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My Boyfriend is addticted to WoW

I've seen a married couple with a baby split due to on-line gaming. It was damned wierd. All I can say is that having been a computer games coder, I'm so sick of games that I never play them any more.

If the guy was like this before he met you, then asking him to stop might come across as a tad disingenuous, but he should sure cut down his use until your not there to be hurt by it.

Video games can be as addictive as drugs for some people. Professional help is not as silly as it first appears.
 
GenericMind said:
There's going to be 875874.2 threads like this when Halo 3 comes out in November. :\
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Ha ha, absolutely. I'll definitely be the topic of one of these discussions on some board somewhere. If Microsoft could make a peripheral that sucks cock, there would be a lot of unhappy women.
 
juice_soldier said:
You're clearly jealous because its taking up his time that he COULD be spending with you, but for whatever reason, WoW is more satisfying. Try relaxing a bit before you go making statements like "IM NOT FUCKING JEALOUS OF A VIDEO GAME" because by using such rage, it proves the exact opposite.
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I'm sorry, but are you fucking blind or something? maybe you're just dumb.....because out of all the replies in this thread not one person has agreed with you that I am jealous.


I'm telling you I'm not jealous. I'm worried for him. He's an addict. And from the sound of it, you are too....so of course you wouldn't understand my side.
 
I played for 3 years and have sold 4 characters for $500, $740, $375 and $950. Not to mention the mass amount of gold i have sold for real $ over those years. Waste of time? i think not. I did cut down on my play time when i met my girlfriend but i still play a good 2-3 hours a day. I can't make as much money as i used to but it's a fair trade since i love my girl ;)
 
^^He's 19, so how much weight do you assign to his words? This is obviously upsetting you, so lets try and think of something positive to do here, OK?

If he's worth it, you can figure it out, if he's not, well, best you find out now... sorry if that comes across as a little harsh, but I couldn't find better wording, so sorry in advance. :\

Oh, could I just reitterate that this thread is about an interpersonal problem. We really don't need facts & figures about Warcraft or any other computer game, it's off topic and is not helping TL99 which, in case folks have forgotten, is what SLR is here for. Please, start a WoW thread in The Lounge if you want to go OT... OK? Cheers...
 
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AnalogSingularity said:
Step 1: break his video console
Step 2: ask if he still loves you

if after 2 he says no, go you're merry way.

I'm being serious by the way, not trolling.
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How is this rational in any way?
 
AnalogSingularity said:
Step 1: break his video console
Step 2: ask if he still loves you

if after 2 he says no, go you're merry way.

I'm being serious by the way, not trolling.
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If my girlfriend broke my computers and asked that i would say "sure i still love you, but you owe me a total of $12,000.. oh yeah, and i need atleast 1 of those computers replaced within a few days so i can start working again"
 
haribo1 said:
If he's worth it, you can figure it out, if he's not, well, best you find out now... sorry if that comes across as a little harsh, but I couldn't find better wording, so sorry in advance. :\
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He is completely worth it. We both felt like we were soul mates and our connection was so strong. I would've liked to carry his babies one day :)

But, I've already done all I can. He's not going to stop playing and he's not going to cut his hours anymore. He's already upset at the fact that I won't let him play while I'm at his house. I feel like if he truly valued me, and wanted to marry me as he says, then he would see how much this is bothering me and want to do what he can to keep me.

Unfortunatly for the both of us, I don't see that being the case, and it breaks my heart to think that a stupid computer game has more value in his eyes than I do.
 
^Addiction makes people do much worse things, sadly. I still say professional help may be a solution, if you can get him to try it... good luck!
 
that is just so sad to me. I don't think you are jealous. Addiction is addiction is a problem who matter what it's to... drugs, video games, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If it prevents you from leading a normal and healthy life than I don't agree with it. It's really sad that he doesn't understand how hurt you are by the fact that he is a zombie. I have a friend who frequents his playstation ALOT but I wouldn't call him an addict. So I guess it doesn't bother me to watch him play a few hours a week.

In your case, I don't think getting angry and breaking shit is going to do the trick. Have you thought of taking him out of the house to spend time together?
 
^Ahem... thanks for that, AW... I think. We could use a little levity :)
 
funkinravin said:
Around this time my husband started to act like a jerk. Anytime we would leave the house to run he would be pissed, God forbid I made a wrong turn on the way home and deprived him from those few moments in game.
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oh boy does that sound familiar. i can't plan anything without worrying that it will fall on a night where he has to "raid" or some stupid shit like that.

we have gotten into a few fights over my husbands abuse of it...he claims he has to be there, he is the clan leader or whatever the hell you call it. there are over a hundred people that count on him blah blah blah.

i made it clear it was going to end. i will not have my kids seeing him at that computer all day long. so now, it is only after they go to bed. after one fight, he took apart the puter and put it in the garage, i made him put it back....i don't want to end a fun hobby of his, it is just all about being responsible with his time and not going overboard. it isn't as bad as some of you have it, he isn't even close to losing a job, just annoying me with the time spent on it.

to be honest though, now that this has gone on for years, i am used to nights without him, and am annoyed when he is all over me at night instead of just getting on the stupid computer. he ruined quality time at night for good.

no matter how much fun you guys have on that game, i gotta tell you, it is such a turn off seeing you play it. and as for me joining him, i don't think so. i like getting online, reading forums here and there....but with that game, you are immersed. nothing else exists. i have a family, i can't do that.
 
WoW is like any drug out there, if played properly it can be loads of fun. If it is abused it can ruin your life and make life miserable for those who love you. Much like any drug out there, those who do not play/use it cannot understand it. I like to compare it to ecstasy, most people who don't do it cannot understand how much fun it is.
 
... In an odd twist of events I think world of warcraft might have saved my relationship. Back in November I wanted nothing less than to break up with my gf. She wouldent leave. So I figured I would just start ignroing her and play world of warcraft(something that seemed to have drivin off many women from there bf's). That almost worked but then she started playing on her computer sitting beside me. Ever since she started doing that we play together and its a bonding expierence ware a level of teamwork and corrdination goes a long way toward our success in the game. But even more so doing this has improved other facets of our relationship.

To the girls around here. It might do you some good to give the game a try instaead of starting fights about it all the time. I meet people in the game all the time ware both partners play the game and both really have a good time doing it. There are people that are wayyyy to into the game but just because you play it dose not mean you are automatically "one of those people"
 
i was once with a guy who would rather sit in front of the computer than acknowledge my existence. Don't know why i put up with it, that's just not how you treat someone. You don't have to put up with that sweety.
 
Individuals look for reason to be. If an individual finds more meaning in a virtual game than the physical world, something is missing in the real world because that game is giving him/her more of it than reality does. The game is a way to escape. The idea of being some elf hero in an enchanted forest, even if only in a dream, is more appealing than seeking meaning in a real world which holds so little of it.

That said, I do not trust this whole "MMO" phenomenon (have tried it, went thru a video game phase and all) because it seems like something which keeps people sedate and distracted while the natural world continues to fall apart. It's similar to cable TV except it does a better job of making people feel engaged and "alive". The problem as I see it stems from our way of life. What can be said of a society so mundane and uninspiring that so many of its members would rather be endlessly entertained by computer images than interact with real things? I think these gamers are in general inspired enough to want more than the 9-5 modern lifestyle has to offer, but not clairvoyant enough to know that this virtual phenomenon is only a distraction... my theory on a VERY interesting and relevant topic.

OP: that ain't cool. not cool at all.
 
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