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in thinking that DH is a bit of a lost cause in this respect?

39 replies

IHatetheXBox · 17/04/2009 07:45

...that at age 42, with 2 DCs, he still dedicates waaaay too much of his free time on his x-box?
Anyone else here a fellow widow? Why do some men persist in this childish pursuit?
Drives me maaaaaaaaaaddddddd!

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suwoo · 17/04/2009 08:17

I am a PS3 widow. DH plays COD5 and Fifa. He is even in charge of his own Fifa league. He spends most of every evening after getting home on it until he goes to bed, sometime after 12.

He chats to his gamer mates aswell on the chat facility.

I'd still rather he did that than chatting to birds online TBH.

CrackopentheBaileys · 17/04/2009 08:29

two words.

Championship manager.

If your other half has it, you know.... you know!

Bellebelle · 17/04/2009 08:32

Urgh - Championship Manager - nooooooooo!!!!

I know, oh yes I know.

notnowbernard · 17/04/2009 08:34

This would absolutely do my head in

TheHedgeWitchIsNAK · 17/04/2009 08:48

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notnowbernard · 17/04/2009 08:56

Are you all threatening divorce?!

BiscuitStuffer · 17/04/2009 08:59

I think DH is a MN widow

BunnyLebowski · 17/04/2009 09:02

Mine used to be a big gamer. All nighters on ps2 with his mates etc. It used to cause fights between us. But thankfully he's grown out of it now!

And since our dd was born he's hardly on the computer at all.

He says he doesn't want to miss anything with her and he wants to spend time with his family rather than playing stupid games

He went to a LAN party last weekend and plays the occasional game of Call of Duty after me and dd have gone to bed but that's it.

I'm a lucky woman.

notnowbernard · 17/04/2009 09:03

That's the thing...

I always feel a bit guilty if I'm on MN when dp is around

If I'm on MN in the evening it's if he's late home from work, cooking or in bed before me

Just feels weird otherwise

Longtalljosie · 17/04/2009 09:17

Mumsnet saves my patience when DH is playing Conan the Barbarian. Or World of Sodding Warcraft. He tries to convince me there's a difference between the two... not as far as I can see. Players do a lot of running, and twat goblins over the head, and have conversations with barmaids with pointy ears and improbably large breasts.

iamaLeafontheWind · 17/04/2009 09:33

But at least they are in the house, not down the pub!

Before DD came along I gave in & joined DH on WoW, it does get very addictive.

Longtalljosie · 17/04/2009 10:05

Leaf - you didn't! Was it any good?

solidgoldshaggingbunnies · 17/04/2009 10:08

ANyone whose hobby or interest is all-consuming is tiresome to live with, whether that interest is computer games, freemasonry, amateur dramatics - or MN.
But then again, computer games etc are better than just watching telly all the time like most mundanes do.

namechangerforareason · 17/04/2009 10:38

Championship manager gets more attention than me and DS from DP, 30 mins pla turns into 7 hours!

Xbox and wii a close second and third though.

Rollmops · 17/04/2009 10:39

We do not own any such 'nonsense' and if one ever so sneakily appeared to our postcode, it would be sent down the river in a moses basket, tres' pronto.... As it's rather obvious, can not STAND computer games, blame all the ill of the world, from obesity to violence, on the bloody things. Hah! So sue me.
DH spends his time rowing and so will the DTs unless they want to get on a horsey with Mum.
Outdoorsy types we are, given half a chance

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 17/04/2009 10:42

DH and I both used to game online before DS came along.

They are hideously addictive. Great if you have the time but otherwise a nightmare.

mayorquimby · 17/04/2009 11:33

champ manager is the business.
it's the reason i only got a 2.2 and it's the reason i stopped studying after my mocks for my leaving cert, it's just way too addictive

iamaLeafontheWind · 17/04/2009 12:21

Josie is wasn't that dissimilar to Mumsnet TBH, while DH powerlevelled himself to fight dragons, I pretty much sat in the market & gossiped!

Disenchantegg3 · 17/04/2009 12:23

count yourself lucky,

mine has PS3, PSP, DS, Wii and an old gamecube.

AND he collects starwars toys.

SHOOT ME. PLEASE.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 17/04/2009 12:26

Disenchanted - Do have a Millenium Falcon in your spare room, I know that someone on Mumsnet does courtesy of their DH!

supergluebum · 17/04/2009 12:27

LOL at a starwars toy collection, did he have it before he met you? Did you know?

I have a ban on games consoles in the living room. I think it's isolating. Since then DH has agreed and really never plays games anymore. But my DH did manage to successfully hide the fact that he's a footie nut when we were going out. He says that if he had let me know the full extent of his love of football I would never have gone out with him. I mean we don't have football shirts in frames on the wall or anything, but he watches every game that's on and does that fantasy football thing too. We'll be having a convo about something and if the tv or radio is on and one of his players hasn't performed well he just kind of zones out!!

Disenchantegg3 · 17/04/2009 12:37

I have 3 stormtrooper helmets in my living room, a glass cabinet with Boba and Jango Fetts' in.

And a full size replica lightsabre in my kitchen,

I also have a full size, 5ft 'biology class' skeleton, but thats another issue

mrsboogie · 17/04/2009 12:52

Mine has everything as well, plays them a lot less now that we have the baby (mostly Saturday mornings when I am having a lie in) but I would far rather this than him being down the pub every night...

Longtalljosie · 17/04/2009 13:01

Leaf - that's very funny

Disenchantegg - Actually my DH did consider giving those lightsabres to his best men as presents on our wedding day. He eventually went with cufflinks. Probably for the best...

Flamesparrow · 17/04/2009 13:03

Mine is a gamer, knew that when I met him.

I read books/MN/watch tv.

He is home, sober, gets off when I need him. Doesn't bother me.

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