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  Dragon | February 05, 2008
  Good, now I won't feel bad when I attempt to teach my grandma how to beat me in SSBM.
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  dmf_dynasty | February 05, 2008
  Some women need to quit their bitchin and throw out their stigma that games are childish and they're embarrassed to play. Every girl I've coaxed into playing has had a great time, although they normally suck epicly.
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  StarJet | February 05, 2008
  hurray! finally, a sane person. video games are not children's toys and they do not destroy marriages. well said.
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  tallteen86 | February 05, 2008
  Yeah, gaming would only mess with relationships if:
  
  A - Guy is a prick, emotionally very shallow, or antisocial...that isn't gaming's fault, it is the guy's >_>
  
  B - Female hates games for some reason, and wants the guy to get rid of their games...As IF, totally unreasonable >_>
  
  C - Brings to light other things...In a sense, helps them realize they have certain problems, gaming just showed them it, somehow >_>
  
  Gaming is just like any other hobby...People just want to blame the new entertainment medium...Like TV, books, etc...Anything can cause strain on relationships, gaming is just one of them, and it isn't gaming itself that does it, it would just bring to light a pre-existing problem, or someone is just being unreasonable...
  
  So yeah, gaming is just like other mediums of entertainment blamed for damaging relationships...it is the PEOPLE at fault, not the games >_>
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    StarJet | February 05, 2008
    Well said. Gaming is not a big disaster. It's a safe form of entertainment, when used by *bleep*ed up people, messes things up.
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  Play ISDF | February 05, 2008
  THANK YOU AMANDA!!! Seriously, this bash was completely sad. All it did was prove that people like Kathryn are too biased and too closed minded to try new things or try and see the other side of things.
  
  I say lock her and her kind in a room, they aren't allowed to come out till they have a DECENT amount of gaming time under their belts. Then let them make their opinions, although it might be nice to also tell them that husbands aren't meant to be right next to their wifes 24/7. Don't get me wrong, they should definitely be there a fair bit, but to expect them around all the time is ridiculous. They have interests and friends and things to do as well.
  
  I do have a question though, there's always been idiots, but what the *bleep* is with the sudden influx of idiots and bizarre stories and such last year and this year so far? Don't people like Kathryn know what your generally meant to do in life anymore?
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  Final Blade | February 05, 2008

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  Amanda Marcotte felt the need to shock the author of the article with a few little revelations:
  

  1. Women play video games too!
  2. Playing video games does not make someone incapable of becoming a responsible, intelligent, and productive adult.
  3. The Xbox (and other consoles) does not destroy marriages... Women who complain about their husbands spending more time with games than with them should shut-up and just play with their husband - TOGETHER.

  
  

  Its about time someone spoke the truth here. Women plays video games as well, which i hope more starts playing cause i would love to have a girl play with me.....
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    black doom | February 05, 2008
    Something about that sounds a little twisted.
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      Final Blade | February 05, 2008
      Well it can be taken in different ways, hence the Shifty smiley,
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  dragoshi1 | February 05, 2008
  AMEN WOMAN!
  
  She is right,playing a game doesnt mean your childlike. I know for a fact that the US army plays video games(army ones of course) to help in training.
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  kik36 | February 05, 2008
  Nearly every marriage will have those times where the wife will be "You always spend more time playing such and such (poker, bowling, golf, sports, XBOX, PS3) than with me!" And there will be times where guys try to ditch the wife to do those things.......it's been going on for centuries.
  
  If you don't take the time to spend some loving caring time with your wife and family......then you will get a nagger. It could be much worse, he could be addicted to porn and not the XBOX...LOL
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  Blackfalcon | February 05, 2008
  Utter crap. Amanda Marcotte is perfectly right, and I think Kathryn Jean Lopez should stop moping about such small things.
  
  Wonder if Lopez knows that you don’t actually need a penis to work the controller.
  Lol!!! XD
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  Zero and X | February 05, 2008
  Iam sure there are marriges that started with video games aswell. For example, dudes at a party, playing Guitar Hero and expert, gamer chick comes up amazed at his skills. They then talk about how awesome Call of Duty is, they then go on a date to play some games at the chicks house, boom, they fall in love. See? Amanda is right, girls play games too and they dont destroy marriages, they actually start them.