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I'm getting married! :D
« on: May 31, 2014, 09:45:20 am »
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In 1 week I am getting married to the love of my life!  I feel so blessed to have her in my life and I couldn't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone but her. 

As an example of how awesome she is I will describe a recent game of Dominion we played.  She does not know all of the cards yet and so she always takes a few minutes before a new game to read through them.  In this particular game there was Vineyards and Scrying Pool and to quote her, "These go really well together."

Just wanted to share this exciting time of my life with all you guys.
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2014, 10:28:08 am »
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Congratulations and gl hf!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2014, 10:36:31 am »
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2014, 10:55:20 am »
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News like this always make me so happy. Huge congrats!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2014, 11:42:35 am »
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Congrats man!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2014, 12:22:41 pm »
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I guess you are applying "one awesome turn is better than two mediocre ones" to your love life, huh?
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2014, 12:35:04 pm »
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Congratulations!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 12:38:19 pm »
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2014, 01:31:10 pm »
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Woop Woop!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2014, 09:58:12 pm »
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Not sure whether to teach my gf dominion.  Leaning towards not...
gz dude.  gg ez.
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2014, 02:34:29 pm »
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Not sure whether to teach my gf dominion.  Leaning towards not...
gz dude.  gg ez.

Go for it pops!  I would just suggest being as helpful as possible without making her seem like she's not smart.  Let her read through the cards and offer helpful comments before the game begins.  For me this is usually stuff like, "If your Ironmonger hits Great Hall you get both bonuses because it is dual-type."  During the game my fiance will often ask me what I would do in a situation.  This runs the risk of the game then turning into Me (her shuffle luck) vs. Me (my shuffle luck).  But you can get around this by answering the question and providing the reason why.  If you explain your reasons you can answer future questions by indirectly by addressing the reason and not answering the question. 

This imo is the best way for people to learn.  As an organic chemistry lab GSI you never spoon feed answers to students.  Instead you guide them to the correct answer by asking your own questions.  This ultimately leads them to a greater understanding of the correct answer.

The same can apply for Dominion.  She'll have a more enjoyable time because she is learning.  And through your little bit of guidance she will begin to answer her own questions of what is best on her own and make the correct call. 

I'll be completely honest when I say that Dominion with my fiance is a huge paradox.  I absolutely hate losing but I just get this smile when I lose to her because I love that I can play Dominion irl with my best friend and have her play at a level which beats me from time to time.
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2014, 02:35:27 pm »
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I guess you are applying "one awesome turn is better than two mediocre ones" to your love life, huh?

We're talking the likes of 10x Golem into Tacitician/Lab awesomeness!  :D
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2014, 02:43:58 pm »
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As an organic chemistry lab GSI you never spoon feed answers to students.

I would be so frightened to be spoon fed in an organic chemistry lab.

I absolutely hate losing but I just get this smile when I lose to her because I love that I can play Dominion irl with my best friend and have her play at a level which beats me from time to time.

Same here. Though I only had a fiance for less than a month, and we have never played Dominion during that time.
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2014, 12:56:39 am »
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How does your fiance handle annoying attacks like Ghost Ship and Minion or Cultist?

Anyway, I wish I had a girlfriend I could teach Dominion to. That would be pretty cool. :)

Anyway, congrats on getting married in a few hours from now!
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2014, 01:25:18 pm »
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And I'm back!  A fast and fun wedding week followed by some relaxation in jamaica.  Marriage is wonderful!  Some people may say that the honeymoon is about making love but for me it was so much more than that.  It's amazing how much you can learn about how to love some once you are married.  After being engaged for 13 months a short span of 10 days taught me so much about how I, as a husband can love my wife well.  We had our share of difficult conversations over the honeymoon but I can say that I know my wife so much better and am so much better equipped to love and serve her. 

@pops - We haven't ran into Cultist yet but with attacks I generally try to avoid blind-siding her with something.  I'll try to let her figure out what she wants to do but I don't want things to be completely lopsided.  I'll usually mention something about the effectiveness of an attack if it's not completely intuitive. 

She is also fairly decent without having much practice.  She does a pretty good job on getting attacks when they are present.
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2014, 03:25:02 pm »
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And I'm back!  A fast and fun wedding week followed by some relaxation in jamaica. 

Jamaica?
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« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2014, 04:06:58 pm »
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And I'm back!  A fast and fun wedding week followed by some relaxation in jamaica. 

Jamaica?

Yamon ;)
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Re: I'm getting married! :D
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2014, 04:09:10 pm »
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And I'm back!  A fast and fun wedding week followed by some relaxation in jamaica. 

Jamaica?

Yamon ;)

Im sorry, the correct response there was 'no she did it on her own'

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