Explaining the Internet?
My girlfriend couldn't be more IT illeterate either using my Mac or my (shitty) works Vista laptop...

GF: "So, who are you chatting to on the internet?"
Me: "I'm not, I'm reading websites"
GF: "Why?"
Me: "Um...... Well, I'm not just reading, I'm posting on forums"
GF: "Which ones, why, who are you talking to?"
Me: "Argh!"

Am I the only one with a girlfriend (or partner if you like) who doesn't get it? And, how do I explain it? Or do I just hide it and surf on my phone when she's not looking?

Incidentally, yes, this is one of the reasons I'm not on here as much these days as the grief/hassle factor just isn't worth it.

Well, actually, it's more that work has blocked b3ta and I'd forgotten about Axai....

PS - Good morning everyone :)
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 9:38, 17 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

my gf asked me if I was addicted to b3ta last night
there was a pause followed by "no...."

she knows! argh!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 9:41, Reply)

Phew
She's not been exposed to b3ta yet - I'm not sure I dare.

I've tried giving it up, but it's like drinking - you've always got to go back.

Am I addicted to it?

No **giggle** Heh heh.

Honest....
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 9:42, Reply)

I can give it up any time I want!
*sneaks out to shed to b3ta*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 9:46, Reply)

Meddling wife
I'm always being asked accusingly by my wife what i'm up to on the internet if i spend too much time on it.

It's also the same if I spend too much time having a shit....."What are you doing in there?"
(Harold's hip man!!, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:03, Reply)

A massive plus point to
Being involved with a fellow b3tan is that they understand these things.
( Cawl, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:05, Reply)

my missus
doesn't actually mind

keeps me out of trouble :-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:06, Reply)

Did she enjoy it Al?
I didn't really get a chance to talk to her, but that might be a good thing, if you're trying to convince her that we're a bunch of lovely people...
( Cawl, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:15, Reply)

don't hide it
Hiding it indicates to her that you're guilty of something, and to the rest of us that you don't like us.

So which is it? Hmmm? ...
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:41, Reply)

Aww
I think you're all special - some more than others :) [You've been a real help to me over the years - Some of you will remember my 'darker' days which I'm gladly over]

I don't hide it to be honest - I can explain away some of the other forums, but how I'd explain the b3ta site would be rather more complex:

GF: What's b3ta
Me: Well, it's, er, a forum for, um, kittens...
GF: Can I see?
Me: I'll get me coat
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 11:54, Reply)

!
gf: I thought you said it had pictures of goats on it? These aren't goats!!

Jtw: Not goats. Goatse...

Hehehe...
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:12, Reply)

i find myself conflicted
about telling friends about b3ta , somehow I don't want to share it in spite of knowing they'd appreciate it as much as me ,a bit like knowing a really good holiday place and keeping it secret.
(happyjoy last changed sig on, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:34, Reply)

@Happyjoy.
Same here, B3ta is my thing....all mine and nobody elses.....well apart from all the other B3tans.
( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:55, Reply)

I tell few enough people IRL about b3ta
or at least about my activities in here. Not because I'm ashamed of what I post, but because this is a separate chunk of my life- it's like talking about work at home, or about my relationship at work.

Don't hide your b3ta activity- if she doesn't want to join in, she needs to accept that you like it here. But hiding it will end badly, as she'll feel that you're sneaking around behind her back.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 27 Aug 2008, 13:26, Reply)

Hide?
I don't hide it, I just don't publicise it...

Or is that worse?
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 15:10, Reply)

Well you have two computers
so just sign her up to forums with stuff that she'd like reading about or watching.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 16:01, Reply)

There's a plan
Actually, she has an account on the other one that she sometimes uses. I mean I can't even get her on facebook....
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 16:09, Reply)

yup, what you all just said
mr tulip knows I'm a b3tan, but he isn't a b3tan.

and noone i work with knows either.

b3ta is my dirty little secret. and i love it.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 19:56, Reply)