I agree with Shuurai … Of course I love spending time with my girlfriend, but I also enjoy hanging out with the guys, and one of the things we like to do is play D-Day (I’m slowly working on getting them into A&A as well as Pacific). I’ve had countless “Risk nights”. They don’t happen as often anymore (we all went and “got” girlfriends … ) but it’s still possible.
I’ve also given up on trying to validate playing a board game when I’m hanging out with the guys (girlfriend couldn’t understand that we didn’t just sit around and drink beer … I told her we drink beer while playing, and she replied with, “yeah, but it’s a BOARD game!”) Anyway, I think she’s realized I’m gonna play it anyway, so now she’ll either laugh, call me a loser, or ignore the fact ;) This is fine, since when she first did that, I got offended and she told me she doesn’t actually care.
However, sometimes she’s over when we’ve got a game still in progress set up (waiting to be finished another night) … then it can get interesting! She likes to move the pieces around - not because she likes them, but because it messes it up … cute :)
Anyway, back to the point. Yeah, your gf may not like A&A - I haven’t found a girl, yet, who does. I suppose they’re out there, but I may never meet one. Not a big deal … personally, the worst I get out of it is a little good-natured flirtatious ribbing. I know for a fact she doesn’t actually care, and this is probably (hopefully) true for most. Most girls like to hang out with just their girlfriends every now and then, too … plus, it always goes both ways (though it may be hard to see): I watch sex and the city with her (though that’s to make up for all the hockey I made her watch as the Flames went through the playoffs), not to mention I (almost) always let her choose the movie.