Poker and private life

Willroquefan

Willroquefan

Rock Star
Platinum Level
Joined
Dec 11, 2017
Total posts
160
Chips
0
Well I don't think that poker affects my personal life but my girlfriend does! Lol she says that sometimes I prefer poker than stay with her but of course I prefer her.
 
A

Amdrius

Rock Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Mar 9, 2016
Total posts
464
Awards
2
Chips
0
Read an interesting thread earlier about people letting poker affect their private lives. You can check it out here: https://www.cardschat.com/forum/general-poker-13/does-poker-affect-your-private-life-352115/ . My question is kind of ass-backwards to theirs.

How many of you let your personal life affect your play and how do you prevent it? This is a problem I sometimes struggle with.

The influence of something on anything in life always happens. In order to identify, understand, see, or diminish the influence of something, it is necessary to determine the primary goals and the secondary ones, and the hardest is not to be mistaken, that is, the importance of the goal, since sometimes one wrong decision leads to the loss of everything. If your personal life influences your poker game ask yourself a few questions, after which you will make an easy decision:
1) Does your private life imply your other half? How important is it in your life?
2) How much is it particularly important for you?
3) Are you ready to lose it?
4) Are you ready to give up poker, what not to lose it?
5) What did you achieve in poker?
6) Do you know the exact picture of the poker world at the moment or are you living with illusions and dreams?

In this case, it is possible that when you all calmly explain the second half and ask not to infringe on your rights and life and not to influence poker as a component of that life itself. But be prepared for the fact that if the second half leaves you, then it will look like her from the side of not fulfilling your duties that are present in life, namely, to give more attention, to give a better life, and in this you can will understand ...

Decide, although the answer is obvious.
 
vov4ik

vov4ik

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Apr 6, 2017
Total posts
3,354
Chips
0
Poker does not affect my personal life, I play poker when I have free time and I did housework when my wife needs help, but sometimes my wife is not happy that I play poker for a long time and do not spend time with her, and I try to give her time, and sometimes I have to cancel poker when I need to do another job!
 
infonazar

infonazar

Legend
Loyaler
Joined
Oct 10, 2017
Total posts
3,592
Awards
3
UA
Chips
168
Poker has a positive influence on my life.
I'm become more orderly.
I'm follow the system money management.
 
Vladimir Smugly

Vladimir Smugly

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Total posts
422
Chips
0
Everything is good in moderation. If you give poker a lot more time than your family and friends, of course they will not like it. And if you know how to correctly allocate your time, then everything is ok. In any case, the family is the most important thing.
 
K

Klito

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Nov 6, 2017
Total posts
180
Chips
0
If poker affect your life you should immediately leave the game because that way it becomes an addiction like drugs or alcohol
 
Fordeverest

Fordeverest

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 1, 2017
Total posts
216
Chips
0
Hi.
I've been talking to friends about how time spent playing poker is affecting a family life! Where is the limit between hobby-level mood and passion sickness? How long is the time you can take in the daily life you spend on games? These questions are answered if you can answer yourself honestly maybe there will be no problem.I think that at times we have to "fold" ourselves.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sorry for my weak English knowledge)
 
N

nebunu530

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Jan 4, 2018
Total posts
7
Chips
0
i'm new and i do not know how to find out how's helpig me
 
AshK44

AshK44

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Sep 28, 2017
Total posts
275
Chips
0
I am defiantly all about balance. I am a Libra and everything needs to be balanced for things to go right for me. I feel that I do a good job balancing poker and my personal life. It’s mostly about self control. I find it helps while I play as well. I know some people have a difficult time with this but it’s the same with anything in your life. Drinking, gambling, drugs, social media....many people are consumed by these things because they do not have the self control to balance their lives. I wish everyone good luck with this.
 
S

SlavaUa

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 27, 2014
Total posts
1,056
Awards
4
Chips
0
For me poker is poker but family is also family we should to pay time to both))
 
dammacus

dammacus

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Dec 24, 2017
Total posts
19
Chips
0
poker in my life

Poker for me is like air, I am quite a maniac I play every day, when I don't have money I play freerolls starting:D from 20 in the evening untill I have to sleep. My wife accepts easily it because we wach mouvies in the same time or discussing difrent problems or projects.
 
vapandrei

vapandrei

Rock Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Dec 2, 2017
Total posts
449
Awards
2
Chips
0
Well I don't think that poker affects my personal life but my girlfriend does! Lol she says that sometimes I prefer poker than stay with her but of course I prefer her.

Hallelujah! That is crap. My fiancee's like that too. Even if she has stuff to do, she'd like me to not play poker, 'cause "she can't talk to me when I focus at poker". You are not alone. :))

Tell you what tho. When I play high stake tourneys, I keep her beside me. She's helpful against tilts and keeps her off my case. :)
 
MrHachiman

MrHachiman

Visionary
Bronze Level
Joined
Oct 15, 2017
Total posts
535
Awards
2
Chips
18
It is true that poker demands a great amount of time, but it is in one to choose how to use that time. In my case, I prefer to stay some weekends studying and playing, for example. But I do not always, I try to stay balanced. Do not miss birthdays or important dates, you should go out in time to see your friends, or do sports is important not to let poker drain your social possibilities. It is difficult, but it can be done.
 
little_karapuz

little_karapuz

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Jan 8, 2018
Total posts
5
Chips
0
When I started playing poker, I spent all my free time with him and my wife and I quarreled. Then I realized that the family is important to me and I reconsidered my attitude to poker. Now I spend more time with my family, and in my spare time I play, if it does not harm either me or my family.

 
M

Mikeloti13

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 11, 2017
Total posts
479
Chips
0
With me it doesnt. Its all scheduled almost to perfection with me. I like it that way. That way i have time for everything i want.
 
H

Hellokeko

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 1, 2017
Total posts
40
Chips
0
Poker indeed affects many people's personal lives. If one plays professionally for a living either online or live the daily grind has to be affected by the circumstances governing daily live. To some degree at least.
 
AvovchikA

AvovchikA

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Apr 8, 2017
Total posts
714
Awards
20
Chips
0
In the future I would like to get rid of poker, it's a bad habit. But now it gives me small money, and I do not spend much
 
oneloy

oneloy

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Nov 11, 2017
Total posts
278
Chips
0
If there are any problems in my personal life, no matter what kind, then the game goes much worse than me ... so I try to sit at the table only in a good mood ...
 
oneloy

oneloy

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Nov 11, 2017
Total posts
278
Chips
0
[QUOTE = AvovchikA; 4131871] В будущем я бы хотел избавиться от покера, это плохая привычка. Но теперь это дает мне небольшие деньги, и я не трачу много [/ QUOTE]

And why in the future get rid of poker, if it brings you - you yourself said "small money"? I would in your place would play and work, and simply have additional income ...
 
georgi krastev

georgi krastev

Legendary Donk-Fish
Loyaler
Joined
Jan 22, 2018
Total posts
4,304
Awards
4
BG
Chips
307
Playing poker when I have free time. In private life has duties and poker remains in the background! The exception is only when there is a game in which you and I want to play, it is planned in advance!
 
belka2203

belka2203

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 9, 2018
Total posts
175
Chips
0
I try to make sure that my hobby for poker does not affect my family and friends, everything has its time.
 
nitulbhatia

nitulbhatia

Legend
Bronze Level
Joined
Nov 7, 2010
Total posts
1,421
Awards
1
Chips
41
Poker is a hobby for me, when i get into freerolls i spend lots of time with poker, however i try to give time to my beautiful daughter and wife. Try to keep it balanced so theres no problems.
 
zwbb

zwbb

Legend
Bronze Level
Joined
Sep 2, 2017
Total posts
1,072
Awards
6
Chips
30
The real truth of poker is to consist of constant hard work and personal sacrifices.
 
NHequalsFU

NHequalsFU

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Mar 14, 2005
Total posts
825
Chips
0
I try to play while wife is working and kids are at school or when they are sleeping. If not I wouldn't be able to focus and possibly have to sit out to break up fights, take out trash, etc.
 
Top