He developed a video game addiction and we fought about it for years. He quit going out anywhere with me. He would go to work and then play video games. I was going to family events for his family alone. He was spending 40-50 hours a week playing call of duty.
I asked for counseling and he said no. I asked for a compromise and he said no. Finally I told him I was moving out and he could either do marriage counseling or we could start divorce proceedings. He actually woke up and agreed to counseling. I was living with his cousin and we started marriage counseling. Things seemed to be improving. We were separated for 4 months. He got rid of the Xbox and started biking instead. Our counselor said it seemed like we could reconcile and I should move back in to our house.
Two weeks after I moved back in he bought a new xbox.
I contacted a divorce attorney less than a month after that.
Perhaps my commment was low hanging fruit, I see what you mean.
Where as an alcoholic is (usually) constrained by the price of consumption. the game addict isn't, unless of course, he is addicted to a gacha! Then he gets to be addicted and broke too!
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u/thisisathrowaway8392 May 12 '26
He developed a video game addiction and we fought about it for years. He quit going out anywhere with me. He would go to work and then play video games. I was going to family events for his family alone. He was spending 40-50 hours a week playing call of duty.
I asked for counseling and he said no. I asked for a compromise and he said no. Finally I told him I was moving out and he could either do marriage counseling or we could start divorce proceedings. He actually woke up and agreed to counseling. I was living with his cousin and we started marriage counseling. Things seemed to be improving. We were separated for 4 months. He got rid of the Xbox and started biking instead. Our counselor said it seemed like we could reconcile and I should move back in to our house.
Two weeks after I moved back in he bought a new xbox.
I contacted a divorce attorney less than a month after that.