Breaking news: The Sims is a good entry drug, I mean game...

The problem: you like women but they don't like games. The solution: get them addicted to the same stuff you are.

Then, one of those roommates introduced me to The Sims. After that offhand introduction, I played that deliciously addictive game until at least 3:00 A.M. every morning for nearly a month—rarely remembering to eat dinner. That was it. I was changed. The genesis had begun.

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Sure, at first this seems stupid, they'll want to hog the TV and console, and they may even beat you at some games (which is quite embarrassing in front of your friends), but in the end it will all pay off, since you'll have twice the budget for purchasing gaming equipment and supplies.

Another hopeful? Mario Party 5. My baby's momma has the MP5 jones, and it could lead to further gaming...