my family and friends know that I play poker and play for real money, and they have never been against this idea and have never discouraged or said anything bad about poker and have always supported me, not to mention the wins and losses, but how is it with you.

I have my whole family that are against me from poker but all my friends support me hugely. Most of my friends even want to learn how I play poker.

Originally Posted by christmasscorpion

my family and friends know that I play poker and play for real money, and they have never been against this idea and have never discouraged or said anything bad about poker and have always supported me, not to mention the wins and losses, but how is it with you.

My partner she does not like the fact that I play poker to be honest but I do not drink or smoke or have any other vices.
She spends more money buying cigarettes alone then alcohol more money again than I set as annual bankroll stop loss which I remind her by saying give up smokes put it in bank accounts for our children instead but she refuses to quit argument ends there.
Birthdays,bills due and special occasions like Xmas and Santa too always come first before poker spending to me.
I could understand though family having issue with a player who is ignoring their financial and family role responsibilities becoming a burden to others all year in the family due to poker losses though.
Glad to hear your family is supportive christmasscorpion.

Originally Posted by christmasscorpion

my family and friends know that I play poker and play for real money, and they have never been against this idea and have never discouraged or said anything bad about poker and have always supported me, not to mention the wins and losses, but how is it with you.

Mine don’t know

I have never met anybody that supported me in poker. Most people instantly dismiss, disregard, or show contempt for cardplayers. If my dad were alive...I know he would have supported me in anything. He would have taken the time to understand the labor and practice time that went into preparing for this. He would have meticulously evaluated my stats and gave input. In fact, it was my father that taught me how to find percentages on a post it pad when I was 9. One day somebody will love me like he did or I will have a lot of cats who will... Either way. I am playing poker!

They are familiar only with how gambling is portrayed in news / television / movies and believe any gambling is bad.

You don't hear the stories of responsible poker players who learn to put the odds in their favor and consistently win enough to enhance their lives.

Instead they hear the horror stories of gambling addicts losing everything, people stealing money to fund problem gambling, or occasionally someone getting lucky and then losing it all back (of course).

I get it, for every success story there is probably a hundred people who would be better off not gambling.

Good luck!

None of my relatives play poker so they can't understand why i play. They accept the fact though and are ok with that because they see that i play for limited time without risking my living money and manage to keep the balance between poker, job and other responsibilities and hobbies that i have.

my family never liked to see me play poker. their judgment on this game is dictated by religious and social factors because in my country. we don't like to see these children playing gambling games. but in the end he lets me do what I want. for my friends and later. they believe it is just a game of chance that is like any other. they think you can't make big wins on this game.

Everyone in my family knows. In fact, my dad was the one who taught me the game of texas holdem several years ago, he didn't know anything about poker and one day he taught me the basic rules, he is still waiting for me to turn professional and one day win a great tournament, I hope I can do it haha. Regards.

My friends know it from time when we were school mates until now and during that time every time when I mentioned something that I have earned or did in poker, they get so upset and frustrated and told me every single time to start doing something serious in my life and to do not waste my time with such stupid things. My response every single time is - '' I will always play poker, because it delivers me pleasure. When somebody is doing something and that delivers him pleasure, he must not stop doing that. Every person in the world has a hooby or a thing that loves to do/play and the others must accept that.

hi. Your question is very interesting because at the beginning my wife did not like me playing poker with a group of friends or online. because she thought I spent a lot of money on the game. when it was one day i started showing her how it worked, after that i had no more problems.

no, almos anybody know that i play poker, you know, is a taboo, and some people think is waste of time and money

Hello.
I have many friends who play poker and who know that I also play. My family also knows about my hobby and fully supports me. I believe that playing poker is a great hobby that helps to develop the logic of intuition and patience.

At the moment, all my friends and relatives know that I play poker and take it easy. But when I first started my career as a poker player, everyone was against it. They were afraid that I would lose a lot of money.

Originally Posted by christmasscorpion

my family and friends know that I play poker and play for real money, and they have never been against this idea and have never discouraged or said anything bad about poker and have always supported me, not to mention the wins and losses, but how is it with you.

They frown on me when I tell them my sports is poker until I show them the muscles on mouse-clicking hand. Makes them believe it's a real sport.

everyone around me knows , and i dont care what they say

No they do not have problem with the game, and also they are curious of the game!

Yes, they know, and do not worry about it

My whole family plays poker (except my wife). My parents would go to Las Vegas for a month every year to play poker...my mother was an excellent player; not my dad...so my sisters and all their kids play poker. I have several friends who play online and live when we meet in Vegas.

Hi.
I have been playing poker for over 3 years and almost all my friends know that I play poker. Moreover, I have several friends who have been playing poker for more years than I do. And I have no friends who have a negative attitude towards my hobby.
Good luck.

my parents know that I play poker! they don't mind too much, but sometimes they say that it would be better to spend time outdoors! I don't advertise to my friends! someone laughs at my hobby, someone compares it with slot machines, but someone doesn't care))

Everyone that knows me, knows that I love gambling (Maybe a little too much).

The problem now is I do not gamble as much but everyone relates poker to slots, to them it is the same thing. I also need to explain Freeolls to them constantly. Then never believe me that you can play poker for real money for free.

During my early times of poker used to say to my closer friends about this game, you know, was so amazed with such a game that I've just learned and enjoying it a lot...I even tried to explained them saying it's not a game of chance. But many of them have not and still don't agree with me. I did it many times in a way that I am already sick an tired and don't care any more what they say about it or about their opinion. I also don't go around saying I play, when I play...(not any more). Poker is not for everyone. We, poker players, are special somehow

Everyone that I know, knows that both my husband and myself play poker. There has never been any reaction either negative or positive from anyone.

Friends and family know, it's not taboo. If anything they are just curious.

poker is my little secret
playing at night

Hi. If some friends know that I play poker at pokerstars and 888. some of them also play at pokerstars. They like it and they encourage me because I am the only one who withdraws between 50 and 60 dollars. per week. and in my country it is a lot of money.

my friends erroneously think i'm the best at poker but are otherwise ok with it

Many friends of mine knew that I am playing poker and they thinks it's a gambling and it's not a good thing. They say you will ruin your life one day.

my GF is my supporter...when i play big tourny and next day is work day she gets grumpy but she understands me....
a lot of my friends r also players so we understand each other....
for other friend i do not rub it that i play....to some it is sorcery...

They know who doesn't like it and who abstains.My opinion is my choice...

My friends know that I play poker, but each of them treats it differently. There are those who think that I'm just wasting time, others think that it's an interesting hobby. In any case, I have my own opinion and my own goal to which I go step by step.

They think I'm gambling my money away. I tell them I have better odds than buying lottery tickets.

My family knows that I play poker, and not everyone my friends knows about it.

Yes, all my close friends know that I play poker for money and, in principle, I have not heard any negative comments on this from anyone. I am already old enough to make decisions independently)))

Neprotif. my wife can even sit down and play. Friends in different ways, but every time I show a victory, they don't believe.

I was thrilled to see this question as I am too embarrassed to share my online play with friends or family -- I guess I just know they would not approve! We have poker rooms where we live and they know we have frequented those poker rooms prior to the virus and they were not real receptive to the live play . . .

They think I'm good so support me.

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Neprotif. my wife can even sit down and play. Friends in different ways, but every time I show a victory, they don't believe.

That is why we need some type of poker rankings in online games

neither my relatives nor my friends know that I play poker, at least I think so, they know little - they sleep better

I mentioned it in passing to two of my brothers but didn't get into any details because they didn't show any interest. They don't ask and I don't offer. I talked about it to one friend. He told me flat out, "you're an idiot". Ha, ha. Another friend sees the potential but I don't bring it up at all since he has different priorities. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. My cats try to play with the cursor so I have an active rail.

not a great one

Parents know, wife knows, friends know, work colleagues know. Everyone has a normal attitude, there is no negativity, if I was losing money, then maybe there would be a negative, but this is how they perceive everything normally

They think I spend to much time playing poker but it's my hobby lot better then them playing games gaming a least I'm going to making money or losing money one or the two but I'm going to having a lot more fun playing poker

People know I play but no one is really interested switch is fine it's my hobby.

Yes, my family knows, my friends also (I play with them). Nobody bothers that I spend hours playing poker, there is no negative because I think they know that I am not losing money. I don't know what they would think if I lost money

I dont really talk about it since with the pandemic I kinda lost contact of many « friends » i was hanging out with in the lasts few months...but I Wouldn’t mind they know at all.

few know, religious family doesn't approve , my big brother plays overseas but only for fun if his buddy takes him, my best friend is all for it!

Here in Nicaragua online poker is not known when I told my family and friends that I played online poker they did not believe it was real they asked me how the money was withdrawn and things like that now that they see my results they are astonished