I’m happy to say that video game playing isn’t an issue in our household, but I do hear and read about it enough. Some spouses beat their mates by joining them, some just accept it and others take to forums to complain.
This military spouse put her video game playing sweetheart on Craigslist. Cheap!
I am selling my 22 year old husband. He Enjoys eating and playing video games all day. Easy to maintain, just feed and water every 3-5 hours. You must have Internet and space for gaming. Got tired of waiting so free to good home. If acceptable replacement is offered will trade.
It was all in jest and they are a beautiful couple from the picture, but the ad did garner media attention and some serious inquiries.
Funniest part to me was that the soldier’s mother was fully supportive of her daughter-in-law making her point with humor. That’s refreshing!
Happily, her husband got the hint and dialed his playing back a bit.
Are video games wreaking havoc in your household?
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In our household, I was the one who was playing FPS's long before I met my husband so he got a gamer wife to begin with. We play major games together but he also plays Xbox games while I'm doing my thing so I don't care at all. We're also not the "must-be-attached-at-the-hip" couple. :)
Sounds like my husband and I – I'm a PC gamer (also mostly FPS) from WAY back so he also got a gamer wife – which he is rather proud of.
We did make a promise though – He would try his hand at PC games (which he now LOVES) and I would give the console a shot (I've never played console in my life!)
So every now and then we have a games night where I try not to run around staring at the sky, or the floor or running into walls and actually SHOOT something. (that controller hates me)
Things get done in our house, and when everything is sorted – we play :)
He's my best friend, and what's better than spending a few hours slogging your way through a campaign with your best friend shouting encouragement?
That is hilarious
good for her..as a vet & a service member, I could never see the point of spending so much time on teh internet gaming!! The computer does offer some enterainment, but overall it is still just a tool, that is all!!
I solved that problem between my wife and I. I gave her to another man.
Without the original couple's input about just how much gaming is done, really who are we to judge. He could be gaming from supper to bedtime which would clearly be BAD! but if all he does is play games for an hour a night, how is that bad, he's decompressing, and for many guys that doesn't involve talking about our feelings or many of the other things women do to relax/decompress.
I say so long as he is not neglecting his wife, and household duties he should be entitled to some alone time, and really you thought just because he became a husband…that a 22yr old man would not play video games….come on lol
That's probably all he did in the military. The civilians who never served time in the military will think that this guy is some war hero and all he did was play on the computer like 90% of the other troops. You military guys know this is a fact. I wouldn't give her ten bucks for him.
As a Vietnam combat veteran I know all about the excitement and adrenalin that comes with being in combat. It is truly addicting !
These online multiplayer combat games brings back these excitement and adrenalin just right in your own home and that's why these games are so popular with veterans.
I myself play COD 4 at least 4 hours a day.
This Woman is Crazyyyyyyyy!! What the heck kinda crap is that!! So what if the person wants to play Video games,,atleast there not out being a HOE!! C'Mon lady, really!! LMAO!!
That crazy lady does not deserve to be called an ARMY WIFE!! Shes Mean & Cruel!!
SO IS YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!
Maybe if she didnt have headaches every night…… lol jk
this is too funny, my wife and i will be married for 11 years next month and i play video games alot and she does her own thing and we still are so attracted to each other like we just met…i usually play after work to unwind a bit, or play football with my son, she watches all her DVR'd shows. we like our away time from each other but we balance it with together time too…i bet the soldiers wife in this article dont even have a job…….any takers?
What does having a job have to do with anything?
Your wife watches her all shows on the DVR and you play your video games, does that mean she doesn't have a job? Maybe part of her frustration is that she DOES have a job, maybe they work opposite schedules. Maybe the fact that she does have a job with an opposite schedule factored into her frustration with the amount of time he spends playing video games if he wasn't spending time with her when they DID have time together.
Ugh. Assumptions. You know what they say about them.
The Soldier needs to start looking for another Wife, lol!!
OMG – Thank God this wife has more of a sense of humor than all of the "army wife"'s posting comments. Good Lord! She thought of a clever, yet light-hearted way to get her point across to her man. It worked. Good for her for being able to do so without ignorance and a loud mouth! Video games are NOT real life. Yes they can be entertaining, but at NO point should gaming come before your family or your responsibility. There are some people that don't seem to understand the difference between entertainment and compulsion. My husband loves to play Madden. He plays maybe once a week, or whenever he feels like taking some time to himself. That's cool with me. But I would NEVER put up with 4 hours a day! I don't even know how someone could stand to sit on their behind for 4 hours staring at a tv, let alone be the spouse of someone doing so. Get your tush outside and get some fresh air, play with your kids, take your wife on a date, call your parents, volunteer at a charity/homeless shelter. ANYTHING is more productive than 4 hours of video games.
My husband and I met on an online game. I won't say which one. I really enjoy gaming and so does he, so we still play various games together; we still make time for each other outside of those games though. However, I can see this wife's point of view. It's nice to finally see someone with a sense of humor regarding this issue. I've seen countless women, even some of my friends on FB, complain and whine about it. Some choose to join in. Some threaten divorce. Either way, it's always the same general reaction.
Mine is on 8 hr or more a day ( COD). He is 45 . I am lonely, and feel bad. I wish he wanted to do things with me more. I have tried everything guys. I am scared, it has taken over his life. He used to do woodworking, and fun things with our son…now , just games. Any help or suggestion would be appreciated.
My husband of 18 years is a big time gamer. I don’t mind, I have my own interests too. There have been times when I had to put my foot down about his gaming time. If it keeps him up after 2am, he plays before work & during lunch & all evening, if he takes Leave to play a new game 24/7… You get the idea! He’s got an addictive personality. I’m thankful he chanels it towards legal things & I know where he’s at. I don’t appreciate being replaced. I sat Kudos to this young wife for setting reasonable limits to protect her marriage. After all, we hardly see our soldiers as it is, with deployments, word, CQ, schools, etc. When their home we want some interaction.