Dude is not the pet term I use with my wife, but it definitely gets said to her on a semi frequent basis. "Dude did you see this cool thing" "Dude that guy just cut us off" "Dude I could really eat right now, you hungry?" etc etc...
game over not really iirc, wrong choices it depends on what you want to achieve... if you want romance it's probably a wrong choice to treat them bad, but that should be obvious.
yep, I have a save like that where I treat them nice but don't go for just one particular girl, keeping it open so to speak. I have a dedicated Nicki and Ashe one too. Depending how the game goes I may make others like for Brit, Pepper, Viola, Cassie etc. But those girls didn't have much development yet.
I had a friend for many years who I called dude, but we were both so comfortable in our relationship and each other that I could have called her bitch or whore and she would have taken it as a pet name. Sadly there was no next level for us, we were too close to have a real relationship with anyone else (they inevitably got jealous and left or were chased away) but every time we tried to get romantic we fought constantly - it was the only time we fought. And ultimately we had to separate permanently because of it. So it's kinda nice to play the "what if".
I agree. When i was in my teens i said Dude a lot it was just my thing ever since i seen Bill and Ted lol and i knew some tomboy girls that i hung out with and they would get so mad everytime i called the dude. They would always remind me they was girls and you don't call girls dude, Bro, Man and that just because they like doing the things i like doesn't mean they like being refered to in that way.Not my place to say because I'm an esl but I think is strange to call a girl, dude, man, bro constantly. Even worse if said girl is your love interest.
Like imagine being with her in the hot tub and saying:
- Bring that ass here bro, I'm gonna fuck you nice my dude
I prefer to think of the wrong choices as happy little accidents. Some of the girls respond in... surprising ways to choices that are obviously awful. However, some choices will result in the girls disappearing from the story. These are the closest we have to game over choices at this point.
I think it just depends on the person and how they grew up. Some girls say dude all the time and don't even notice when you call them it; others give a weird or maybe even insulted look (I've heard the odd "I'm not a dude.." frustrated response heheh). I wouldn't call it inherently sexist or insulting, it just depends on the people. I've also heard people call each other 'bitch' endearingly, and not even girls or gay guys like you might imagine, but straight dudes. Like everything, it just simply depends.That's how i view it when it's Guy addressing Nicki, yes. (not the other way -- Guy is a dude) It's either disrespectful or sexist, or a combination of both. It may be subconscious, but that's how it feels and i'm rather annoyed i have no choice in this matter. "Our friendship is different" is just a bullshit excuse. What, Guy can't simply acknowledge he's a close friend and has "special friendship" with a girl?
How about Nicki returns the favor and refers to Guy per "girl" or "bitch" all the time? "Their friendship is just special like that, she sees him as one of the gals".
The frustrated response girls are the best. They have principles and will stand up for them.I think it just depends on the person and how they grew up. Some girls say dude all the time and don't even notice when you call them it; others give a weird or maybe even insulted look (I've heard the odd "I'm not a dude.." frustrated response heheh). I wouldn't call it inherently sexist or insulting, it just depends on the people. I've also heard people call each other 'bitch' endearingly, and not even girls or gay guys like you might imagine, but straight dudes. Like everything, it just simply depends.
Personally, I'm a big fan of Nicki's speech. It's endearing and comfortable and reminds me of some chicks I've hung with before, the kind you get all cozy with in slippers and slacks and don't expect you to hold your farts in.
