Gaming and Marriage. Has it caused issues?

[Luke]

If I did a lot of the things Luke does, my wife would look at me crazy...

Dude. Everyone looks at me crazy.

[jp1]

We are to the point to where the advice and situation is too specific for internet strangers to help. We can say general things regarding marriage overall, but without knowing both people or specifics, there isn't much more to say that has any merit.

The fact is, what people find ideal in marriage will vary vastly from couple to couple. What Luke or JP1 see in a marriage is different for me and my wife or perhaps Dave and his. If I did a lot of the things Luke does, my wife would look at me crazy, but that's fine because that really works for them, and how my wife and I are work for us.

Some people need alone wind down or recharge time. Some hate being alone and want to spend all possible hours in their spouse's company. Video games is one a many different activities one can spend that alone time doing. I value my alone time, especially now that I have a kid. Me saying that though, doesn't mean I don't love spending time with them, or miss them when they are gone, because I do. I just like having that time to myself, and luckily for me, my wife values that as well for herself. Figuring out these time management issues and time boundaries, and the needs of your spouse and yourself for such time is important to a marriage.

Good post. I certainly hope that it was clear that I wasn't trying to invalidate anyone else's relationship. I tried to add some things like "for me" or "in my opinion" to curb that perception. Admittedly my first post was left for interpretation as I wasn't all too clear it was meant as nothing more than a different view to consider.



I don't think I have a better marriage than you or Dave. I simply feel that I have a marriage that works, and I understand the effort that has been put into achieving that, for anyone.

If I did a lot of the things Luke does, my wife would look at me crazy...

Dude. Everyone looks at me crazy.

That perm was a bad idea then?

[TEKTORO]

Have we tried Bejeweled 3 yet this is how you get a none gamer into the hobby inconspicuously.Then from there you can start tying in some Halo Coop and Telltales Walking Dead. Just putting that out there..

[Vant3c]

Have we tried Bejeweled 3 yet this is how you get a none gamer into the hobby inconspicuously.Then from there you can start tying in some Halo Coop and Telltales Walking Dead. Just putting that out there..

I already tried that last year. When Mario Kart on the Wii u was coming out we talked about doing gaming related things together. So she was on bored and we bought a Nintendo referb Wii u to play them game. For a solid 2 to 3 weeks that is what she wanted to do. So we did and had a good time playing together. Most of the time she would bring up wanting to play it so I would always be up for it.

Well about after that 3rd week she would not play it at all. I would ask and she would say she does not feel like it at all. So then I said lets play Kirby epic yarn. She at first said OK then started to play it but then she just lost intrest and the Wii u became the Netflix box.

I already had a Wii U in my game room so we bought another one for just a little be of play time.

[TEKTORO]

Glad to hear you gave it a shot, I was posting some lite humor.

I seen you guys were working on things and getting help, good luck, stay strong and enjoy life no matter what!!

[Luke]

That perm was a bad idea then?

Not at all. I just wanted to use the phrase "looks at me crazy".

Last week I borrowed the joke "My wife and I know each other so well we even finish each others sandwiches", and a guy said "Sentences. The phrase is you finish each others sentences".

Stick in the mud some are.

[jp1]

That perm was a bad idea then?

Not at all. I just wanted to use the phrase "looks at me crazy".

Last week I borrowed the joke "My wife and I know each other so well we even finish each others sandwiches", and a guy said "Sentences. The phrase is you finish each others sentences".

Stick in the mud some are.

He sounds like the life of the party. You should have said in a completely serious tone "That makes no sense at all, how am I supposed to eat a sentence?"

[Exhuminator]

When your wife's farts start smelling like your own that's when you've reached true marital unity.

[Luke]

You should have said in a completely serious tone "That makes no sense at all, how am I supposed to eat a sentence?"

This I like.

Same week, different guy. He's telling a story about how his life could, but more importantly should be better. I say, "When you wish".

He stares at me, mouth agape, for a few seconds and then nearly shouts "Upon a star! It's when you wish upon a star". Subtle isn't for everyone.

[J T]

we talked about doing gaming related things together. So she was on bored

Sometimes a typo can say more than the correctly spelled word.