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Zitro 
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 14:58 |
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Say you and someone are playing something (card game, sport, videogame, pool, etc), You play somewhat better than the other person. That other person is of the opposite sex and is either a lover or a romantic interest.
Would you let her win? (if you're a girl, I put options for letting the guy win) :)
You're free to discuss in addition to voting :)
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Vompatti
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:12 |
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What's the point of playing anything if one of you tries to lose?
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:18 |
I let my wife win occasionally, so I voted for the 2nd option. On the other hand, I'm too fanatic to play relaxed, but I'm not such a bad loser as she is...
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:20 |
 Zitro wrote:
Say you and someone are playing something (card game, sport, videogame, pool, etc), You play somewhat better than the other person. That other person is of the opposite sex and is either a lover or a romantic interest.
Would you let her win? (if you're a girl, I put options for letting the guy win) :)
You're free to discuss in addition to voting :)
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You've made this poll just for someone to mention strip poker, didn't you? Seriously now, I'd be a bit more relaxed, but if she could play the game at all, I'd play to win.
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Epignosis
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:23 |
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Never.
If it's not a video game or chess, my wife does a fine enough job winning on her own most of the time.
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Negoba
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:26 |
I let people win games all the time. If it's my wife all the more reason not to play cut-throat.
Of course I'm an obsessive maniac when I get serious, so that may contribute to my response.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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micky
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:30 |
hell no.... you should see the RISK deathmatches here at the AR mansion... neither of us likes to lose  
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darkshade
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:34 |
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im a guy and i say, maybe the first time when you're trying to get to know the other person (or trying to get something else........)
man, talk about a sausage fest with this thread
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:35 |
darkshade wrote:
man, talk about a sausage fest with this thread
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Dude, we're on ProgArchives. This whole damn place is a sausage fest. 
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micky
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:38 |
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did someone say sausage...
getting hungry here....
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Negoba
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:39 |
micky wrote:
did someone say sausage...
getting hungry here....
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To each his own....
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Diaby
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:57 |
I'd probably rather let her win if we were not together. If she was already my girlfriend, I'd fight better. 
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yeah
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TheCaptain
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:59 |
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I'm usually quite awful at almost any game so it's not really a matter of throwing a game.
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 16:58 |
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Well, I suppose it depends on her level of competence. If we're playing something that I'm actually good at (football, for instance), I'd take it much easier. Then again, if we're on the same footing so to speak, I'd try my best to beat her.
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spookytooth
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 17:04 |
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It depends. Usually I'll play like I always play, even if it means that I will dominate over her in the game. Sometimes, though, I'll relax some and give her an advantage or something like that.
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jammun
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 21:42 |
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My wife kicks my ass on Wii Mario Kart and shows no mercy at all.
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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memowakeman
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 22:37 |
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Second option
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mrcozdude
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 00:18 |
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I'm a guy and I would almost always let her win
I'd let anyone win if need be,I've never been competitive.
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 00:47 |
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Hot sh*t, yes. You think I'm going to care about one game if I can have a shot at the World Series?
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Visitor13
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 04:09 |
stonebeard wrote:
Hot sh*t, yes. You think I'm going to care about one game if I can have a shot at the World Series?
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And this is why the poll question shouldn't have combined 'lover' with 'romantic interest'.
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