Peter writes: I enjoy board games and have a large collection of them. At first, my wife professed to like them, too, but she has rarely joined me and generally has something else she would rather be doing. Despite years of trying to find games she might like — including ones she picked out — I have yet to discover any she will volunteer to play. It’s nice to have friends to play with, but none of them are as convenient as the person I live with. Please order her to play each game she picked out with me at least once.
Alas, your wife lied to you (or changed her mind). Be flattered, as it was all part of her game to woo you. But now you must both grow up and accept her truth: She will never play those games, so give them away. I think your marriage will survive this because of love, etc. And in fact it will grow deeper as you appreciate that you’re both whole humans, empowered to like different things, and not just handy second players for a Settlers of Catan sesh.
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