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My other half is addicted to video games?

What should I do about it?

He's 40 years old.

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  • Bob N
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Work out how much time you want to spend together, and what you want to do. And when you're not spending time together, do something you enjoy, separately. It looks like video games are not for you, so try gardening or scrap booking.

  • 1 decade ago

    nothing you can do if he's not ready. it's just like any other addiction. u can have an intervention but gaming addiction isnt really understood and accepted too well.. it's not alcohol addiction... you could try taking all his games and consoles away but would he just go buy it again? could you offer him something else to do? does he get angry when u ask to stop playing?

    good luck

    Source(s): knower of strung-out gamers
  • 1 decade ago

    You can join in! Play with him, or work out a compromise. Like for every two hours he plays games when you are around, he owes you two hours of something you like do: chick flick, shopping, hiking, etc.

    Try playing with him and the comprimise thing.

    Good luck!

  • John F
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Let him play. If he does it way too often, ask him to do something with you that you like every now and then.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Oh my god... mine (younger than yours, by quite a bit) is too. Honestly, just smash the damn thing.

    That or hold out on sex.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    join him or leave him that is the question

  • 1 decade ago

    have kids so he can play multiplayer

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