to take a shot for both my answers(I'm not really a drinker) AND his(BIIIIG mistake). He found out the hard way that both of us were the only adventurous people in the room sexually(and that I beat him out on the number of things tried). I was talking about stuff most of them hadn't even HEARD of.

Let's just say that before the game, the bottle of Patron was half full and didn't make it halfway through the game...

Well im a nerd and i have to beat the women back with a gakky stick. Maybe most chicks have seen the movie 'revenge of the nerds' and think it makes you better in bed... Its only after the fact they realise its a complete fallacy and i get a stitch when im two strokes in, but its too late by then. :-)

@OP: just tell her.

"Yeah I like doing lots of stuff. I play games a lot, table top wargames that are kinda like chess but you make your own pieces"

thats how I introduced it. If she really likes you, she won't care that you play 40k as long as it doesn't interfere with her time with you. If she thinks it's stupid no matter what, then she's really not right for you. And not saying that because she doesn't like the game, but i mean like if she can't let you have hobbies you enjoy then she's really not someone worth being with.

My GF is awesome. she likes that I have this hobby she doesn't wanna play or even learn how, but she likes that I have something creative to do and I guess she probably thinks it's better than being a "normal" guy and spending my sundays getting drunk and watching football all day long.

My girlfriend likes it because at least I can't spend the money on beer and cigarettes then

The best first step is to stop treating it like it's some sort of big secret you need to keep.

It's just a thing.
It's a game.

Would you/do you hide your X-Box/PS3/Whatever from her?

If you're embarassed or ashamed of it, your S/O will get that vibe from you and may react accordingly.

Eric

If you just act like its no big deal then they will act like its no big deal.

Or they may react negatively. If they do and you're not being obsessive compulsive at the time then you saved yourself some trouble down the road.

besides deffrollas and femarines, this is one of dakka's favorite topics.

@mattyrm: lol PHALLUSy

mattyrm wrote:Well im a nerd and i have to beat the women back with a gakky stick. Maybe most chicks have seen the movie 'revenge of the nerds' and think it makes you better in bed... Its only after the fact they realise its a complete fallacy and i get a stitch when im two strokes in, but its too late by then. :-)

This made me laugh out loud in a quiet computer lab

To the OP, I suppose it depends. I've never hidden my hobbies, and in college at least I did fairly well with the ladies. These days, it hardly comes up, possibly because I don't meet that many new people, but if it did I certainly wouldn't hide it. That sorta makes it look even MORE wierd.
My last girlfriend thought we all dressed up as elves and gak when we played D'n'D, she only told me this 6 months in . When I explained what we actually did, (eat pizza, shout out numbers and pretend to be somebody else) I'm not sure if she was disappointed or not

Da Boss wrote:

mattyrm wrote:Well im a nerd and i have to beat the women back with a gakky stick. Maybe most chicks have seen the movie 'revenge of the nerds' and think it makes you better in bed... Its only after the fact they realise its a complete fallacy and i get a stitch when im two strokes in, but its too late by then. :-)

This made me laugh out loud in a quiet computer lab

To the OP, I suppose it depends. I've never hidden my hobbies, and in college at least I did fairly well with the ladies. These days, it hardly comes up, possibly because I don't meet that many new people, but if it did I certainly wouldn't hide it. That sorta makes it look even MORE wierd.
My last girlfriend thought we all dressed up as elves and gak when we played D'n'D, she only told me this 6 months in . When I explained what we actually did, (eat pizza, shout out numbers and pretend to be somebody else) I'm not sure if she was disappointed or not

At least she didn't think it was a Satanic cult, like this poster's mother did. One flip through the Daemonhunters Codex and I was forbidden from playing until dad got back from Afghanistan.

I decided to "break the news" straight away to my first gf. She didn't mind: she was used to dressing up in Stormtrooper armour and she had even played Fire Warrior, so she thought the whole Wargaming thing was "kinda cool".

To the OP: You should just be honest with what you like to do. If she tries to wean you off it then she isn't the girl for you as she is not happy with your choice of hobbies.

Valk

Valkyrie wrote:she was used to dressing up in Stormtrooper armour

kinky

It's a trap!

Cruel reality.

"Ah well, just put the helmet on, I guess."

malfred wrote:It's a trap!

Ach...The collective is not amussed.

I notice that as of yet the OP STILL hasn't responded to any of the advice given...I'm telling you boyz...he's a goner

He's lying in a ditch, full of dildos.

Albatross wrote:He's lying in a ditch, full of dildos.

Poor guy,guess that will teach him not to ask for romantic advice on the internetz.

Albatross wrote:He's lying in a ditch, full of dildos.

I'm uneasy about that comma . . .

It's know in the industry as 'the Danger Comma'.

Manchu wrote:

Albatross wrote:He's lying in a ditch, full of dildos.

I'm uneasy about that comma . . .

I had started to comment along the same lines...but decided to ...pass.

Albatross wrote:It's know in the industry as 'the Danger Comma'.

I'm uneasy about "the industry."

Manchu wrote:

Albatross wrote:It's know in the industry as 'the Danger Comma'.

I'm uneasy about "the industry."

I'm uneasy about all this uneasiness going around...is it contagious?

Nightwatch wrote:

Manchu wrote:

Albatross wrote:It's know in the industry as 'the Danger Comma'.

I'm uneasy about "the industry."

I'm uneasy about all this uneasiness going around...is it contagious?

The uneasiness amuses the collective...but,"we" still question that comma.

The comma was intentional.

Just like the dildos. :(

Dildos make good birthday presents for male friends.

Especially if the family is around.

I saw a dildo in Amsterdam that was just a big rubber fist.

Ouchy!


In other news: this thread is now about dildos.

Don't they have those at every sex shop?

Also, I'm afraid I have to say: I've seen worse.

Your post has a comma AND a colon. Does that make it worse than just the comma?

Soladrin wrote:Don't they have those at every sex shop?

Maybe in the Netherlands!

Also, I'm afraid I have to say: I've seen worse.

I bet you have, you cheeky little number!

Theres nothing little about me :3

I may be small, but I'm pretty damn fast!

That's not a good thing in this situation xD

Don't people care about efficiency any more!?

I can now imagine if the OP does return...

"What have you cretins done to my thread!!,I ask a simple question about sharing the hobby I love with a special person,and you lot end up tossing me in a ditch full of dildos...at least I hope it's the ditch that was full...let me have a look at that comma again".

If this thread's latest turn proves anything it's that playing with toy soldiers is the least of our worries regarding appealing to deh laydeez.

The thing is, you don't have to appeal to the laydeez, if your with one, so all discretion go's out the window.

Hey guys what's going on this this thr-

Uh...

Did we make cheese cry? Oh My God. VICTORY!

Oui, as an affianced person this I know to be true. However, with regard to her own need to continue exercising and eating right to manage those heaven-sent insecurities, let's not let this get out.

Manchu wrote:If this thread's latest turn proves anything it's that playing with toy soldiers is the least of our worries regarding appealing to deh laydeez.

Well, my missus is asleep in bed - so she has no idea that I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men.

Weeeeeeeee!

Wow, and I thought saturday nights on /b/ were bad.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Rolling eyes, not crying. And c'mon Cheese, act your age.

My misses is at her own place, and I'm getting drunk while talking nonsense with grown men.

Weeeeeeeeee!

Albatross wrote:Well, my missus is asleep in bed - so she has no idea that I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men.

Weeeeeeeee!

This post next your avatar is most excellent.

Soladrin wrote:My misses is at her own place, and I'm getting drunk while talking nonsense with grown men.

Weeeeeeeeee!

This thread is so OT it's ridiculous.

Albatross wrote:

Manchu wrote:If this thread's latest turn proves anything it's that playing with toy soldiers is the least of our worries regarding appealing to deh laydeez.

Well, my missus is asleep in bed - so she has no idea that I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men.

Weeeeeeeee!

Unfortunatly...my missus does know I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men...and the look on her face is priceless.

Manchu wrote:And c'mon Cheese, act your age.

I'm a bored 16-year-old boy in a discussion about dildos, Manchu. You think this isn't acting my age?

Yeah Cheese, you've already ruined 'Gran Torino' for me - but you're still not happy are you? You have to go and ruin this wonderful thread for everyone, don't you?

I hope you're proud of yourself.

In other news: WEEEEEEE!

FITZZ wrote:Unfortunatly...my missus does know I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men...and the look on her face is priceless.

This post next to your avatar is also excellent.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Manchu wrote:And c'mon Cheese, act your age.

I'm a bored 16-year-old boy in a discussion about dildos, Manchu. You think this isn't acting my age?

Cheese has a point there...

Manchu wrote:

FITZZ wrote:Unfortunatly...my missus does know I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men...and the look on her face is priceless.

This post next to your avatar is also excellent.

Mental note: I will never go to Georgia.

Albatross wrote:Yeah Cheese, you've already ruined 'Gran Torino' for me - but you're still not happy are you? You have to go and ruin this wonderful thread for everyone, don't you?

I hope you're proud of yourself.

In other news: WEEEEEEE!

Manchu wrote:

FITZZ wrote:Unfortunatly...my missus does know I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men...and the look on her face is priceless.

This post next to your avatar is also excellent.

As Alby would say...WEEEEEE!!.

Manchu wrote:

Albatross wrote:Well, my missus is asleep in bed - so she has no idea that I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men.

Weeeeeeeee!

This post next your avatar is most excellent.

Y'see, this was my thinking: that particular picture makes everything I post look that little bit more awesome, even if it isn't all that awesome. Which it often isn't.

Nightwatch wrote:

Manchu wrote:

FITZZ wrote:Unfortunatly...my missus does know I'm online talking about dildos with other grown men...and the look on her face is priceless.

This post next to your avatar is also excellent.

Mental note: I will never go to Georgia.

Oh c'mon Nightwatch...we have banjos and commas.

That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

I have to agree with Albatross here, and Ditto you all get to see Shions sheer insanity whenever I post.

Also.

This thread is Dildos. XD

@Alby: If what you aren't not saying is that it often isn't not awesome then I totally don't disagree with you at all.

Also, we might could do with a "caption the avatar" thread.


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Corey85 wrote:That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

I guess we'll know who reported it when it does :( .

Oh no, the thread is in danger...


WEEEEEEEE!

Manchu wrote:@Alby: If what you aren't not saying is that it often isn't not awesome then I totally don't disagree with you at all.

Also, we might could do with a "caption the avatar" thread.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

Corey85 wrote:That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

I guess we'll know who reported it when it does :( .

I hope you're suggesting Corey and not me. I have bad eyesight and the report button is too small.

Corey85 wrote:That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

Well...at least we're not arguing about religion and politics.

FITZZ wrote:

Corey85 wrote:That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

Well...at least we're not arguing about religion and politics.

You'd like that wouldn't you..?

@Manchu

Corey85 wrote: I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

That goes quite nicely with your avatar.

I'm straining to think of a way to link dildos to religious or political discussion. I must be tired or something because I can't.
Maybe I should just randomly insult someone?

Albatross wrote:@Manchu

Corey85 wrote: I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

That goes quite nicely with your avatar.

"Disapproving Sororita Disapproves"

On another note, I wonder if M2C will be using any of these dildo lines on the laydeez?


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That came out all wrong.

Quick! Let's pretend we're talking about serious stuff!

*ahem*...so anyway, I was like "in your dreams, pal", and he was all like "oh yeah? Make me!", so I said....

Soladrin wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Corey85 wrote:That's a good call Nightwatch, I'm kind of surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet with all the talk of sex toys and all...

Well...at least we're not arguing about religion and politics.

You'd like that wouldn't you..?

Oh indeed,in fact nothing goes with a good political debate better than dildos and commas.

You know, who probably loves, dildos? Obama, because he's a, secret muslim.

Albatross wrote:Quick! Let's pretend we're talking about serious stuff!

*ahem*...so anyway, I was like "in your dreams, pal", and he was all like "oh yeah? Make me!", so I said....

*cough cough* Absolutely it's wrong to buy recast parts for a GW model. *cough cough* People should always paint their armies before being allowed to play 40k.


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Orkeosaurus wrote:You know, who probably loves, dildos? Obama, because he's a, secret muslim.

I'd mention Sarah Palin here but then the party would be over and it'd be regular OT again. Oops.

Eldar weapons remind me of dildos...

Soladrin wrote:Eldar weapons remind me of dildos...

I belive Soladrin may have found the perfect line for combining 40k & "sexy talk" when chatting at the laydees...
some one alert M2C.

I prank called a sex shop once, they do in fact sell weights for putting on your balls.

@FITTZ I think you just brought Slannesh into this conversation.

Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

@Soladrin - SHHH! Are you trying to get us busted? Talk about the 'meta-game' or some bollocks.

Yes, yes they do...

*not literally some testicles*

*cough* So umm.. My Slanneshi giant put a dark elf in his pants the other day...

Theres a metagame for dildos? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED?!

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

So then some good HAS come from this thread after all.

@Nightwatch - See? I bet it's because she now realises that wargamers aren't just losers who sit on their computers all night chatting gak to other perverts....


Oh...hang on...

Bugger.

FITZZ wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

So then some good HAS come from this thread after all.

Offcourse, dildos are a good thing in my book.

Actually it may make the game more relatable...

Manchu wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

Yeah, I'm working on that. Perhaps I'll start a new thread tomorrow night. And this thread will NOT be mentioned again, especially as she's a nice moral person who tries not to get into stuff like that.

Manchu wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

What ever you do Nightwatch...do have her re-read this thread.
That might end with ditches...and commas...in Georgia.

OT has been called a wretched hive of villainy and scum. Before today that was mere flattery.

FITZZ wrote:

Manchu wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

What ever you do Nightwatch...do have her re-read this thread.
That might end with ditches...and commas...in Georgia.

I refuse!

No really, this is just incredibly stupid.

No, this is OT.

Nightwatch wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Manchu wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

What ever you do Nightwatch...do have her re-read this thread.
That might end with ditches...and commas...in Georgia.

I refuse!

No really, this is just incredibly stupid.

Your point being...?

WTF? I last saw this thread aroung page 3 or so, and now its officially about dildos?

( I've been laughing a this the whole time though)

Soladrin wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Manchu wrote:

Nightwatch wrote:Back on topic for even a millisecond...please?
This discussion(I think I mentioned earlier that I linked this thread to my gf) made my gf ask me to explain the game to her. :S

I would guess that she shouldn't re-read this thread. I would like a transcript of your attempt to explain 40k to her, however, as that would likely be funnier than all of the jokes made in this thread thus far.

What ever you do Nightwatch...do have her re-read this thread.
That might end with ditches...and commas...in Georgia.

I refuse!

No really, this is just incredibly stupid.

Your point being...?

Re-read the thread. If I still need a point, you need a brain.

I left it in bed this morning, didn't think I'd need it today

Soladrin wrote:I left it in bed this morning, didn't think I'd need it today

Excellent.

At first you were like . . .

Fateweaver wrote:Just say "I play wargames and I'm a nerd. If you don't like it don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you".

If she sticks around cool, if she insults you about it or tries to get you to stop playing than kick her to the curb.

Harsh but no woman, no matter who it is, is worth hiding things from or changing who you are out of fear of ridicule.

QFT. My soon to be ex-wife was bitter about me going out to play one day a month. I worked six days a week for her to spend it all on her hobbies (SCA), and spent the rest of my time with her. How dare I have friends that weren't her friends... She wasn't worth the hassle.

Too late you've been spotted going well off topic and onto the black slopes.

Locking thread.