I like to think I have a pretty normal marriage. Brandon and I are average people with average lives. I cook for him while he washes the dishes. We talk about things over dinner. We like the same sorts of TV shows. We’re a little domestic, and we like the comforts of home. Sometimes we go out for dinner, like we did this past Tuesday.

But listen in closely, and you’ll note something a little strange about our conversations as of late. We’re almost always talking about World of Warcraft. Sure we talk about other things, but that game is seriously like the major topic of conversation most of the time. Like on Tuesday night, when we were having dinner at this restaurant. We were talking about shaman totems, Outland, the draenei versus the blood elves, the value of Gift of Naaru, what the Naaru actually were, etc. I think the people next to us must’ve thought we were nuts.

This is a little symptomatic of being part of a geek couple — you’re almost always engaged in the kinds of geeky discussions that would befuddle most people. The arguments that geek couples get into are also stranger than most. Okay, you know the type of nerd fights that people get into on forums and message boards? Like they argue over the stupidest detail in Star Trek or something similar? Well just imagine the same kind of fight, but with someone who sleeps with you. It’s a little bizarre, but at least the arguments are usually pretty minor.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. We live in San Francisco where geek couples are the norm, not the exception. Still, when your husband informs you that your damage output gained too much aggro, and you know EXACTLY what that means, you just have to marvel at the situation. Oh, and hit Fade immediately.