World of Warcraft Widows

You know since he spends all of his time (when not slepping or in the can) allowing this addiction to rule, the most I have time for is mylot ocassionally (sometimes staying up late- like till 10 or so to have time for myself and interaction with others - being exhausted the next day if I stay up too late as my alarm clock is my baby) and sweeping while he sleeps or plays quietly beside me - more often though he's getting into things so I have to provide distractions. So basically, I have no time for hobbies - I have a toddler that I am the sole caregiver for because my husband is addicted to WOW. He comes home at 12 am from work plays until early morning then sleeps until its time to go to work. I can't get into online games, I'm not very good at computer games. I can't stay up all night - I have a toddler. A common interest wouldn't work because it would take him away from his addiction. I could work part time from home doing political polls, but since he spends his time staring at the screen - and occassionally glancing at the huge tv he bought...that would mean the baby would get virtually no interaction for several hours which wouldn't be fair to him. Same with hobbies. And what happens if the baby is in the kitchen, he hasn't bought any baby proofing - so no barrier - - he might die getting the baby away from something he shouldn't get into and that would irritate the heck out of him. His answer to the baby getting into things (for attention - HIS usually) is to get mad and yell - so WRONG) So we could be living in a much nicer place...if I could work too, instead he wants to move to an even cheaper place so he can afford to keep paying of his new tv, high speed internet, cable, wow subscription when if he stopped playing for a few hours each weekend and went to sleep earlier so I could go to work during the day and actually interacted while I was at work. We're not the only family WOW has effected. I think its for single people or those who don't have kids. Otherwise the spouse and kids suffer.

Well, we recently had a vacation in another state where his family lives I think he's depressed being so far away and we chose wrong with our landlord. So I don't know if its a true addiction and we're hoping his transfer to that base goes well. He moved from there because of prejuiced against asians and others who aren't white. But I think we both realize the importance of being close to family.

We have two children and play WoW and I don't neglect my family or my house and both of us work. It isn't a matter of the game being bad, just how people use it. I am sorry that your signifigant other is not able to manage his play time and has allowed it to overtake all of your lives, there are therapists out there that deal with video game addiction.

I definitely see its benefits, but its nice to have interaction, talking, affection...etc...

And despite the things you do on the internet I'm sure you take five minutes here and there to ask after his day to give him a hug or kiss - many wowers don't do that. I don't mind him having a hobby the reason I and other women get upset is when the guy does nothing else once he's home from work, even talking is like pulling teeth. But for me, I know its where we live and we'll move soon, when we're on vacation he's MUCH different!