I can sympathize. It was a bitch and a half to breed those Gold Chocobos in FF7! I remember I would get frustrated and hit the reset button over and over again, but it was worth it in the end. I practically salivated when I got the Knights of the Round materia and used it for the first time. I also remember what a bitch it was to beat Emerald and Ruby Weapons. Emerald was an especially bad bitch to beat cuz it took me forever to find the guidebook to get the Underwater materia that cancels out the 20:00 minute time limit to beat him.
In FF10, the Jecht shot was also a bitch to get too. I had to consult a FAQ to figure out that you had to make the words disappear with the buttons, not move the ball as I thought. I also sucked at Blitz Ball before I got it, and now I've won every game ever since.
Oh here's some more:
261. You have sexual fantasies involving various FF characters like Tifa, Aeris, and Lulu (and for the ladies, Tidus, Edgar, and some others)
262. You try to think of and design plots and scenarios for Part 2s of existing FF games.
263. You compare any other non-FF RPG game you play to FF.
264. You spend more hours playing Blitzball in FF10 than it takes you to play and beat the rest of the game!
265. You've actually balled your eyes out during death scenes like Tellah from FF4 or Aeris from FF7.