What does your lady do...

[beavereater]

Well, I can't say that I have been an influencial member of this forum, but I hope I don't get stuck with the image of everyone thinking I am man with only lady problems...

The reason I vent today has to do with something maybe many of you have had to face....how does you lady handle things when YOU have a PC problem. You see, when I have a PC problem, I have to get at it right away. It picks at me when something isn't going right. Anyway, today I had such a problem...and even as I write to you now, my lady sits in the corner sighing as if I have done some horrible deed to her. When she has a problem, I listen...when she needs something done, I support her...when I need support of need something done (PC related) it is something that shouldn't be as important as doing the dishes before bed....DAMN!!! Anyway, just wondered how everyone else handles their ladies when PC problems persist!!!

[Guest]

She should know your pc is an important part of your life and u need to deal with it. If youre on the way out of the door on a date or something,u should probably put it on hold,because thats just plain rude.I usually just start swearing loudly at my pc. My gf knows to stay clear.

[beavereater]

The reason I ask is that my PC decided it didnt want to turn on..this made things bad!! We were planning to stay at home anyway due to rain, so while she was watching TV I wanted to fix the PC...but she was pretty pissed that I was in front of this monitor. By pissed I mean in that way where she would make her feelings known but where if I would mention anything she would say "I was just saying...blah blah blah!!"

I know what you mean, things that are important to me should be something I should tell her. But as you know, ladies thinks (in my opinion) If it is important to them, it is important...otherwise it is not so important as to cause any kind of stress.


EDIT/// I live with my girlfriend...we are practically married (which is cool) just need a place to vent!!

[gitreel]

My wife knows to leave me alone while I fix it or I turn into the hulk

[hech54]

Just be glad you're not in my shoes.
I know more about computers than my wife does...though she knows more about the actual programs like the Microsoft Office type stuff.
I'm an American now living in Germany.
My wife is German....and so is our computer.
My German language skills are still very limited....SO...if I or anything else mucks up the computer...I still need to ask her to translate the error message or option the computer is asking me.
On an English version I have no problems if an OOPS happens...here?....Oh My.
It's only happened twice mind you and one was me aborting a Windows update mid-stream because I clicked the "English" one by sheer habit. That little goofup gave my XP Pro a blue screen of death for two days until we figured that one out. And after all that mess...a friend back home told me that the update patches are so "deep" into Windows that the language choice would probably make no difference....but I won't be testing that theory...

[northcat_8]

I know exactly what you mean by having to fix the computer problems right away. I can't stand it either. I have to get to it ASAP.

The way I handle it is I just let her bitch. That keeps her busy and after a while she becomes background noise. Women are just like anything else. The whole pavlov's dog deal. The same is true with a woman. My wife learned long ago that bitching at me is the quickest way to get me to do exactly the opposite of what she wants.

I have a friend like you, when his wife controls him like a RPG. When I go over to his house, the very first thing I do is piss her off so she will STFU and leave us alone. I mean come on..."can you help me? come here for a second? haven't you guys drank enough?" STFU!!!!!!!!!!! So I piss her off right away....not much of problem anymore, as she gets pissed off just seeing me pull in the driveway.

Live by 5 little words that have served me well: "she will get over it". I mean seriously, what is she going to do? LEAVE? because you were working on your PC rather than cuddling with her on the couch watching lifetime movies? If she's willing to leave over that, then count yourself lucky to find out she's psycho now before it does cost you half your shit.

Beavereater, remember these words..."she is a girlfriend" that means she can get the **** out and it doesn't cost you half your stuff. Oh I know she's special and all that bullshit, but keep it straight...there is no sunshine glowing out of her ass, she's no different than anyother woman, and with 3 billion women on the planet I'm pretty sure you can find a replacement without too much trouble.

All of man's problems would be solved if you could just buy pussy off the shelf at walmart.

[fmctm1sw]

Sound advice Northcat...

[tgpo]

All of man's problems would be solved if you could just buy pussy off the shelf at walmart.

It would probably be broken

[makntraks]

My wife knows to leave me alone while I fix it or I turn into the hulk

Dude, same here.... pretty much goes like this
"Don't **** with me, don't ask me any stupid questions... and get me a pack of smokes!!"

makntraks

[indolikaa]

She laughs. A lot.

[housepig]

my wife is cool, she's totally supportive if I'm having tech problems (she uses the machine too, it's in her interests to be.)

the only time she gets bugged is if I start something that will "take 5 minutes" and it ends up taking two hours...

[indolikaa]

the only time she gets bugged is if I start something that will "take 5 minutes" and it ends up taking two hours...

Ah! The dreaded jimmalenko curse.

[stiltman]

All I say is, Do you want to check your email? Do you want to surf the net? Do you want me to get pissed off at you? Please grab me a beer and I'll get it fixed as soon as possible. The more you interupt my train of thought, the longer it will take. The faster I get done with it, the sooner we'll be able to watch that chick flick I promised to watch with you

[reboot]

My wife learned long ago that bitching at me is the quickest way to get me to do exactly the opposite of what she wants.

The same applies here, although I have taken it a few steps further.
She want's HER email, surfing, and games to work perfectly on HER computer, she has learned to let me "mess" with mine. The kids finally figured it out as well
It only took her two days to realize that in order to actually watch that movie on the TV, she's gonna have to let me edit/encode/author/and burn it. All above mentioned processes taking longer than expected dvdry single time.
Now, I don't even tell her I've got new material, until it's finished burning, and in the player.

[Doramius]

Two nights ago my wife and I had an argument that led to slightly raised voices. I was working on my computer because some software was not working properly after I had updated something completely different and shouldn't have been related at all, but it caused a problem anyway. I use my computer for personal stress relief (IE: blow people away in the VR world so I don't do it in real life) after a bad days work. I may be on it for a total of 12-16 a month, and sometimes a lot less. However, every time she catches me looking at the computer she says I'm always on the computer and never do anything with her. She's almost totally jealous of the computer, and she knows exactly what I do and when I'm on it and for how long. I'm not exactly sure, but I think some women have a little bit of control freak in them and if you devote even a small portion of your attention to something else, it's the end of their control. It's similar if I hang out with my friends longer than she wants me to. About 2 months ago I tried to do the same to her when she went to visit one of her friends. It didn't bode too well with her. I'm sure it has something to do with control.

[flaninacupboard]

i came to the conclusion women are just weird. they seem to want the exact opposite of what they say they want (i.e. they say they want a supportive loving partner who understands them and will look after them every moment, but feel much better if you are a beer swillng slob who spends most of his time in the pub or playing games, simply so she can moan at you, and moan about you to her friends)

Who here has NEVER heard a woman say "my boyfriend is a twat/wanker/bastard/dickhead"

i say,

Women: Who Knows.

[Doramius]

I agree. Sometimes I think they aren't truly happy unless they have something to gossip or complain about. Maybe their happiness is misery. Maybe not. According to my wife my misery will be the computer. She gets upset when I reply, "I'm happy when it's running, and your mouth isn't." Is that so wrong to tell the truth?

[northcat_8]

I'm not exactly sure, but I think some women have a little bit of control freak in them and if you devote even a small portion of your attention to something else, it's the end of their control. It's similar if I hang out with my friends longer than she wants me to. About 2 months ago I tried to do the same to her when she went to visit one of her friends. It didn't bode too well with her. I'm sure it has something to do with control.

Women don't like it when they find out that they aren't actually the center of the universe.

[flaninacupboard]

ahahaha, it's funny because it's true!

there's a song by garbage called "only happy when it rains" that seems to reflect women quite well.

[Doramius]

I find it funny and ironic that the song was written by the groups lead singer who is "a woman".

[gitreel]

i came to the conclusion women are just weird. they seem to want the exact opposite of what they say they want (i.e. they say they want a supportive loving partner who understands them and will look after them every moment, but feel much better if you are a beer swillng slob who spends most of his time in the pub or playing games, simply so she can moan at you, and moan about you to her friends)

Who here has NEVER heard a woman say "my boyfriend is a twat/wanker/bastard/dickhead"

i say,

Women: Who Knows.

You can't live with them, and you can't shoot them.

[Doramius]

-I'm also pretty sure other women don't know much about themselves nor do they know anything about each other. My wife can never figure out what her friends want. She's always stating she doesn't understand her mother. My sisters each think the other is nuts.(I'm inclined to agree with both) And my female co-workers are always wondering why the other female co-workers do odd or strange routines.
-My conclousion is nobody understands women. Not even women.

-Quote of Mr. Garrison from South Park. "I don't trust anything that bleeds for seven days and doesn't die."

[pacmania_2001]

Woman: If they didn't have tits you'd stone them.

[northcat_8]

-I'm also pretty sure other women don't know much about themselves nor do they know anything about each other. My wife can never figure out what her friends want. She's always stating she doesn't understand her mother. My sisters each think the other is nuts.(I'm inclined to agree with both) And my female co-workers are always wondering why the other female co-workers do odd or strange routines.
-My conclousion is nobody understands women. Not even women.

-Quote of Mr. Garrison from South Park. "I don't trust anything that bleeds for seven days and doesn't die."

Almost like watching the extinction of the dodo bird isn't it.

One other point I would like to make is that my wife doesn't say too much anymore. Since I started the video business, I spend an insane amount of time in front of the computer...however, when those $800 and $1000 dollar checks hit the hand she's all smiles wanting a hand out...she actually thinks that I am always on this website to learn ...it is called "VIDEO HELP" ...oh she doesn't get a handout...I call it "reinvestment money" to upgrade because "I have to have __________"(you can pretty much fill in the blank...video card, hard drive, RAM, vinyl goat, inflatable sheep.....)

[gitreel]

If it has tits or wheels, you are gonna have problems.

[Devanshu]

My lady couldnt care less about my computer problems.

[DeleriumMDK]

My live-in girlfriend and I both have our own computers as she uses hers primarily for video editing/capturing..I found it best to have my own for my own personal stuff as 9 times out of 10 her PC is tied up plus she'd throw a fit if I installed any games onto hers.

Anyhow she is fairly understanding about issues with a PC. Last year, my PC black-screened and wouldn't even boot into Safe Mode or DOS, so the rest of that night which WAS planned to take her to the mall to grab a couple of DVD's and take her out to dinner...ended up being spent restoring my PC to a working state.

This past Sunday, once again we had plans...this time, it was her computers turn to throw a monkey wrench into the gears. It happens, we're both pretty tolerant about computer issues though. If its electronic, most likely it will fail sooner or later, thats how I see it.