[square]

Hi

Both my husband and I play bridge online but have not yet played as a partnership. We would like to do so but feel uncomfortable with the fact that we are obviously playing in the same house. The computers are in different rooms.

How would others feel about such a partnership ?

Should we advise our opponents of the fact so that they have the option to leave the table ?

If we play in a tourney and our oppos do not like the situation it isn't possible for them to leave without disrupting the tourney. Should we not play in tourneys ?

Views and advice sought.

[inquiry]

I have no problem with it. You are welcome at my table anytime.

Ben

[helium]

Agree i whould have no problem whit this and welcome u to my table/tourneys.


kenneth

[Rado]

Hi family and welcome to forums and BBO,
I know many family pairs who are nice friends and we play regularly together at BBO.
Feel free to join us

Kind regards
Rado

[spwdo]

hi,


i know of several pairs who are a "pair" irl playing my events, feel free to play, very welcome:))

[keylime]

If Eric Kokish & Beverly Kraft with Carol & Tom Sanders can do it, so can you. Welcome.

BTW, I'm about to the join the husband and wife partnership theme. <woohoo>

[uday]

I think we have several such pairs. Also pairs that play from the same office, internet cafe, etc

I don't see an issue w/it at all. If you are feeling energetic, you might want to mention it to your opps, but this is too annoying in a a tourney, and even in the MBC, language is often an issue.

Anyway, no one - except the yellows - will be able to tell that you are connecting from the same network

[BurnKryten]

My fiance and I play on BBO, and have our computers in the same room in fact. We can't see each other's screens, and our opponents don't have any problem with it (at least, no one has ever complained). Of course, if the issue is really that opponents might decide that you must be cheating, perhaps it should be pointed out that ANY pair can easily cheat simply by using an instant messaging client, the telephone, email, a chat room, or any number of great cheating methods.

Strangely enough, I find that being in the same location can be a disadvantage, because I can hear if she says "What the hell is that???"... and then I'm ethically constrained to carefully avoid taking any advantage from that information.

Just keep your ethics active and don't worry about any paranoid people you may encounter.

John

[spwdo]

hi ,

maybe she shoud not talk out loud ).

if one shoud take advance of whats beein said in any way(when players can hear eachother ) i feel then that thatone crossed a line better not to be crossed so when in the same room do what is done irl


online opps dont see/hear what others are doing so as long as u act with the same selfdiscpiline there is really no case why a pair woud not be welcome to play online



marc

[paulg]

I feel that this is a simple ethics question ... and the fact you have asked the question gets you onto a much higher level than most others.

So I'm very happy to play against you at any time and concur with the advice of others - don't worry about it and just enjoy playing

Cheers

Paul

[mr1303]

You're lucky. I wish my other half would play bridge.

By the way, you're more than welcome in my tournaments.

[nafiz]

First of all i want to congratulate all pairs who are successful to play as pd )
My wife does not prefer to play bridge and tennis as pd with me (am i lucky ? hehe )

All pairs are welcome to my table or i join their table with pleasure.

nafiz

[Trpltrbl]

I play with my girlfriend in real life and online, not very often but we do. I am gone most of the time I play with her, but we do play in the same house on occasion. We do worse when playing close to eachother on pc since we don't want any indication of what the other has. It's all about ethics, and I have no problem with it. Why even cheat at this beautifull game, it's much more fun to beat opps with your own bridge

Mike

[square]

Thanks for the replies.

We did play in a small tourney. I was very nervous and, although we didn't do very well, will try again.

[slothy]

square, on Mar 19 2004, 01:58 PM, said:

Hi

Both my husband and I play bridge online but have not yet played as a partnership. We would like to do so but feel uncomfortable with the fact that we are obviously playing in the same house.

This may sound a bit extreme, but how about living in separate accomodation?

Appparently was very successful in some Native American cultures (when husband lived in a wigwam and the wife in a teepee their relationship was too tense (two tents ah well i try)....

As for your wife not playing tennis with you Nafiz you should try improving your back-hand, mate

As seems to be the consensus of opinion, it doesnt seem to cause many people any problems whatsoever....if you playing in the same room and 'kissing your teeth' when your p, aka your hubby, doesnt return the suit you led that may be a breach of ethics but then again only you know that

Would play against thee anytime..


PS If the man in your house you are playing with is someone elses husband, the ethical issues of course become much more broader

Alex

[CharlieS]

You and your husband are welcome at my table any time. Just because you started this thread, I'm sure there will be no ethical problems when you play.