Background info: 22M // 22F // Dating for 2 years, but started living together this February!
I get that everyone rages, but I haven't seen it as often as I do with him. He's generally a positive guy, but once he starts dying at all, he'll yell really loud, pound things, and throw his stuff. He could be doing completely fine in the game, but whenever he dies, he gets super frustrated and tells me he's going to quit. I always tend to say the wrong thing, but I've tried a lot of things that haven't worked. Even if I move to a different room, I feel uncomfortable. There are days when every time he dies, I can hear it from two rooms away due to his reaction. Other days it's less, but it usually happens once or twice per game he plays.
He also gets super down after games. I try to give him tips and point things out (wallbanging is definitely possible but with the proper gun, different guns do different damage, etc), but he doesn't really retain the information and gets frustrated at the same things. He says I can't understand because I'm better than him, which is true... but I've also put in the time to watching videos and practicing on my own, which he doesn't do. I know that he would be amazing if he looked into learning more, but he just wants to play, and I totally get that. Who wants to do work for a game they're playing for fun? I tried to bring it up, but he just shut the conversation down after telling me that it's "just the way he is."
For the S.O. - How do you deal with their gamer rage? What do you say/do? Is there anything that works consistently?
For the gamer - What are the most common things that will trigger you? What would you want your S.O. to say/do during that time? What wouldn't you want them to say/do? What helps you?
TL;DR Girlfriend doesn't know how to support/deal with boyfriend's gamer rage. Help!
Submitted May 01, 2021 at 04:20PM by teaffunny https://ift.tt/3nDAKzY
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