Widow because of XBOX
By bevvy22
@bevvy22 (279)
United States
April 23, 2008 7:19pm CST
Are there any others out there that are widows because of a game system?.(XBOX, PS2 or PS3, WII, or Atari; if your really behind the times).
I'm getting ready to celebrate my 18th year wedding anniversary and I can sometimes feel second best to our XBOX. Once my husband gets started, he will be playing for hours and hours. We definitely have gotten our money's worth. I do not exsist when he gets in this mode. And oh my god, If he is playing Call of Duty, I'm not even allowed to speak to him.
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6 responses
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Im sorry to hear that your husband ignores you like that, its just wrong,one of my friends used to that to his girl friend,and my brother does it to anyone who happens to be in the room while hes playing his PS2 or XboxI have an X-box also,and i love playing it, but I dont ignore my fiance when I play it, that is when it doesnt mess up all the time,and when it reads my disks,Did your husband get his new or used? Has he ever had any problems with it?
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@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
25 Apr 08
Your welcome, im glad your husband hasnt had any problems out of his X-box,and im glad you two are doing better, you should defitnally hide his X-box on your anniversary, so that way he aint tempted to play it,oh and I hope you two have a wonderful wedding anniversary and many many more too come.
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Some people are like that, I have a friend at work, but unfortunately he is under the weather, so I didnt get to talk much today, but he talks about that call of whatever you called it a lot too. Maybe you should get yourself an xbox costume to wear around the house.
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
25 Apr 08
Hey, there has to be some equilbrium with the widowmaker hobbies/activities on your end. On experience and similar encounters, I'd bet there are second best moments for him too. People have interests and there should be balance.
The glaring question that struck me was... why not play along?
I bet you could both bond over it. Your skill doesn't matter believe me. I bet he'd be stoked if you just got into that interest with him... "Would he?"... I'll put it to you this way... I would.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
24 Apr 08
When I first met my fiance he would not play the xbox. He didn't want to, would rather spend time with me. I eventually got him to start playing it, but he will stop and come see what I am doing if I am doing someting else in the other part of the house, or I will stop and see how his game is going. Now I have a laptop, so that If I am on the computer I can go in the room with him...
His friends are really bad about ignorning people though, and when he talks to one of them over the phone, they will not respond to him.... He usually results to insulting something that the other person likes to get him to respond. I am sorry that your husband ignores you, it just doesn't seem fair. I know I would hate to be ignored.
@bevvy22 (279)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Thanks for your insight, somecowgirl. My husband and I have been married almost 18 years and I really do not take it personally anymore. He's having fun. I too have a laptop, and I will do mylot while he plays. He's actually playing now while I'm on the computer. And we are in the same room, so at least we can make some kind of eye contact. He is my best friend though. Good luck with your fiance and your future together.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Thank you for your well wishes. I hope that you and him can find some quality time together, as I know how frustrating it must be for you to sit there with him ignoring you. Does his xbox give him problems? My Fiance's does, so we always have to use canned air and let the sytem cool down (atleast we do let it cool down sometimes, when it's just been played for so long)... maybe you should try engaging him in conversation when this happens (if it does).
Or you could always buy a game you both will enjoy. Happy Anniversary to your upcoming anniversary! Make him give it up for that day, hmm?
