I hear Baldy Orfs ex was a Polish lass called Peesha but he had to give her up coz TK peed himself everytime the Orf said hello to her. Although to be fair to TK, the age thing has to take part of the blame.
Seeing as this post has been given a high voltage blast of ECG, I've had some further thoughts...
The key to this, is the same as anything else in life: Honesty. Don't pretend to be someone or something else – just be you (or something very approximate).
Rather than relying on the vacuous veneer of fibs, that you 'might make a fortune in poker, and be able to afford gems and holidays', just baldly state (sorry Mr. Orford), that you enjoy a recreational game of cards. There are far worse things to be into in life (trust me on this... I collected stamps and Sea Monkeys as a kid... Man, that was a waste of 2 shillings).
There's no point in complicating life any further, just be true – in everything.
Poker is your hobby, it's under control, and you enjoy everything about it, including the social aspect. It's you... it's what you do. Let her know that it's merely Golf for Chavs... Hunting for the humane... or Polo for the impoverished... and she's sure to get the general gist.
But here's the rub... you still need to achieve balance and compromise in any successful relationship. So, in the same breath, try telling her, or him (or 'it', if you're going out with HuFlungPu), that you will apportion time for them, and them alone. Quality time, when you're away from the baize. Time where you can listen solely to them, and all the banal drivel they want to bang on about, until you can get back to some good, old-fashioned, two-fisted, hardcore, poker action and feel the blood coursing through your veins again. That ought to placate them.
Life is about give and take; light and shade; Hinge & Bracket; Starsky & Hutch; Tikay & Spam-head. In other words: To be two, you need to be one. To be one, you also need to be two... and you need the room and the flexibility to be two. Make sense?
To be three, you need a specialist magazine or internet subscription... but that's an entirely different matter, and is fraught with a different set of problems.
For those of you that don't understand implied odds, that last sentence probably doesn't make any sense. It makes precious little sense to me, and I wrote it.
Anyway, I trust this assists in your romantic couplings. But I doubt it will.
My pocket Queens cracked pocket Kings on an exciting all-in tonight, when I spiked trips on the river. Can your girlfriend do that?
It's simple... just do what you want to do and what makes you happy. If you would rather play poker than spend time with your gf then you should play poker. But wait... obviously she might not be happy... well the problem is... why dont you want to see your gf rather than play poker? that's the real problem that requires some thinking... maybe she is annoying and you just feel obliged to... well i think that's not why you should ever do something... try and work through any problem and solve it so that you want to see your gf more than playing poker.
i posted a similar dilema a few months ago saying poker vs relationship. ive now found the best way is to go to bed with your parter service them if required once partners asleep get back up and continue poker Posted by donkeyplop
FlutNush, I believe there's a future for you, as a Marriage Councilor, where were you when I needed counselling all those years ago ...hahahaa nice one
i posted a similar dilema a few months ago saying poker vs relationship. ive now found the best way is to go to bed with your parter service them if required once partners asleep get back up and continue poker Posted by donkeyplop
Can't you service her while playing? Surely its not a problem durng the first few levels if you play tight.
Well I would vote if any counted for me lol, but my way to do it is spend time with my gf until she goes sleep then ask if I can stay up in bed for a bit not that she would know anyways and then play poker til some ridiculous time in the morning then go sleep wake up 4 hours later lol.
But on another note I am very lucky in the fact that she actuallys supports me through my poker, a great pick back up after a rubbish session is hearing from someone who barely knows anything about it that she knows I can do it and it just weren't my day lol.
But the big killer that asks for too much time away from my poker is my degree lol its so demanding with all its courseworks and tests and exams, always nagging at me to get it done.
Ok I do realise I just personified a degree course but you get my drift :P lol
In Response to Re: MY GIRLFRIEND OR POKER? : Can't you service her while playing? Surely its not a problem durng the first few levels if you play tight. Posted by Seagull158
im sure thers certain positions where you could do both at the same time!!! reverse cowboy maybe
In Response to Re: MY GIRLFRIEND OR POKER? : Can't you service her while playing? Surely its not a problem durng the first few levels if you play tight. Posted by Seagull158
It becomes more of a problem if she's playing too tight.
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i like to play cards, but i prefer to get an offer from the Mrs lol
great thread daz !
i voted take her to dinner with winnings ,
well what i normally do is buy things for the house from winnings so this
excuse is closest for me .
but saying this i bought a shelf recently and
a tube of no more nails to fix shelf .
reading back of tube it said use a Stanley .
my problem is i am still waiting to find someone
called Stanley to fix the dam n shelf .
ive now found the best way is to go to bed with your parter service them if required once partners asleep get back up and continue poker
Havnt seen him for nearly 4 years..
I hear Baldy Orfs ex was a Polish lass called Peesha but he had to give her up coz TK peed himself everytime the Orf said hello to her. Although to be fair to TK, the age thing has to take part of the blame.
girlfriend a bit peed off = withdraw 5% of bankroll for chocolates
girlfriend quite annoyed = withdraw 10% of bankroll for a bottle of champagne
girlfriend angry = withdraw 15% of bankroll for chocolates and champagne
girlfriend shouting and refusing to make tea ect = withdraw 20% of bankroll for shoes
girlfriend has a fit of rage and storms out of the house = withdraw 25% of bankroll for a posh meal at a nice restaurant
girlfriend goes flopwit loopy and threatens to leave you = withdraw 35% of bankroll for a weekend of shopping
girlfriend withdraws nookie = withdraw 80% of bankroll for a holiday in southern france
hope this helps
If you would rather play poker than spend time with your gf then you should play poker.
But wait... obviously she might not be happy... well the problem is... why dont you want to see your gf rather than play poker? that's the real problem that requires some thinking... maybe she is annoying and you just feel obliged to... well i think that's not why you should ever do something... try and work through any problem and solve it so that you want to see your gf more than playing poker.
quite worrying as i made 100% roi in that session!
at least im good at something lol