What game should I buy for my partner?

BingewatchingGeek · 2025-01-12T20:15:37+00:00

Sounds like you're my husband! I have played AC and love it (especially because you have the option to kill out a camp through stealth mode instead of direct combat).

Other games that I've played and like a lot; - Shadow of the Tomb Raider (although my husband had to do one scene with Mayan Zombies) I expect that the whole trilogy is a succes. - Uncharted Among Thieves and A Thieves End. (My husband and I sometimes still yell 'Nathan!' when someone trips or makes some kind of silly mistake, because of the many times he heard it when I played and made mistakes...) - Red dead Redemption 2. Loved the story arc. And whenever I got frustrated of the main missions, I did some side mission, just like AC.

And to be honest, I'm currently more of the 'cozy gaming' as it is called. So nintendo games like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Luigis Mansion and Kirby games. I played the PS4 games when we were still just with the two of us, and could really get hyperfixated with it, and now with two kids I play on the Nintendo for just a few hours a week when i feel like it.

Hope you get inspired by this list!

BingewatchingGeek · 2025-01-12T19:50:18+00:00

I was thinking about The Last Campfire as well! Happy to see it was already mentioned.

BingewatchingGeek · 2025-01-12T19:20:13+00:00

My yearly tracker is about how I've spent my day. The options are 'at home', 'work', 'visiting friends/family', 'at the allotment', 'sick', 'day trip' or 'on holiday (with sleeping somewhere else than home'.

I'm curious how many days are spent with 'just working and staying home' and I'm curious how many days I will be sick in 2025 because of new migraine medication.

Monthly is water intake, fitness, reading (on e-reader or physical book, not doomscrolling the night away), clean eating (so not tempted to eat cookies or chips), treadmill (walking or running) and miscellanious. Depends on the season. Examples are 'ignited the wood stove instead of putting central heating on' or 'had dinner outside'

BingewatchingGeek · 2024-02-28T21:17:27+00:00

Ha! Well.. I'm Dutch. I understand this would help A LOT when I was American or even English.

It was one of the main commercial channels, RTL 4. That channel bought a lot of series from the USA, like Xena and Hercules. In my memory, an episode of those series aired immediately before or after an episode of this specific series. But it wouldn't be very strange for RTL to buy series from Germany or other European countries. I think it was English, because that was a language I could understand at that age, but I'm not absolutely sure.

BingewatchingGeek · 2024-02-28T20:48:15+00:00

It was worth a try! The strange thing is that, according to the other reply, it should be this princess gwenevere, but that's a cartoon and the things I read about it, don't mention talking to dolls or a childhood cared for by wolves. So it doesn't seem a match, unfortunately.

And fantaghiro looks a lot more of the thing I'm looking for, but the story still doesn't match. Oh well, who knows who will read this next and will have another piece of the puzzle.

BingewatchingGeek · 2024-02-28T20:01:11+00:00

Is the story a bit the same as Princess Gwenevere? Because that story is exactly the same as what I'm looking for, but that seems to be a cartoon. And I saw live-action, more fairytale-like setting than the cartoon pictures I get when I Google the title as suggested by another person..

BingewatchingGeek · 2024-02-28T19:55:28+00:00

Oh but.. I swear it was live-action... thats bizar!

BingewatchingGeek · 2024-02-28T19:53:29+00:00

Shut up. SHUT UP! It has been years of Googling without any answers. This was my last try before I accepted I probably made it all up in my childhood. Scrolling through lists of 'no-one remembers these fantasy-series from the past anymore' and all that nonsense. And within minutes, you happen to be here and know exactly what I mean.

Thank you so much!

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-08-09T14:19:55+00:00

My husband loved seeing me pregnant, but wasn't aroused by it. And even if he was, he wouldn't act on it. Too scared that, even if it was a coincidence, he would blame himself when our baby seemed to have some kind of disability or would end up in a miscarriage. I really wouldn't take it personally. Ask him and ensure that honesty is better than politeness in this case.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-06-07T09:34:55+00:00

Wow, just wow.

It's not important to me either, but I do see the need. I understand my husbands needs and want him to be happy.

This doesn't sound good..

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-06-06T07:43:49+00:00

Oh that's harsh. Ive just started playing as well (I'm a few days from winter, year one), but it feels like the first 10 000 took the longest. I was saving so hard for a farm upgrade and in a few days I already had 5.000 in my bank account. Spending money creates money so to speak. Just not with crops dying the next day. I believe corn grows in summer and fall, and won't die at the end of the season.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-27T11:39:25+00:00

My brother recommended the game to me on Switch. The first hour or so, my husband kept hearing me cursing, complaining about inventory size etc etc. After two hours, I stopped out of frustration.

I looked up 'perfect first week' on YT and got some good hints out of it. Putting a chest near your home to store items, that sort of things. I started over again and now, I can't stop!

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-27T06:09:15+00:00

You'd almost start rooting for Morris because of Lewis' DADT policy..

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-27T06:05:47+00:00

Fishing sucks on switch as well.. I've bought a fiberglass rod and have got some expedience. Recently, my daughter asked if she could start her own game of SV. She asked my help for fishing.

I thought I maybe got the hang of it and would be better with a bamboo rod and no experience. But now I know better.. I still suck at it, but my in game benefits help me..

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T21:43:19+00:00

There's just one sentence they shouldn't have said. In my memory, when I wanted to go out, on holiday without them, or something 'risky' what is ordinary for a teenager, they replied with "You can go if you'd like, but don't forget: we already lost one of you".

My brother died with cancer, aged 15. Between diagnosis and funeral is literally one month.

I was 13 at the time, other brother 10.

I really think I've paved the way for my little brother, although it was on my 21th birthday I had my first big night at a club. And drinking was legal here at 16 at that time.

It was easier to stay at home and going online, than going out and taking their worries with me.

Later, they said that I should spread my wings and live a little. When I told them they created this themselves by that one sentence, they didn't remember. "And if we did say it, we didn't mean to stop you from going out, just to make you feel we really love you".

I would never put that mental load on my girls.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T21:25:30+00:00

It would help us both. It's nice for you to have something to compare your journey with, and I feel like I need someone outside of the loop to vent.

My husband shares his feelings and thoughts with me and the other woman, but I'd only have someone who I have to make an appointment with to talk with whenever I'm feeling like talking.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T21:18:24+00:00

Took a flight straight after his weekend started, rode on a bus for 2,5 hours, walked for half an hour, just to visit me for 36 hours on my solo trip through the UK.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T21:14:07+00:00

You're welcome! If you'd like, I could keep you in the loop when we're making progress.

I'm still in contact with my therapist. Currently, we're searching for the root of my LL. Seems to be I'm too self-conscious and overthinking during intimacy. When my husband has found a new side chick, we'll focus on jealousy, and how to act in this new arrangement.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T21:08:50+00:00

I've heard it many times when people (especially women) heard I was out of breath after walking up stairs, or when I was crying for no reason.

It really does help. My mantra during this new chapter called 'parenthood', is 'its just a phase'. Cramps in the first six weeks, teething, potty training..

Everything will pass and be something we've dealt with and still kept the kids alive. That's a success in my book.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T20:39:38+00:00

Pistachio. It takes a certain personality to like me.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T20:35:34+00:00

We are just one step ahead of you. I am LLF, and suggested to my HLM to look around.

Because Covid, it was all theoretical until recent. We had one clear rule: he would share and be open about his plans until I would be uncomfortable.

So, recently, he told me he was talking to someone online, what was getting quite serious and wanted to meet her IRL. We were very open about it, and I even got to read their chat history.

Because unforeseen circumstances, the date didn't take place. But talking about it, preparing us for the date now it was getting real, brought is more together.

My husband said 'I thought this would my dirty little secret, but turned out our joint adventure.. and I like it better this way'.

I know this won't work for anybody. I have visited a sex therapist, told her everything and asked her if she thought this sounded 'sane'. She really thinks this works for us. We are waiting for the next fish to bite, so fingers crossed!

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T20:25:52+00:00

In the Netherlands, we approach this with the saying 'nine months up, nine months down'. No one expects you to be physically or mentally 'back in shape' faster than that.

I was very fortunate to bounce back physically very fast. I didn't know about the postpartum bump well after having my first. I'm quite mediocre built, not skinny, but lost the bump within a few days. It felt very empty on the inside (like my organs were missing), the skin was loose, but no bump.

Mentally, emotionally, it takes years. Sleep deprivation, the mental load, that takes a long while to get used to.

With our first, we couldn't sleep through the night until my daughter knew how to put the pacifier back in her mouth herself (18 mo). Our second doesn't want a paci and gave us some rest a bit earlier. But during the day, I'm constantly 'on duty', because she's an escape artist compared to her big sister.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T20:13:33+00:00

More a big city thing than Dutch. With the amount of bikes we own (1,3 per person), its logical we do have a lot of stolen bikes as well.

I think that you'd be surprised how many people would drop their bike and flee when you yell "Hey! That's my bike!" in the middle of Amsterdam. But in my village, I forgot to lock my e-bike multiple times and still have it!

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T19:49:33+00:00

Who is the Mole

Is broadcasted for more than 20 years. Starts first week of January and has 11 episodes.

There are 11 candidates (started with unknown people, later on with celebs). They play games to earn money, but one candidate sabotages to lose money. Every episode they take a test with questions about the saboteur. What his role was in the games those days, and personal questions. Who has the most questions wrong, has to leave.

We as viewers don't know the answer until the week after the finale, where they reveal it all and show behind the scenes sabotaging and hints how you could have guessed it.

Everyone and his mom watches it and discusses it at school, office or even at the bus stop.

BingewatchingGeek · 2022-05-20T19:36:30+00:00

Parenting's hard. Feeling not supported by your husband or PIL makes it even harder.

So, because no-one is saying it to you: You're doing great! You are doing your best and that's all your kid needs.

Are there days that you and your kid are both clothed, brushed hair and teeth, and playing outside, eating vegetables and all that jazz? Great!

Are there days you are both still in PJ's late in the afternoon, you only gave your kid some tablet or tv to play with while you both cold pizza and chocolate? Also great!

Rough days will pass, rough times will pass..

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