Dh, online gaming moodswings

[pumpkinsweetie]

My dh has always had a thing for xbox/playstation games and a while back, a few months ago he bought a new game Modern Warfare 3-call of duty.
He was fine playing the game at first but then he became so obsessed our relationship and his relationship with our kids began to suffer-he became withdrawn, moody, he shouted swore etc if i asked to go on days out or for him to do anything for the children.
After a while i noticed the reason behind the obsession-Online Gaming, he was becomming more and more hooked and the game was all he cared about, around christmas i threw him out because of it.
I said it is the game or us, he chose the game but a few days later managed to get him to sell it and things went back to normal in the end.
But now 6 months later, he has signed up to LoveFilm and in the post today came the dreaded game MM3, what would you do?
Pretend you haven't seen it, send it back, let him have it or confront him?
Im sooo angry, i know it seems silly but that game really took over out lifes

just want to say, it doesnt sound silly at all, it sounds awful. you poor thing. my dp plays games too - he will sometimes stay up all night playing but it is usually when he is down or depressed. i absolutely HATE them and i am so sad that he doesnt see what a monumental waste of time it is. i find it so pathetic that he plays. our baby is only 11 months but i have made a rule he can never play in front of the baby - all that shooting and violence. ugh it makes me angry just thinking about it. my dp just sees it as pure escapism, living in a fantasy world for a while, he describes it as same as watching a movie or reading a book. i definitely dont. he did go through a phase a while ago of playing loads and it really affected his moods. he was cynical, aggressive (not to me but to things generally) and wouldnt come out and do stuff preferred just to stay in and play by himself. PATHETIC!!!

to answer your question, i would confront him, tell him how it makes you feel, ask for a compromise if he wont just quit. will you let me know how you get on? i hope he sees sense, for his own sake as well as yours. me and my dp did have a big chat when he got bad that time and it hasnt been bad since (about 6 or 7 months ago).... hoping it stays that way.

is your relationship doing well other than this issue?