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Moms View Message Board: General Discussion Archive: Archive April 2005: Does your DH play video games?
My DH plays about 2 hours almost every night and more on weekends...I almost jealous of the computer mouse! He's 29 and I wish he would relax with a good book or have some sort of productive hobby. (Or, possibly seduce me?
Yes, but not nearly as much as your DH. My ex used to do that, he'd lose control if I asked him to change a diaper or tend to the kids while he was playing PS2. I can totally relate to your pain there, but your DH is a good dad and helps you around the hosue which is great. Honestly, I'm on the PC way more than Nate (who is almost 27) is on the PC or PS2, so I now have no right to complain LOL. Men seem to always been into things like that, I know men in their 40s who are addicted to Halo 2. Oh, and don't get me started on stupid shows like South Park. Have you ever seen MaxEx on Spike TV? Seriously the stupidest thing ever, it's like Jackass and Viva la Bam meets Funniest Home Videos. Anyway, try reaching a compromise with your DH, and exploring hobbies for yourself while he is on the computer or game system. If you work out a compromise like that, you can set up together activities and you won't feel as ignored.
ROFL, my hubby (who is 30) tops all of your hubbies I bet!!! He normally plays PS2 for a few hours every day. However, he's really into his current game right now. Get this - he played 10 hours yesterday!!! And today he played 11 hours - no joke, I swear! He's not normally that bad, but I feel like it's a competition lately between me and the stupid video game!!! So, I feel you, boy do I feel you! lol
Dh is 27 and he is not really into video games but he loves looking at old cars on ebay or anywhere on the internet, he could sit and look for a few hours at a time, but I can't talk I have been known to be on the internet several hours out of the day too.
No gaming systems at our house, except for 13dd's gameboy. DH and I both spend time on the internet, but we can usually ask each other to do something, if something needs being done. For me, the dog nags me to occasionally get off my butt and take her outside and kids need to go to school and come home, etc.
We have a PS2 and many PC games. DH (40) plays sometimes but not often. He's usually on his PC dialed into work doing WORK.
*I* am the guilty one in my house.
No games - but we LOVE South Park. Such an insightful social satire.
DH has a PS2. When he first got it he played a lot. Now, he probably only plays for a few hours every few weeks or so. I hated that game system before so i'm glad he gave up playing for hours everyday.
We have a PS2 and he will play on weekends and if he has time when he gets home after Rylee is in bed, or if she is up, they will play together with the PS2. She doesn't know how to play, but pushes all the buttons. He doesn't really play that much though. If I think that he has been on too long, I will ask him to turn it off. I usually give him 30 minutes before I pull the plug. I know that sounds mean, but hey, I want my time with him too.
Melissa, I have been known to watch the MTV *reality* shows. For some reason, I find them funny and amusing too.
Melissa, we watch Pimp My Ride sometimes, but I recently pondered if my preference for VH1 (Best Week Ever, anyone?), which used to be the "corny" channel, means I'm getting old. LOL Some of the crap on MTV makes me scratch my head and wonder just how out of touch I must be!! Karen, Super Mario Brothers rocks!!
My dh sounds a lot like Melissa's dh. He used to be a fanatic and played for hours late at night, but he only plays occasionally now. It used to be a big argument for us. His staying up all night vs. my wanting him to be awake and interacting with us during the day. I don't miss those! Now it's aaaalll the car shows on TLC, Discovery Channel and MTV. Oh well, I'm sure I spend as much time on the pc as he does watching his shows.
No, that is one thing he doesn't do. I am actually the one that ends up playing with ds on the playstation, when he gets tired of playing by himself. However, he is addicted to sports. If he is at home, the TV is almost always on ESPN. It drives me crazy.
My DH has a playstation2 and when he gets a new game he plays non stop for days. He rents the games instead of buying them because he finishes them so quick and it is cheaper too. He got a new one yesterday and he played all day and finally turned it off at 2:00 am. Sometimes he drives me crazy but there are a lot worse things I could have to worry about.
Dh has ALL the game systems and a multitude of games, but they do NOT run his life. It's just his free time hobby and a way that he relaxes. Mostly sports games, some shoot-em ups. Sometimes we play together if it's something I like. Since dd came along though he plays even less, and never thinks twice about stopping to do something with her or if he has to take care of her. He's 32 and was playing when I met him 13 years ago!
In the last 6 months or so,computer games have 'stolen' my dh from me.We have always been sooooo incredibily close.We've had a lot of hard ups and downs in our 15 yrs together.But ,we were always very 'touchy-feely' with each other,and we NEVER went to bed seperately,unless it was because of odd work hours,sickness,etc.Well,about 6 months or so ago,my dh was introduced to computer poker(gin,gin rummy,etc)and night time has been different ever since.I started out for a while begging,fussing,threatning,anything I could to get him to not do this EVERY night,or at least not sooooo long.Then we went through the time period where I couldn't sleep in our bedroom because of my strong allergic reactions to our new bedroom furn(which is finally gone!)Now,things are not like they used to be.He stays on the comp playing games,and I go to bed,alone.Sometime later,he comes to bed.But,we don't snuggle like we used to.And,I noticed the other day when we were out somewhere doing something,that we weren't holding hands!And ,for us that's really something.We ALWAYS held hands.I'm sorry to have rattled on for so long,but this is really a sore spot for me.
My b/f has one at his house and I have one at my house. While he does play it more than I do. We'll often take games back and forth between his house and play them together. I don't like all the games but sometimes it's fun to play them together, and well often doing things together even if it's video games leads to other things. We also share our computer time. Both of us have a fair amount of the same interests and will surf the net together etc. It always turns playful with me climbing up on the desk in front of him or snuggling up in his lap and teasing him as he tries to surf with me etc. He see's alot of the things I enjoy online and he often marks sites in my favorites and I stumble across them when I go to use my computer and then see what he enjoys too. We've also both put pacman deluxe on our computers and we both enjoy that too.
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) He also is SUCH a different person while he's on the computer. He tunes his family out (got earphones) and then gets really mad when we interrupt him and cause him to "die". Ugh. I thought he would grow out of a lot of things by now. He still likes South Park and other dumb things on TV too. It's mind numbing at times. I don't feel like I'm growing as a person. Not like I need him to do that. But, I feel like I'm growing and he's just stunted sometimes. I want to grow more as a person and share that growth with him. 
He and DS play multiplayer games every now and then. *DS (8) told me to mention that "DS usually wins." LOL!* All that said, when we were newly married DH would buy a new PC game and would be addicted and play for hours until he mastered the game. Drove me bonkers! 
We have had various game systems in our home, and my DH has NEVER, in his life, played anything other than those old Pong games. LOL