Gaming

[BoyGirlMummy1993]

Does anyone else’s DH go on PlayStation EVERY damned night? It’s driving me crazy. He spends hours talking to his nephew on a stupid car game like it’s real life 🤦‍♀️

Get an xbox, find a game you like and spend hours on that. If you cant beat them...

Or you know, just dump him.

I wish I could... I don’t have the hand eye coordination 🤣
It’s more of a recent thing since Xmas. So not like he’s done it the whole time we’ve been together, but there will be a bust up soon. I can’t feel it coming 😩

Yeah my 37 yo hubby is the same but I don't care as I'm in bed. Does it matter what he does if he's enjoying it and ur enjoying ur free time?

Yes or his laptop playing games. It used to really bother me but not any more. He's in the same room as me. If I asked him to watch something with me, he would. He's just not interested in sitting watching 'mindless TV' he calls it!
Would yours stop and watch something with you if you asked? If I don't ask, he doesn't bother.

Is that question for me? Yes he would stop and watch something with me maybe not straight away but after 10 mins or so

Not PlayStation but his gaming laptop. It doesn't bother me at all. He works hard Mon-Fri, we have two young children with a 3rd due in 7 weeks. He helps when I need him to. After our children are in bed it's his time to chill out and do something he enjoys. The same as what I do. We're in the same room, so still enjoy each others company doing separate things. I don't see the problem.

He would but only if I nag. It’s always one more game. I end up going to bed cause I can’t watch telly or read as he’s chatting to his nephew and on the tv. It wouldn’t be so bothersome if it wasn’t every night.

So tell him he's being unreasonable. It's great he's connecting with family, but unless him and his nephew want to go rent a flat together, tell him to make it every other night.

There needs to be some compromise. It's not very fair else if you are feeling this way.
Can you find a box set to get into together, something you absolutely can't miss?
I find evenings very boring so I'm partial to gaming myself (not every night) but I understand the attraction. Telly is rubbish!
I don't find it helps if I say 'no you can only do xyz on this night and that night' if he doesn't choose to it just makes me feel like his mum!

I say all this although we're in a situation right now where we already spend a lot of time together, I work at home and he's furloughed. I understand if you both work FT you're gonna need a bit more interaction from him, which I'd try and explain.