Me being nosey again!

How do your partners, family react to the amount of time you spend on the board?


I've often wondered about those of you with husbands, wives, live in partners and their reaction to the amount of time spent on the board.

Do they have their own message boards they post on, so can see the attraction?
or are they completely bewildered that you spend so much time "chatting" to strangers?
or are they just glad you've got a hobby?
how often do you argue about the amount of time you spend on here?

As I said in another thread recently, Miss PJ doesn't know about this place. I suppose it's just something that I selfishly want to keep to myself.

I live with just my son, who quite frankly sees it as the time when he can watch what he wants on tv or play his playstation till kingdom come!

but sometimes I think he gets a bit fed up with me tip tapping away on the keyboards while he wants to ask me something or do something else.

...and isn't that also one of the great mysteries of children ... they only EVER want your attention when you don't want to give it! (but this is me going off topic in my own topic again!! :blush: )

Mr FFA have an odd set-up what with being in different countries. He says he would never join a forum while he still has pulling power. :blink:

Although he did say the last thing he pulled was an extremely large bar tab. Serves him right:laugh:

As I said in another thread recently, Miss PJ doesn't know about this place. I suppose it's just something that I selfishly want to keep to myself.

she has no inkling at all that we exist PJ?

oooh I feel like your naughty secret! :naughty:

she has no inkling at all that we exist PJ?
I'm not sure - I don't think so. Unless I've spoke about something that happened here before (which I probably have).

Mr H knows about the forum and used to be highly suspicious of this place, until one weekend he got drunk, joined the forum and made a few posts. For 48 hours I couldn't get him off the place. And then he left.

This sort of thing is just not his bag. He enjoyed his weekend here, and appreciates the addictiveness of it, but frankly his attention span is too limited to cope.

But now he knows that I'm not having an affair with any of you he's cool about it. So long as i have enough time for him, he's sound.

My friends however....only two of them know. I told one of them myself, and she made it quite clear she thought I was freak. We no longer discuss it. Mr H told another one (thinking she knew about it). Her reaction was encouraging. She took it as a sign that my marriage was in trouble. :laugh:

My wife is a tad curious about what this is all about - but not curious enough to join!

She sometimes looks over my shoulder when I'm posting though!

My children are cool about it. Miss ils is a forum user so she understands what it is all about and it doesn't seem to bother the boys. They know that they can just talk to me about anything when they want to, whether I am sat at the computer/watching TV or doing anything else.

Mr P tolerates it now, although he still doesn't completely understand my level of activity. Also, he knows he can't stop me doing it. To me, I would rather do this than sit and watch something on telly just for the sake of it. He is a member of his football club supporters' forum, but he goes on for a short time once or twice a day and they only discuss football and their club in particular.

When I first joined (highest point of obsession) he used to lose it with me regularly, but then the computer is in the same room as the telly. He actually watches more of the stuff he wants to watch now, but I can see how the continuous tap tap tap must be extremely irritating. However, every now and again a little gem like "Music in my pants" comes along (big up to my Brum chum) and the whole family can join in. We were wetting ourselves last night and have compiled an extensive list for your future delectation!

I have explained to him that on the whole, the most prolific posters on here are female (no offence to the boys, but their posting is not as prolific is it? With the exception of maybe PJ, Swerve and Dab in his day - those in touch with their feminine side :wink2: ). Women like to chat and some men do too and I think this is the crux of it. Lets face it girls we can waffle; it's just like sitting and having a cyber coffee with friends chatting about everything and nothing in particular.

The kids are secretly fascinated, but I think that's mainly because it's an unknown quantity and they know there's swearing! They tend to follow their father in their disapproval, but I don't think they really mind too much.

Mr Bob finds it hightly amusing but is pleased that seem to have found real friends on the net, I have met other freinds on different sites whom he has met so knows I have good judgment. My Siblings think I am weird and I'm sure they think I have no friends as my sister in law asked me recently if I was going to take back the twister game I left at my mums, I said no point might as well leave it there to which the numerous replies of awww came flooding and then the suggestion that I could play it online with my internet nerd buddies, type in a command and move a body part. Then the conversation turned daft as they all imagined everyone logging off leaving me twisted up and unable to move.
I felt very picked on. :huh:

I'm not sure - I don't think so. Unless I've spoke about something that happened here before (which I probably have).

PJ did you not show her your pics of you in voices' garden?

This forum doesnt actually get in the way of my time with Mr.B at all. I tend to post mainly when im at work and bored. In the evening i very rarely come on.

The other night Mr.B was watching footy, and i said i would come on here for an hour .... and the blummin internet wouldnt work. It kept kicking me out :unsure:

Im only on now as he has gone out with his sister to show her a camping site he found. When he returns ill log off.

I actually found this place when i was bored at work, and that kinda how it has remained for me, its a stop gap - although a very pleasureable one.

Luckily Mr.B is very understanding and knows about you all. When i told him once that Andrea's husband was coming here camping he said 'why doesnt she come too and spend the weekend with us' !!! He is a super star.

I once lied to him about here. It was when the first 'meet' happened all those many many years ago. I thought he would think i was barking and try and stop me meeting you all in London - so i told him it was a works do. I felt terrible though, and after the event i came clean. He was cool about it, but annoyed that i felt i had to lie.

Now i dont. When i went to Edinburgh he knew it was a forum meet up, and he relished the idea of being able to do him own thing for a weekend.

Mr. C just thanks you and blesses you all for giving him ammunition to use cos if I ever say "oh you're not going flying again are you?" he counters it with "what about the time you spend tapping away on the computer and ignoring me". No answer to that so we don't say it any more ;)

I think Mazz (my s-i-l for those who didn't know) thought I was a bit "strange" until she was off work with her smashed up feet and I introduced her to SO - now she's hooked so probably doesn't think I'm so strange (or maybe she does for other reasons) :laugh:

PJ did you not show her your pics of you in voices' garden?
Actually that's a good point, Bob. She must know about this place then cos she knows I was at Voice's. D'oh! :bangin:

Places tongue firmly inside bottom lip, keeping mouth shut, making mmmmm noise...........
pillock

Places tongue firmly inside bottom lip, keeping mouth shut, making mmmmm noise...........
pillock
Oh sod off.

:laugh: :laugh:

Mr Cat knows all about here and is fine, this is the 3rd forum I have joined so he is used to it.

I quite often call him to the computer to read something if it has made me laugh - only minutes ago, Bobski's Twister post on this thread made him laugh too. He has no problem with the meets and will happily - if not a tad boastfully - tell his friends where I am going and who to see, he has always enjoyed my quirkyness - praise be the lord. I have shown the boys Blinks web site and they often ask for updates on the twins. I know I have Patsy and Buzz here to join me but I would quite happilly have attended meets on my own.

My first every cyber meet was with a lovely girl I met on a pregnancy site - we had our own mini meet, she turned up at my house both of us 8 months pregnant - met family and my sister who happened to be here, celebrated with an Orange Tango in the garden and went shopping in Mothercare. We are still in touch.

Mr. MS sees me tap-tapping away but never asks, although we just got broadband and my son and I don't have to fight over who's getting on the computer. He probably chalks it up to that. My oldest son is worried I may have lost my marbles as discussed by me in another thread b/c he's worried y'all may be wierd, cult people and make me do Heaven knows what. I think someone said y'all only worship the God of Yellow Pudding...something to that effect. heeheehee. msgirl :laugh:

Yellow pudding. Would that be custard? We do love custard in this country.

Yellow pudding. Would that be custard? We do love custard in this country.
quite probably....msgirl

Mr F has known about here from day 1 - although never fully understood the 'reality tv' thing. He has met a few of you, and is more than happy and certainly would never complain about me being here.

I get him to help me with the 'mystery picture' before I hear chants of cheat - he is a worse guesser than me. I recall loads of tales from here, and he often asks after certain members.

My children, like yours Dol, only ever ask me questions when I park my backside on the pc - in fact just now, well 10 mins ago after I typed 'on the pc' Mr F came along and said he HAD to go on the pc, as he had an ebay auction finishing!! So I had to go away and return to finish this post! I didn't mind cos he got me some lovely lilac driving shoes!!:whistling

My husband has no idea about my secret internet life.

Actually that's a fib.

He didnt get it, then joined, now he gets it but he doesn't get the time. If you see what I mean.

:huh:

He didnt get it, then joined, now he gets it but he doesn't get the time.

Which is a huge shame as he is sorely missed :cry:

Awww :wub: , I'll tell him you said so, but bear in mind that what might take a normal person two minutes to type takes him about half an hour. :laugh:

Anyway, he's got my dinner to cook and the house to keep clean, he hasn't got time to mess about on the internet.

he's got my dinner to cook and the house to keep clean, he hasn't got time to mess about on the internet.

You're a hard woman Floopy :ninja: :laugh:

You're a hard woman Floopy :ninja: :laugh:

And a smart one.

And a smart one.

Well yes she is, I like her style :thumbsup:

Oh shuuuuuush will you, you're embarassing me now :naughty:

Mr M doesn't understand my fascination with SO and gets annoyed when I am on here too long. Why he feels like this I have no idea as he is either working, sleeping or watching TV so I keep myself amused on here.

Sometimes it has saved me from smothering him while he is snoring so he should be very grateful. I don't talk about this place with my friends as they wouldn't understand and think me lacking something in my life (they could have a point there).

He was also very suspicious when I wanted to go to the Pompey meet even though I was going with SIL Crit. He does sometimes look over my shoulder when I am on here and I hate it, its like reading someones mail.

Luckily Mr.B is very understanding and knows about you all. When i told him once that Andrea's husband was coming here camping he said 'why doesnt she come too and spend the weekend with us' !!! He is a super star.


Ooh he may regret saying that :w00t:

My hubby knows all about you lot and is fine with it.
I've been to two meets and he basically wants me to enjoy myself.
Hubby himself isn't computer literate and has never shown any inckling as to learning about it. It's just not his thing.

We have had "words" at different times about the amount of time I spend on here and because I'm in a different room to him when I am on the computer, I guess I really don't see him for the time I'm on here.
So basically then I realise I am spending tooo much time on here and say I'll not go on as much.
For the first few days I'll not come on, then I'll come on for just an hour or so. Then I think I'll only go on on alternate days, but yep, you've guessed it, I soon get back on here as normal. Until the next little discussion :laugh:

I've tried to explain what SO is to my family...but I don't think they even get what a forum is. lol. They just nod and smile...so i don't bother anymore...and they don't ask anymore. lol.

Mr V has always known about SO and he's met a few of you too :) He's always been pretty cool about it and it's kept me amused when he's been 'on call' many a time. These days I'm here a lot less anyway, but he often asks if I've been on and enquires after certain forum members. He's also more than happy to accomodate anyone who ventures out our way for a visit.

He's a star really :)

Does he do long distance house calls for insomnia?

:bored:

I doubt she will but I'm wondering if Coasties mum will sign up as a result of the Dublin meet.....if she doesn't it wont be anything personal, she just isn't into this sort of thing really....but if she does....oh dear! :bag:

Coastie, we haven't heard how your other half feels about SO. What are Li'l Ed's views?

L'il Ed thinks Cat is a sex pot and that he wouldn't kick Buzz out of bed.....other than that he said he was a little nervous as you all kept tugging at his clothes...he is relieved that I am not part of some weird cult however, and would like to see you all again if he's allowed out of the box he is now buried in! :w00t:

Urk is in complete agreement with everything lil ed just said. :shocking:

Let him out of the box TE!!

:shocking:

no.


he'll only start urking again. It really diminishes our bonk life when he does it continuously. repeditive strain injury, he claims. the durty little bleeder.


AND I get to watch corrie while he's entombed.

if I turn the telly up reeeel loud I can't hear him scratching at the lid.