Videogames: The New Homewrecker

[night_chrono]

24-year-old divorcee Jessica Ellis

Don't get married when your young, that is only asking for trouble. Her dumb ass fault as much as the guys.

 

[antipunt]

"The increase could be a consequence of people staying indoors more because of the recession," he said, "or it might be being used by men in particular as a means of escape from an already unhappy relationship."

This makes a lot of sense, actually. Video games aren't the culprit itself; it's the unhappiness/illness/whatever preceding playing that makes it so attractive. The fantasy is too luring of an escape, and it can leech onto you. The victim isn't even aware of the psychological issue; on the surface, it just looks like 'he loves video games too much'. It's anything but that.

 

[oldtaku]

This is just a symptom. Ladies, he's just not that into you any more. Your relationship is no longer exciting and videogames are.

Not to say the guy's blameless here (he's abdicated on the relationship), but if it wasn't video games it'd be something else.

 

[Scars Unseen]

Got a hint for any ladies that may be in similar circumstances. Complaint =! incentive to change. No one wants to spend time with someone who's always negative. You want attention? Attract it. Offer positive alternatives. Maybe even try to join them from time to time. Hell, women have been feigning interest in sports for ages. And maybe - just maybe - talk to the guy and see if there might be a common interest between you besides just sex.

Or leave with grace, dignity intact.

I'm serious. That's a perfectly viable option. If he no longer is interested in you, yelling about it isn't going to magically change that. If you can't, or are unwilling to draw his attention away from his hobby, and you won't join him in it, what purpose is there in drawing out the inevitable? Avoid the years of frustration and animosity. Just go.

 

[silent_noir_67]

I thought you were suggesting that physically addictive substances are more addictive than mentally addictive substances, my mistake!