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Why do guys bring their girlfriends to tournaments?

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Vyse

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I wonder if gay guys or girl lesbian smashers have brought there boyfriends/girlfriends to tournaments.
I've seen a gay couple turn up once (one of them is a regular, the other came for moral support?). Well, we don't know if they were actually a couple or not, but I know people who know things.

No lesbians yet. A shame, really.

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I have a story for you folks.

I took my girlfriend to an american idol concert to meet Adam Lambert, someone who I had ZERO interest in meeting. Not only that, I was expecting like, "hello Adam Lambert, my name is Jen, here are some drawings I made for you =D." But that isn't what happened.

We got there at 9AM, waiting in line for the busses to arrive outside the Dunkin Donuts Center (a convention center we have here in RI). Standing out side with other "Glamberts" (Adam Lambert fans) for 3 hours and then the buses finally came. They all waited patiently for individual molecules of what they believe to be other American Idol fans. Eventually after screaming ceased, the crowd around the Buses cleared.

So the concert doesn't start till 7pm, but she failed to mention this to me -_-. So we walk around Providence for a while, trying to find ways to kill time. And oh, did we kill it. ;D

But anyways, eventually the concert came. We went, sat down, and I was surprised to say it wasn't awful. I actually enjoyed hearing new renditions of some of my favorite bands, like Muse, as done by Adam Lambert. I was enjoying it. Right after Adam went up and I said, wow, that wasn't so bad, I can't wait to see this next guy who actually WON- Jen grabs my arm and says LETS GO, and I'm like, WHY! And she is like, We gotta make it out the barrier to the front of the line cause Adam MIGHT COME SIGN. and I was like, oh no, more of this ****.

So we get outside and I'm amazed to see that there is a decent crowd already out there. Apparently a lot of people like Adam more then Kris who was the actually winner. So after waiting an hour, Adam finally comes out and signs both of Jen's drawings, and she is to starstruck to say anything. He says to her, "wow, these are great :D" and just smiles at her. After the crowd clears away, I'm exhausted, I'm ready to leave, she hugs me and says "OMGOMGOGM HE LOOKED AT ME" and I'm like "sigh, yes Jen amazing."

And then she says, "I know it must have been boring for you but I'm glad you came with me :)" And I'm like, "It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be to be honest."


And to be honest with you guys, knowing that she appreciated my company, as boring as it was, that feeling made the trip worth it. That is the sign of a healthy relationship, and its why girls are willing to go to tournies which they may find boring, and in some cases are pleasantly surprised to see they aren't. Its all about picking your battles, and being there for one another. I would love her to come to a Smash Tourny with me even if she hated it. Hell, more so if she hated it. It shows she is willing to be there for me just to know that is what she's doing.


Also, if anyone who likes Adam Lambert would like to see the pictures he signed, just let me know and I'll show them here.
 

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Shawn...you just earned mad respect points in my book. That story has a lot of meaning beind it. Sometimes it's a matter of supporting the other's interests. If you can' do that for each other...that's a problem. Not saying it needs to be 100% of the time, but trying to show some support is a good idea.
 

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It is a good idea because it is essential to being with a person. You need to swallow your stubbornness and actually try things with your spouse. And they should give you the same courtesy. How many of you with your girlfriends can say you like everything, I mean EVERYTHING about them and what they do? show of hands?
 

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I wonder if gay guys or girl lesbian smashers have brought there boyfriends/girlfriends to tournaments. That'd be interesting.
I've seen a gay couple turn up once (one of them is a regular, the other came for moral support?). Well, we don't know if they were actually a couple or not, but I know people who know things.

No lesbians yet. A shame, really.[/s]
I've actually entered tournaments with my boyfriends (both of whom were/are Smashers (Oro & Fuzzyness)). I met them both at tournaments. So it's been known to happen, although it's quite rare as far as I know.
 

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I have a story for you folks.

I took my girlfriend to an american idol concert to meet Adam Lambert, someone who I had ZERO interest in meeting. Not only that, I was expecting like, "hello Adam Lambert, my name is Jen, here are some drawings I made for you =D." But that isn't what happened.

We got there at 9AM, waiting in line for the busses to arrive outside the Dunkin Donuts Center (a convention center we have here in RI). Standing out side with other "Glamberts" (Adam Lambert fans) for 3 hours and then the buses finally came. They all waited patiently for individual molecules of what they believe to be other American Idol fans. Eventually after screaming ceased, the crowd around the Buses cleared.

So the concert doesn't start till 7pm, but she failed to mention this to me -_-. So we walk around Providence for a while, trying to find ways to kill time. And oh, did we kill it. ;D

But anyways, eventually the concert came. We went, sat down, and I was surprised to say it wasn't awful. I actually enjoyed hearing new renditions of some of my favorite bands, like Muse, as done by Adam Lambert. I was enjoying it. Right after Adam went up and I said, wow, that wasn't so bad, I can't wait to see this next guy who actually WON- Jen grabs my arm and says LETS GO, and I'm like, WHY! And she is like, We gotta make it out the barrier to the front of the line cause Adam MIGHT COME SIGN. and I was like, oh no, more of this ****.

So we get outside and I'm amazed to see that there is a decent crowd already out there. Apparently a lot of people like Adam more then Kris who was the actually winner. So after waiting an hour, Adam finally comes out and signs both of Jen's drawings, and she is to starstruck to say anything. He says to her, "wow, these are great :D" and just smiles at her. After the crowd clears away, I'm exhausted, I'm ready to leave, she hugs me and says "OMGOMGOGM HE LOOKED AT ME" and I'm like "sigh, yes Jen amazing."

And then she says, "I know it must have been boring for you but I'm glad you came with me :)" And I'm like, "It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be to be honest."


And to be honest with you guys, knowing that she appreciated my company, as boring as it was, that feeling made the trip worth it. That is the sign of a healthy relationship, and its why girls are willing to go to tournies which they may find boring, and in some cases are pleasantly surprised to see they aren't. Its all about picking your battles, and being there for one another. I would love her to come to a Smash Tourny with me even if she hated it. Hell, more so if she hated it. It shows she is willing to be there for me just to know that is what she's doing.
You sir just ***** this thread and everyone in it. ;)
 

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Ignore this post. posted in the wrong thread. Thats what I get for having two tabs open at once v_v

Edit 2(might as well use this post to say something relevant lol :p)

Insecurity, I imagine, could be a factor in a different sense, but not to make him look cooler. If you are at a tournament for an 8 year old game, no matter how good we know it is, others who don't play smash competitively won't think its cool. They figure,

"Hey, even If I lose to (insert name here) I still have a girlfriend and they probably don't :D I can rub it in. 'Sorry I was to busy having sex with my gf to practice my tech skill, now I'm gonna make out with her in a room full of sweating video game nerds :D".

Thing is, girls are usually wise to this sort of act and punish the spouse accordingly. I think its more of an insecurity of losing, and having a gf as a rebuttal, as apposed to thinking it makes them cooler. If you have a gf, chances are you aren't that insecure about yourself.
 

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I think u guys r retarted....

Maybe they are interested in the game/ the people at the event

I tried everything to get my ex to stay at home but she would just want to come regardless. Whenever I'd go on break to go eat or toke we would chill but I wouldn't let her get in the way of the day and I certainly wasn't insecure or all this bull****. In the end I think this topic is retarted and whoever made it was prolly drunk at the time...
 
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^Agreed. Some girls really like gaming (WOW CULTURE SHOCK RIGHT?), and so they come along regardless.
 

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I think u guys r retarted....

Maybe they are interested in the game/ the people at the event

I tried everything to get my ex to stay at home but she would just want to come regardless. Whenever I'd go on break to go eat or toke we would chill but I wouldn't let her get in the way of the day and I certainly wasn't insecure or all this bull****. In the end I think this topic is retarted and whoever made it was prolly drunk at the time...
Sorry, but we aren't talking about one girl. If I walk up to a random girl and ask them if they would be interested in going to a smash brothers tournament, would they say yes? Most likely not. If you argue it, maybe you're not to smart yourself. I'm sorry you don't like the topic, but is a legitimate one as YOUR GIRLFRIEND isn't the only girl in the world. So if you don't like it don't come back and don't insult us all for having a civil debate about it.

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^Agreed. Some girls really like gaming (WOW CULTURE SHOCK RIGHT?), and so they come along regardless.
Yes some girls. That isn't what we are talking about. We are talking about why guys "force" girls that don't want to go, to go. Or, why girls that don't want to go agree to go. We aren't talking about the occasional girl who wants to go to a tournament they have no interest in participating in.
 

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I think the point has been made about 849320849032890428 x's in this thread already that there ARE girls who like gaming, lol.
 

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i'd wager that the same people who say guys who bring their girlfriends to tournaments because they're insecure are insecure themselves.

deep, i know. and ironic.

it's either that, or they just take the game too seriously
 

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Sorry, but we aren't talking about one girl. If I walk up to a random girl and ask them if they would be interested in going to a smash brothers tournament, would they say yes? Most likely not. If you argue it, maybe you're not to smart yourself. I'm sorry you don't like the topic, but is a legitimate one as YOUR GIRLFRIEND isn't the only girl in the world. So if you don't like it don't come back and don't insult us all for having a civil debate about it.

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Yes some girls. That isn't what we are talking about. We are talking about why guys "force" girls that don't want to go, to go. Or, why girls that don't want to go agree to go. We aren't talking about the occasional girl who wants to go to a tournament they have no interest in participating in.
I really wish I didn't comeback, because this post baffles me moar than ever. Your counter to my statement was so weak im not even gunna start. Maybe I should read more of this thread to see this "civil debate" about you guys bashing random guys with these random theories of insecurity, but i think it'd be more productive to either go kill myself or work on my tech skill. Either way say whatever you want in reply cuz their ain't no way im revisiting this retarted *** thread

Edit: Quotes Coney 2 posts above me for the purest mutha****in truth
 

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I really wish I didn't comeback, because this post baffles me moar than ever. Your counter to my statement was so weak im not even gunna start. Maybe I should read more of this thread to see this "civil debate" about you guys bashing random guys with these random theories of insecurity, but i think it'd be more productive to either go kill myself or work on my tech skill. Either way say whatever you want in reply cuz their ain't no way im revisiting this retarted *** thread

Edit: Quotes Coney 2 posts above me for the purest mutha****in truth
okieedokiee, thanks for your contribution :D
 

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I think u guys r retarted....

Maybe they are interested in the game/ the people at the event

I tried everything to get my ex to stay at home but she would just want to come regardless. Whenever I'd go on break to go eat or toke we would chill but I wouldn't let her get in the way of the day and I certainly wasn't insecure or all this bull****. In the end I think this topic is retarted and whoever made it was prolly drunk at the time...
^Agreed. Some girls really like gaming (WOW CULTURE SHOCK RIGHT?), and so they come along regardless.
No one is saying that that's never the case. We're just saying that we believe that a lot of the time, if not most of the time, it's about a lot things that have nothing to do with the girls liking gaming, being interested in gaming or possibly even wanting to be there for moral support (paying an entrance fee, traveling, spending 2-3 days holed up in a venue somewhere doing something you have no interest in... when you're a teenager (as most Smashers are). That takes a lot of selflessness to go through just for moral support).

Because, trust me, I've seen a lot of people bring their girlfriends (or boyfriends) to "functions", such as Smash tournaments, where it's obvious the "spouse" had zero interest in the event and was just there to be there. Sure, sometimes it was for moral support. But other times, and sometimes even when they were there for moral support, they were (also) there for either showing off and/or for making out with... a lot. As in when they're not busy being in tournaments, you'll most likely find them making out with their spouses for no reason other than to make out... a lot.
 

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If she wanna come i say why not?...you could hangout with her he could meet your friends and maybe just maybe she would wanna start playing the game as well...melee not brawl-crawl >_<
 

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P.s girls really like gameing and stuff, a girl got me into games, shes better then me in some, no BS about girls can't play or don't ever care about the game cuz i know one who really loves playing

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Obviously to show off. "haha nerds, look i gotta gf pwnneed" smth like that.

I would never ever let my gf see me @sf if there is no shower :D
 

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ive seen girlfriends go just because they are the rides of their boyfriends, no big deal its eye candy for the smashers and inspiration for the horny

its just like taking your girlfriend to a nude beach, "this my ho! you can look but dont touch"

this thread has turned into an emo i dont have a girlfriend thread mixed with posts from all the female smashers of the community which is kind of neat since i had no idea girls were even capable of playing smash
 

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Why would anyone care if your girlfriend comes in the first place?
If you lose, it'll only make you look bad in front of everyone anyways.....
My girl comes with me to my Brawl and SF tournaments....just because she wants to, not to impress or hurt someone Else's feelings.
 

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i'd wager that the same people who say guys who bring their girlfriends to tournaments because they're insecure are insecure themselves.

deep, i know. and ironic.

it's either that, or they just take the game too seriously
There is nothing wrong with taking Brawl seriously...that or any game for that matter.
 

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yes. yes there is.

if you think a guy brings a girl to a tournament simply to make YOU feel bad, or to gain him an edge in smash, you're making the assumption that the game is the most important thing to him, not just wanting to spend time with his beaux--probably a projection on your part, no?

and any non-top level player, any smash player that doesn't place in or around the money, that takes smash seriously enough to consider it the most important priority in their lives, is...well, stupid.

i mean, don't get me wrong, far be it for me to tell you how to live your life, but it's like someone that ABSOLUTEY LOVES PLAYING BASKETBALL even though he's completely awful at it. i mean, let's be sensible.
 

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I'd bring my GF so that I could get Buns after the tournument if I was feeling down; I wish I had taken her to the C3 I went to, that really bummed me out :(
 

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It's not like a sport.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sport

Sport
–noun
1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
2. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.

–verb (used without object)
3. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.

–verb (used with object)
4. to pass (time) in amusement or sport.

Synonyms:
1. game.
2. amusement, fun, entertainment.
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Anyone of those definitions can be put towards any kind of game. Wheather from a game of hockey to a videogame.

Sports are more interesting and exciting to people that don't know anything about them than a video game is. Sports also last about 2 or 4 hours. Video game tournaments last about 12 hours at MINIMUM.
Just because something is found more interesting by a small crowd of people doesn't make it any less of a sport.

How bored would your girlfriend be "giving her support" for a whole freakin' day? Sitting around watching nerds play a game that the girl doesn't even know anything about and probably can't make heads or tails of.
I wouldn't force her to do anything she doesn't want to. But if she was truely there for me she would support me in what my interests and hobbies were. If she wanted to come and support me at Pound 4, I wouldn't stop her. Actually it would have me appreciate her more because then I would know she cares.
 

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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sport

Sport
–noun
1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
2. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.

–verb (used without object)
3. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.

–verb (used with object)
4. to pass (time) in amusement or sport.

Synonyms:
1. game.
2. amusement, fun, entertainment.
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Anyone of those definitions can be put towards any kind of game. Wheather from a game of hockey to a videogame.



Just because something is found more interesting by a small crowd of people doesn't make it any less of a sport.



I wouldn't force her to do anything she doesn't want to. But if she was truely there for me she would support me in what my interests and hobbies were. If she wanted to come and support me at Pound 4, I wouldn't stop her. Actually it would have me appreciate her more because then I would know she cares.
Don't be stupid.
 

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I wouldn't go so far as to call a video game a sport. Video Game tournaments are REALLY boring to watch if you don't have an orgasm every time some one uses a combo.

I've been to a tournament. Its a boring as hell even if you compete in it. You can't play with items, you can't use select stages, you can't play as certain characters. Why does Nintendo bother putting updates in the game if most people think using them is bad?
 

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I wouldn't go so far as to call a video game a sport. Video Game tournaments are REALLY boring to watch if you don't have an orgasm every time some one uses a combo.

I've been to a tournament. Its a boring as hell even if you compete in it. You can't play with items, you can't use select stages, you can't play as certain characters. Why does Nintendo bother putting updates in the game if most people think using them is bad?
programmers gotta get paid, i dont think youve ever been to a melee tournament, you sound like a brawler
 

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programmers gotta get paid, i dont think youve ever been to a melee tournament, you sound like a brawler
LMAO I second this.

How the hell are video game tournaments boring to compete in? Or even watch for that matter.

If you find it boring and you're attending them currently, please stop. Unless you're winning money, then do what you gotta do LOL but I doubt that.
 

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did that guy just say that you can't use certain characters in tournament? wtf...
 
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