Just wondering if there is any other spouse out there who's partner is addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW)?
I just can't stand it anymore, every evening when he gets home from work he plays until way after I go to bed.
The kids have to talk to there daddy's back of head...Like were way down on his priority list.

Hmmmm, maybe the computer should come up not working!

I'm sorry he's doing this to you all. Have you tried to talk to him about it?

Yes, I try & talk to him all the time. he limit's his playing for a couple days & then he's back at it 24-7

I've thought about doing something to his computer, but seeing he's a computer support tech he can fix/rebuild a computer in minutes. It is an addiction..I'm not kidding.

I know that in our house I would take that computer away. Sometimes when I see that my husband is spending to much time with his computer games I hide them and/or since his computer is in the basement I put a lock on it and lock it up until his "time out" is over.
Sometimes husbands must be treated like children.

Also, talk to him and the way you feel. NOTHING should come before spending time with your children. If he wants to play then ask him to do it when the children are asleep. I would hate for them to feel second to a video game.

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My DS is addicted to World of Warcraft. I had to limit his time of the Pc...It was so bad that he spent every moment he could on it.!! He has played other games online and never had a problem with them. I think WOW is more intense and more challenging..Good luck dragging you dh off the game..

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Have you tried the game? The long-awaited expansion comes out on Tuesday, I can only imagine it's going to get worse!

If you know his login/password try making your own character on his account so he has to share...

ROFL!!Giving our DH's time out now I like the sound of that!

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I would just sit down and have a heart to heart with him.Maybe try to limit the amount he spends on it or he needs to give the game up.

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Been there! Let's see looking at his pile...Warcraft...Starcraft...Age of Wnders...Magic...Baldur's Gate...the list goes on! We have a deal: how long he plays is how long I play and if he plays too long and I don't get my turn then he doesn't get any Hit them where they live!

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My DH plays another game. We basically have to set a timer (like we do the kids). Trust me, DH does NOT want to piss me off. It would not be in his benefit

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My DH was addicted to it. I had to plan meals before they grouped or before the meeting. He got my 2 DS addicted to it. I lucked out by a lot of his guild friends leaving so thaqt put him off just a little. Now he just gets on occasionally, but the 2 DS would be on 24/7 is I let them and it is good incentive for them to keep their grades up.

I work with too many people like that, though most of them are single. All of them are male, but I'm in tech support too, and I don't work with too many other women. There are some people I actually avoid talking to because I know the conversation will inevitably turn to this game. When my husband showed an interest in the game, I said I didn't want it in my house, because I didn't want to pay a subscription fee so he could hang out with people I'd dodge at work. Our compromise was to get Oblivion for his XBox -- its charm is that it doesn't have to go online, but in some ways game play is similar. We play that game together once a week, on the night we have to stay up (we work a grave shift), and play it only then.

There are actually self-help groups, and groups for spouses of MMORPG players out there. I don't want to sound alarmist, but I do feel that computer use, especially when it involves playing online games, can get addictive in quite a literal sense. I think this is something that you should discuss with your husband, at very least, and do consider seeking help from an outside source, or finding another activity to break the habit with.

I am in no way judging what works best for your marriage, but if I had to treat my husband like a child--I'd no longer be married to him! He didn't marry me to be his mommy (he's a got a perfectly fine Mommy...), and I didn't marry him to "raise" him.

OP, you need to talk to him. If he truly does have an addiction, you may have to seek outside help (counseling, support groups, etc.)

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Not to wow, but my husband and i both play dark age of camelot together. We only play few hours a night, but i am sure if he had the time he would spend a lot more time on there. I love the game, but with 3 kids time isn't there.

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My DH , son and I all play World of Warcraft. We play together. Its a family thing. The boys started playing and then bought it for me for Christmas and asked me to try it so we all could play together. I tried it and I actually liked it and we have been playing for 2 years now. Even got invited to the expansion beta.

We don't play all the time. We watch movies and do other things too. But we probably play a good 4 nights a week after dinner and everything is done for the night. And we talk about it. We have friends we met online that live across the country that we have actually met in person and alot of DHs friends from work play too.

I made a rule when we started playing that we wouldnt let it consume our lives. We have to make time to do other things. And if household chores and our social lives start taking a dive we quit. I also made it clear that I would not be ignored because of a game. So far for us it has worked well.

Here here...I was thinking the same exact thing Marilyn! There's no way that would fly around here with my husband. I have three children already...I certainly don't need a fourth! He's a grown man for heaven's sake and should act like one. He shouldn't and doesn't need me to monitor his behavior. OP, you do need to sit down and have a serious talk with him. If his time with this game is taking time away from you and the family, then he needs to get his priorities straight. I do believe that this can be an addiction, just like anything else we tend to spend too much time doing...shopping, entering contests, heck, even coming on these very boards. He needs to learn to do it in moderation. Otherwise resentements are being built up and that's not good. Hugs... Good luck! ~Lisa

My dh has been a WOW player since he was a Beta tester for the original. For a while things got really bad, him playing non-stop. It almost cost us our marriage because he was planning our activities around his "raids" on the game. When it came to the point of me telling him I was packing up and leaving with our kids, that's when it hit him that he was being an idiot!
He still plays and is excited about the new expansion but not like he used to. We have family nights with the kids to watch movies, play board games and such now. Plus DH & I have a date night once a week(when we can) to have some "us time".
It is a REALLY addictive game and can certainly interfere with a person's real life if they aren't carefull. OP, you should really sit him down and explain to him how you and your kids are feeling. Catch him BEFORE he logs on. Stop him before he even gets to the computer and tell him "we need to have a talk". He'll never know the effects his playing his having on your family if you don't sit down and talk. Good luck!

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