I have played local multi-player for years. I've been raised around other gamers, so the option has always been available to me. Being a girl, online multi-player experiences are often hard to deal with, as I'm sure most people are aware. Online multi-player PERIOD is hard to deal with, but I've noticed I get a lot more crap than my male friends. So I rarely do online MP and stick with player locally with my IRL buddies.
Out of curiosity, what kind of crap do you deal with? I'd love to be a girl to experience that.