"SD Widows", anyone?
Do any SD members have a spouse or friend who feels jealous of the time you spend on this website?
I've heard of "Football widows", "Computer game widows", and so on, so why not "SD widows"...?
Of course, SD is not my only source of learning, but when I'm on this site with all you great folks, she gets a bit jealous. I tried getting her involved, and she has enjoyed some of the threads, she has competing priorities.
Write your stories here.
¿Hay algún miembro de SD que tiene un cónyuge o amigo que se siente celoso de el tiempo que pasa en este sitio web?
Oía de "las viudas del fútbol", "viudas juego de ordenador", y otros, entonces ¿por qué no "viudas SD"...?
Por supuesto, SD no es mi única fuente de aprendizaje, pero cuando estoy en este sitio con todo lo que la gente grande, se pone un poco celosa. Traté de participación de ella, y le gustaba algunos de los hilos, pero tiene otras prioridades.
Escribid aquí tus historias.
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My wife is verrrrrry understanding. She has her hobbies and I have mine but I do feel guilty most of the time. I spend way too much time on either the forum, the lessons, or Skype. In fact last Saturday while on the chat she brought me a plate full of heart shaped brownies.
I am very lucky to have a husband who is very tolerant of all of the time-consuming habits that I have acquired over the years....my horses, my dogs, my SpanishDict and, (God help me) my Farmville, which wasn't my idea but that of my sister-in-law and I went along because I wanted to get closer to her.
Do any of you want to be my Farmville neighbor??? 
And the ONLY time he ever got testy with me was actually last night because I was absolutely exhausted and he wanted me too come to bed and I wanted to post the picture of the day and the word of the day. We compormised, and I posted the picture and didn't wait around for the word.
Luckily, he is also trying to learn Spanish, but not with the voracity that I am....
My wife is constantly upset. She has quit calling the site by its name minus the "t" (she nicknamed the site "Javier" instead). She thinks I should pursue more useful endeavors, such as watching basketball games or American Idol with her (or when she is being more rational, do my chores). She also gets upset when I speak to her in Spanish, although she has learned "vino tinto" in sheer self-defence. (Once I asked her "quieres algo para beber?"- her answer, "no, I don't want a beer" fascinatingly enough because cerveza is one of the few words she does know). I do try to do my written workbooks sitting next to her. I do try to recognize that she lost her first husband to a (Spanish speaking) Cuban American- so she does have bit of bias from that as well.
Edited to add another story I forgot- I think I made the mistake of commenting on the number of Coach purses she has and said something to the effect of her having enough for a whole family- at which point she looked at me and said: "and you only need one language".
Didn't take me long to get it. I have my computer set up so when I click on SD it takes me to my profile page so I can see if I have any PM's and then I spend more time than I should under QUESTIONS instead of doing the lessons. I have also been to my first Skype chat, signed up for my second and invited some people at Rocket Spanish to come over here too.
Yeah, my girlfiend gives me flak when I have long sessions on here.
Interestingly (maybe), flak comes from the German word Fliegerabwehrkanone.
ok i dont get it
Well. I suppose there might be reason to be a little bit jealous if someone was literally attached to their computer 24 - 7. Perhaps it might be considerate to limit computer time to the time when your spouse is otherwise occupied. 
