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My boyfriend is addicted to gaming.

Usually it has not been a problem, I mean, it is his hobby! Of course he is allowed to play. But these days.. his attention to his gaming has grown. When I bring it up with him he says “Why am I not allowed to play? Just because I am your boyfriend doesn’t mean we have to talk every day or see each other regally” Which is true. But..he doesn’t even try any more. We only go out if I ask him, otherwise he forgets about me.

I understand that he enjoys games, I also understand I can’t hog him all the time.. It has been so good up till now! With his rapid increase in games. I ask him about us and he doesn’t want to break up.

I don’t get what he wants. :( He thinks he can have a girl… but give her no attention? Whats the point in having the girl then.

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M. Wright offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (12 minutes after post)

Be clear, concise, and adamant about your expectations.

Know what you want, communicate it clearly and concisely, and be firm.

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Mez offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (12 minutes after post)

Tell him how you feel about this. Say that you completely understand that gaming is his hobby and you respect that but you are starting to feel left out. Can I also say that has he been buying new games lately? If he is like me, he cannot stop until he finishes the game and with some games out there like ‘Call Of Duty’ which can be challenging for some people, it therefore takes up a lot of their time…

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Mr. P offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (21 minutes after post)

I’m a game addict but even I know that you deserve an amount of attention that is conducive to a happy relationship.Let him know that if he wants to spend more time with his games then you then he can date those. It sounds harsh but really it’s just logical reasoning. If you’re a nicer person you can rephrase the confrontation as you see fit. I suppose…..

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An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (53 minutes after post)

This is all really great help thanks! Yeah I understand that, games are very addictive, plus fun! So don’t want to pull the nagging girlfriend out. But yes, I still do deserve attention no matter how addictive they are, yeah! Thanks :)

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uzumak1_n4rut offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (2 hours, 49 minutes after post)

You’re too good for the guy. If he is able to pay attention to a game more than the girl he has a relationship with then he is not fit to eben have a girlfriend. I’m a gamer but even i know that girls are worth way more than games. But if his games goes before you then Either give him the option to spend time with you more(if u like him that much) or just break it off with him and then let everyone know that he is a loser and gives games more attention than his girlfriend.
Or u could be the bigger person and play the games with him and build a stronger relationship and develop ways to have him go out more and show him that going out is more fun than his games.

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忍者™ offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Jackson, MI, US | 1 year ago (6 hours, 32 minutes after post)

Unlike uzu I see this froma gamer’s point of view tell him what you told us. He will see it himself and quit playing that much… I know this happened to me and ex told me, and now I don’t play that much

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BlondeGirl offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (11 hours, 29 minutes after post)

I turned the tables on my boyfriend, and it made him see how much time he wasted when we could be going out and enjoying ourselves.

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uzumak1_n4rut offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (3 days, 4 hours after post)

忍者™ wrote:
Unlike uzu I see this froma gamer’s point of view tell him what you told us. He will see it himself and quit playing that much… I know this happened to me and ex told me, and now I don’t play that much

and from your point of you, u guys became ex….

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忍者™ offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Jackson, MI, US | 1 year ago (6 days, 6 hours after post)

Not right away we broke up because she ended up cheating on me months after I quit gaming

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An Unknown Location | 11 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

my boyfriend is the same exact way. ugh. all he does is play. and i thought i would start to play to play and maybe it could be soemthign we do together but he just tells me how bad i am and it just made things worse. just tell your dude me or the games

if you have AIM i would love to talk to you..

sarhawesome
is my screen name

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忍者™ offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Jackson, MI, US | 11 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

Just what ever you or mslover736 do, don’t give them an ultimatum cause no one should ever be given an ultimatum

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Iceyskrus offline Verified User (2 weeks, 1 day) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (11 months, 4 weeks after post)

I’m going through a similar problem. My boyfriend and I live together and all he does is play xbox live… Honestly I’m getting to the point where I can’t take it anymore I’m thinking of kicking him out…. He is on this game all day all night when I try to talk to him or ask him basic question he starts screaming…. The other night he almost knocked me down rushing through the hallway so he doesn’t miss his match. It’s getting beyond ridiculous. When I tell him I would like to watch some tv or something he starts screaming how I never allow him to play his game it’s not fair (witch honestly he always plays) I’m stuck please help ugh

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hollym0rga offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 week, 1 day ago (1 year after post)

Iceyskrus…you and I are in the same boat. My boyfriend does exactly the same thing. I am at my breaking point.

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