Gamer Widow: (Noun) A wife, or significant other, of a gamer, (a board, video, role play, any man who spends a considerate amount of his personal time dedicated to his gaming) who is left on her own specifically because of the other significants gaming
Aloha Everyone–
Nikki reporting here from my little island in the middle of the ocean. As was previously stated, this blog was started as both an out reach for other “gamer Widows” and as a blog for ourselves to share and discuss ideas. Mary – introduced in the previous blog – was the brains behind this operation.
As of right now, our group number 6+ women on a good day, but it is usually three or four of us hanging out and spending time together. Our cast is a motley and diverse crew, but the thing that got it all started? Our men.
I’m sad – but also glad – to say we met because of our men. The local game shop has had a gathering night every Monday night for the last like… ten years or so? Anyway a very long time. And we being the supportive women we were, went to a few of the game nights. Then were promptly abandoned. Just to be clear, it isn’t intentional usually or mean, and our men are all wonderful, but when posed with a room full of other nerdness, rule lawyering, and painted plastic army men…. welll … they are boys at the end of the day and easily distracted.
And it was with those events that led us to being friends. We realised over the course of time that we are actually extremely lucky to have each other. I think i have been going to the game store the longest now at almost a full ten years, and it was almost four before i even saw another girl there. Hopefully this blog will act as a way of reaching out to other women, other Gamer Widows, who are in need of a friend or a way to spend some free time.
Now understand most of us do actually game as well. it gives an interesting perspective that we can share this hobby with our men, but for us it’s a time killer most of the time, for them it’s a serious hobby.
*** The definition is still a work in progress, and it more a mentality than something can be put into a specific phrase.****
Aloha All! ~Nikki
The Gamer Widows High Tea Society 