Advice column from today's newspaper

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• lkm2006

  December 2010

  Unfortunately, I could totally believe it.  I gave my BF (now H) an x-box for Christmas one year.  At that time, he was going through a lot of family problems and he made the x-box his outlet.  He shut me out and became completely dependent on the game, ruining relationships and almost failing out of college.
  

   We went through a couple (not so serious) break ups because I was getting so frustrated.  Finally, I realized I couldn't save him anymore and I told him he needed to get his life together, and I couldn't do it for him. 

  He gave the game away, got some counseling so he could discuss the problems he was having to deal with and really got his life back together.

  It may sound stupid, but it was definitely a "real" thing that we both had to deal with but I'm glad to say we made it through for the better!
  

  

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• ledalia

  December 2010

  My husband will play x-box games every so often, but usually only if I'm busy doing something else like homework. We typically use it together to watch Netflix. I encourage him to have fun but he never does it at my expense. But I have known guys in the past with addictive personalities so I definitely believe it could and does happen.
  

  

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• manda26

  December 2010

  So glad Hubs is not into video games! we have no gaming systems at our place and that wont be changing.
  

  

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• raangoli

  December 2010

  ledalia:

  My husband will play x-box games every so often, but usually only if I'm busy doing something else like homework. We typically use it together to watch Netflix. I encourage him to have fun but he never does it at my expense.
  

  Same thing for us. H plays games every now and then and I even tell him to while I am cleaning or doing something else and he's just sitting around because he's so much faster than me at getting things done. But mostly I bought it to stream the Netflix since I got rid of cable. 

  I can totally see how people might shut out the real world and become so engrossed in video games. There were people that became obsessed with the movie Avatar when it came out, too. I worry about those people, I really do! 
  

  

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• zaramarie81

  December 2010

  Video game addiction is real, so yeah, I can believe it! There are some guys who really will stay up for days playing, failing out of school etc. Poor woman! Sounds like she needs an intervention. My hubby like his digital stuff but is good about stepping away.
  

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• jnc1113

  December 2010

  I left an ex over his video game addiction.  I couldn't take him shutting me out emotionally and using the games as his outlet.  It marginalized my part of our relationship.  When I left, it was a real shock to him, because he was so engrossed he had no idea there were problems, despite many attempts to bring it up.  He was heartbroken, but I hear he sought help after that.  I am very aware of how painful this must be for the wife who wrote in, and I hope she and her husband can get help before it's too late.
  

  
  
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