You and you’re partner are both incredibly busy most days of the week, juggling work ties, family life and everything else. You hardly get to say 3 words to each other without some distraction getting in the way. When you do get a free moment you can’t wait to spend some quality time with your partner, but all he is interested in is playing his Xbox! So you end up sitting around like a lemon, waiting for him to turn it off, while he continues to blast his way through yet another level, as he repeats ‘just one more game’. Yeah, you’ve heard that a hundred times before!
Does this sound familiar? How many arguments have you both had because of the amount of time he spends on that console, rather than spending time with, or even paying attention to you? Your relationship otherwise would be faultless, if it weren’t for his affair with that time-consuming machine, ridiculously spurning you into feeling like some sort of jealous lover.
If this happens all too often, and it’s causing a strain on you both, then drastic times call for drastic measures. His gaming addiction doesn’t have to mean game-over for the two of you, but enough is enough. To save your relationship it’s time to bring out the big guns for mission possible, code word: sell Xbox 360.
All you want is to be made to feel special and valued, it’s not too much to ask. To be a good partner for you he has a duty to every so often make simple gestures to show you just how much he cares. This should be one of those times. Plus there are sites like Music Magpie that make it easy to sell it.
Ditching the console will mean that you both can dedicate more time to each other, bonding and enjoying the love you have for one other. The cash earned from this selfless declaration of his love for you could be well-spent on a romantic occasion just for you two. You could wine and dine at a favorite restaurant, or get away for a whole special weekend together, such as visiting a spa, or even take a short holiday to a warm, exotic location. Anywhere where you can both let your hair down, enjoy some much needed quality time together, and relax in peace and tranquility. Away from the blaring warfare game machine guns and booming explosions, at last!
My fiancee uses his XBox as his stress relief & uses it mostly when my son & I are still sleeping on weekend mornings or while I’m making dinner, so I don’t mind him using it. However, a lot of his friends have relationship issues from using it too much!
I think I would be equally as devastated if we sold our PS3 lol. You do have a very valid point though. It’s so easy to get into that minding numbing gaming and forget to spend quality time with your partner!
Hmmm… if we sold our Xbox there would probably be modern warfare in our house from the kids. lol
LOL…I’m the gamer of the family…him, not so much…haha
I think as long as it’s used in moderation it’s a good way to relax. Still, this is great for people who are looking to get rid of a console!
My ex husband was addicted to video games, and it didn’t help that he worked at GameStop. Thankfully, my current husband doesn’t get into video games. He just likes college basketball and wrestling, lol. However, I’m the one that likes video games, especially if I have the spare time, though. 🙂
Too many people shut off from each other in favor of gadgets and games these days.
HAHA! Sometimes I wish..
my husband would KILL me, lol.