AA Relationships, 2 Surveys - Part I
- by Ouch

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People who play AA... but whose partners do not...

Questions	Lexie	Enoch	Madrox
1. Does your partner know what this game really means to you?	Nod. He's very supportive. The big thing came with establishing Havoc. I told him it'd be a heavy time commitment and he was reasonably ok with that.	She plays sims and wii a lot, so I think she sees this as my version of her entertainment. Well, it's hard to say really, because she doesn't understand this game, the social aspect of it, she plays games where it's just her. We play this game where there's more than just what the game will allow, so I guess the answer would be no.	Well she does but she thinks I spend more time with the game then her... She tells me that AA is my fuck buddy and to go and fuck it.
2. Do you have to negotiate for A.A. time?	Yes and no. I play most often when hubby's gone to bed or when I'm at work. But sometimes, yeah. I usually try to avoid making it an issue. At the same time hubby understands that I have established clan run times that I try and commit to.	Heh, no.	Yes sometimes I have to negotiate playing time if there is something important going on.... But otherwise I play when she is not here.
3. Are you secretly storing stuff in case he or she plays one day?	Again yes and no. I've been learning where a lot of stuff loads, and if he ever did play, I'd be able to run a bunch of eq with him. That said, I have been squirreling stuff away for other chars whether my own or someone else's. So I often have a lot of mid level gear lying around.	Rofl, no.	Heh, that one is funny... I have one char that I have been saving and storing items on, that has a few levels, just for her.
4. Has your partner said negative things about the game?	When he's cranky and feeling unloved sometimes. But that's happened only when I'm trying to level and the game's dominating a lot of my free time.	No.	Oh all the time she is like how the hell can you play a game with no pictures... And this game is for nerds, I'm getting married to a nerd... Heh.
5. Has A.A. caused arguments?	Not really. He says he's feeling unloved and I try to tone down my game time. Not really an argument.	No, maybe a few misunderstandings though.	Oh God yes too many to count actually. She tells me everytime she is going to change the password on the computer so that I can't play.
6. Has your partner ever been jealous of your online relationships?	No. Not really. Hmmm. Well he has made a few jokes, so he might be a little, but it's been more just teasing. No real serious jealousy.	Uhm. She hasn't admitted if so, I'm saying no.	Is that my AA relationship or another kind of relationship? She is jealous of my AA relationship... Like I said she thinks I spend more time with AA then I do with her.
7. Do you dream of having a clan with your partner?	Well if he ever did play and wanted to join Havoc I wouldn't vote him out :)	Heh, nooooo.. (Why not?) Heheheh, I dunno, this is my game, she has her source of fun, it works well for us.	(No answer)
8. Has your partner ever accused you of addiction?	Yeah, but then almost everyone I know has accused me of addiction to games at some point. After all, you don't run a weekly table top RPG for 6 years or better and not be somewhat obsessive.	Rofl, Ouch, I have a hard time saying just yes or no to these. No, she's never called me an addict.	Heh. Ummmm... Yes I am addicted to AA she says... She thinks I need to go to like an AA AA meeting...
9. Has your partner ever tried to play?	No. He tried World of Warcraft and some other more visual games that are vaguely similar. Those gave him a lot of trouble so he didn't really wanna try a text-based game.	No.	She has talked a few times on here but she has never really sat down to play.
10. Do you think your partner will ever seriously play?	Honestly, probably not. However, he can surprise me, he's done so in the past.	Can I say maybe to that one?	No I don't. But I hope one day she will.

The women of AA... whose men also play...

Questions	Lex	Cagalli	Ginger
1. Are you and your significant other in the same clan or same religion?	Same Clan.	Clan. Not religion.	Same Religion. We used to be in the same Clan.
2. Has your significant other ever woke you up from sleeping to ask for help in the game?	No. LOL.	No. He's in another Country.	Yeah. Many times.
3. Have you ever put your significant other on ignore?	No.	Other way around one time.	Yeah. Many times.
4. Have you ever logged in as your significant other's character?	Yes.	Yeah.	Only to give his character stuff or have him put something in storage.
5. Have you and your significant other ever had a date on AA?	No.	...erm however that's possible, heh, I guess?	Yes.
6. Have you ever punished your significant other by not letting him play AA?	No.	Haha, no.	Nod. (Yes) That's the only punishment that works on him.
7. Has your significant other ever given you items in AA as a birthday or anniversary gift?	Nope.	Hrm, no.	No.
8. Does your significant other want you to be a healer when you guys team?	Sometimes (more then not).	Doesn't everybody want me to be a healer? :p	Every time.
9. Do your children play AA?	N/A	N/A	No.
10. Have you ever got eq by flirting with someone else then your significant other?	Nope.	Truthfully no. It's the other way around except they still give me equipment o.O	Yes but it was only Vivi.