How (not?) To Maintain A Relationship With A Non-Geek (part 1)
I’ve been thinking on this topic for quite a while and now that the blog is up, I have an outlet to express my feelings on this sensitive topic. When I first met my girlfriend (going forward she will be known as Noodles, to protect her anonymity), about a year ago, we were completely enraptured with one another from the very first moment. I am so lucky to have met a woman with her sense of humor, intelligence, determination, perseverance, and of course, beauty. We spent countless days and nights together, sharing our thoughts and feelings on everything imaginable. I definitely clued her in on my love for technology, and I’m sure she could tell that I had some geek in me from looking at my apartment. I had the PC hooked up to the HD-TV, the iPhone, the Xbox 360, and a slew of other gadgets. We even played some games together occasionally. In fact, I was not even ashamed to tell her I was a World of Warcraft player. (I no longer play, but that’s another story) She seemed to appreciate my geekiness as a charming part of my character. Fast forward to 1 year later, and it seems to be causing a bit of a rift between us. It is no longer charming, but quite the opposite. I have definitely rubbed off on her with some things, but there are still many other points of contention between us, all related to geekery. Read more…
