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timetowaste85 wrote:

Laughing Man wrote:Why hide 'em? They're a chick magnet anyway.

This is actually true. The sorority girl who lived across the hall from me in college often came over to watch me paint and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I've kicked myself for 3 years over not asking her out....Idiot, Idiot, Idiot.

Ah yes, but, are you about 6 foot tall, have more 6 packs than your average off license and, whilst you collect minis, word has got around that you wouldnt exactly be sliping her a mini?!

And I promise you that last part was only added for comical effect and not a representative of my own interests.

Anyway, option e, paint up a mini and say you made it for her Could go either way, though I wouldn't expect it to go the best way the majority of the time! Just... don't pick a Slaaneshi daemonette lol

My Warhammer stuff is in a boix labeled Drugs and Porn. When she asks what is in it eventually, I can show her that it's not drugs and porn. This will help to de-escalate the situation.

Although my army is more costly than drugs and porn combined, but meh.

I'm still waiting for a demotivational poster along the lines of "Got my b**** some spacemarines. B****es love spacemarines"


If the type of lady friend you are looking for has an aversion to hobbies like this, you need to make a choice, dude.

I'd be all like, 'be gone woman! I will die alone surrounded by plastic soldiers!', and then I'd wake up, realise I'm a fat, hopelessly bashful nerd who plays 40k and then go about my day. Alone. Again.

Ok guys i am just asking I have a GF that plays, my friend asked me that so i thought I would see what other people would do I personally don't care before i knew she was a fan of it i brought he to my dorm and she said "oh.....Eldar huh? I thought only girls played them" no kid that's why i don't play Eldar any more

kitch102 wrote:

timetowaste85 wrote:

Laughing Man wrote:Why hide 'em? They're a chick magnet anyway.

This is actually true. The sorority girl who lived across the hall from me in college often came over to watch me paint and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I've kicked myself for 3 years over not asking her out....Idiot, Idiot, Idiot.

Ah yes, but, are you about 6 foot tall, have more 6 packs than your average off license and, whilst you collect minis, word has got around that you wouldnt exactly be sliping her a mini?!

And I promise you that last part was only added for comical effect and not a representative of my own interests.

Anyway, option e, paint up a mini and say you made it for her Could go either way, though I wouldn't expect it to go the best way the majority of the time! Just... don't pick a Slaaneshi daemonette lol

Nope, I'm just shy of 6 feet (5' 11") and I sure as hell don't have a six pack. But I'm not fat either-average. And word did not get around about...that. She just liked my artistic side, creativity and the fact that I was nice. By the time I told her, it was too late and she was seeing someone and I was graduating. Ah, such as it ends.

And to the OP, it is only the female population who play Eldar. Ignore the Eldar head in my signature area....

The last cute girl I met I mentioned I was an geek and shower her the models and she loved all the little details and the artistic aspect. The girl I met before her knew the same and wanted to paint one as she too loved the artistic aspect of them.

Pull out the ball gag and leather gimp suit and ask her if she wants to play a game.


Then I'd show her the minis.

Seriously though- Depends on the girl.

Some want to see that sort of stuff, others don't.

If she likes gaming or art stuff, ususally they don't have an issue, and even sometimes wants to know how to do that, so it turns into a gaming/ painting session.

Those that don't are interested in other types of games...Muh ha ha ha.....

Grot 6 wrote:If she likes gaming or art stuff, ususally they don't have an issue, and even sometimes wants to know how to do that, so it turns into a gaming/ painting session.

Those that don't are interested in other types of games...Muh ha ha ha.....

"Gaming/painting session" huh?

.

Wah-hey!

Maybe she has an army she isn't showing you...

timetowaste85 wrote:

Laughing Man wrote:Why hide 'em? They're a chick magnet anyway.

This is actually true. The sorority girl who lived across the hall from me in college often came over to watch me paint and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I've kicked myself for 3 years over not asking her out....Idiot, Idiot, Idiot.

I think its ironic your avatar is a Black Knight. As you have no legs

Anyway I would hide them and ask the girl questions to see if she would be fine with them and then i would show her them.

No, no...it's not a lack of legs, but rather what is right above them. Sigh...

timetowaste85 wrote:No, no...it's not a lack of legs, but rather what is right above them. Sigh...

The Torso?
Mate, Try try again. Plus it ain't all that bad, you will met people constantly.

But if this ever happened to me, i will hopefully score a gf for the first time :Thumbsup:

then she finds out about my obsession with nutella and vegemite.

Like most have said- I would leave them as they normally are (well okay, maybe a little bit tidied up compared to how they normally are!) and only respond if asked about them. Briefly.

I mean, sure, if the girl turns out to be randomly enthusiastic about it (it has happened to me before) I'd show one or two models, whatever. But let's be honest. You've got a girl back in your room, a quick game of kill team isn't going to be what you're aiming for.

My current girlfriend bemused'ly tolerates my hobby, and I reckon that's the norm. My ex thought we all dressed up like elves and stuff when I went off to play D'n'D every friday for the first year we were dating, and it didn't put her off. As long as you're out of highschool, it's unlikely to be a problem.

warpgrenade wrote:On a first date OTOH, busting out with your Tau Codex and explaining CC rules in WH40K is probably not the smoothest move.

You're obviously mistaken.
Tau don't get any Close Combat rules.
lol
If she knows anything about 40K and you try explaining CC in conjunction with Tau, you just lost her. : )


Eric

Show them to her. Chicks dig artsie fellows.

Pick a couple of your best painted/most tasteful models (time to leave Slaanesh in the box, something that you might show to a parent or aunt/uncle without them declaring you a weirdo/perv) on a shelf. If she asks about it, then mention that you painted it. Maybe add that it's part of a game, maybe not. Let her interest decide on how much you reveal.

That said, if she shows up wearing a wytch outfit; ride as long as you can. Just know that it will end. And the faster you can run from it, the better.

I'd show them to her or maybe at least mention what you do as a hobby. It could be a great conversation point. Maybe she'll let you know about her hobbies.

Armandloft wrote: That said, if she shows up wearing a wytch outfit; ride as long as you can. Just know that it will end. And the faster you can run from it, the better.

This is horrible advice! If she shows up in a wych outfit, buy some leather bondage gear, a whip and a ball-gag and ask where you can put your shock prow. Bonus points if you buy a condom that looks like a shock prow

My fiancee does nothing but tease me about my 28mm plastic marital aids. It's all in good fun... I think?

When my boyfriend first showed me some of his models I thought it was funny, but cute. He seemed to enjoy it so why would I object?
A while later he let me paint a gun drone and we played a small introduction game and I loved it. Now I am as enthusiastic about the hobby as he is.

If someone suddenly likes you less because of your hobby they probably aren't the kind of person you want to spend a lot of time with anyway.

I wouldn't really care to hide them.

I've never hidden them when I had girls over.
It's not something to be ashamed about.

The girls I've had over never batted an eyelid nor expressed any interest either way.

Gaming has always been but one of my hobbies.

timetowaste85 wrote:

Armandloft wrote: That said, if she shows up wearing a wytch outfit; ride as long as you can. Just know that it will end. And the faster you can run from it, the better.

This is horrible advice! If she shows up in a wych outfit, buy some leather bondage gear, a whip and a ball-gag and ask where you can put your shock prow. Bonus points if you buy a condom that looks like a shock prow

Ladies & gents, I give you the funniest man in the world!

Thank you. I'll be here all week. Unless the MODs give me the axe for the shock prow comment

I would leave them out and hope she can accept me for me ... and all that that would include.

I delayed for a few weeks when I started dating my girlfriend. Cleaning up the rest of my slovenly bachelor apartment was a much bigger project. I cleaned up the immediate hobby-mess, but left out about 1500 points of Witch Hunters, arranged in 'parade formation' in little squares of units, on the top of the entertainment center.

Luckily she's an artist so she didn't freak too much, but I think delaying a bit was the right thing to do.

Honestly, making sure the bathroom was clean probably was more impressive.

I'd hide them, but only because the last couple of times I've shown girlfriends my minis they've asked to keep one as a souvenir.