Re: The RP Stigma
Nice opening post, SnowTroll.
The majority of human beings consider their own pastimes to be normal, and others' utterly perplexing. (I'm often guilty of the same attitude--many of the activities you listed, especially those involving sports and celebrities, put me in abject horror and shatter my belief that humanity is worthy of survival.)
That said, it's quite possible that your wife is just trying to pry you away from gaming and put you into a more productive mode.
If this happens in the first hour of a game session, you can politely compare your pastime with hers, pointing out that while neither contributes directly to the well-being of your family, they do contribute directly to your mental health as productive individuals.
If this happens in the third or fourth hour of a game session, you can always tell her she's right, and shut down the computer. I've only managed to do that a few times myself, but it works wonders!
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