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Too Old for Video Games - 66% Normal
My wife says that I need to grow up and stop playing video games. She believes that someone my age(32) is too old to for such rubish and that it isn't normal for me to still be intrested in them.
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Happy women make a happy home. Unhappy women make an unhappy home.
But the real issue isn't the video games; it's your wife who feels that you're neglecting her, or your "responsibilities". I'm not saying your a bad husband or father, but I assume that she manages to emasculate you with her incessant nagging about the smallest thing, especially the video game issue. Majority of all females are like that. She just feels that you have something better to do with your time then play some game. That's all. So since you're a grown ass man, she thinks what you're doing is stupid and pointless.
You're just above average. It's entirely normal. Tell your wife to stop whining and get a hobby of her own.
Surgeons who play video games a couple an hour a week are statistically less likely to make mistakes during surgery.
White collar professionals who play video games make more money and are generally happier.
Playing video games also improves your reaction speed and spatial reasoning skills.
Personally, I'm more troubled by little kids playing video games because of desensetization to violence.
I'm in school to join the clergy and I love video games! (even the violent ones)
As long as you aren't spending all your free time playing and are spending enough time with her and other social contacts, it shouldn't be a problem.
Personally I find it depends upon how often you play and what you are neglecting in order to play them
Whilst the average age for video games may be between 16-29 etc you've got to understand this may simply be because that is the generation that has grown up playing them?
My 55 year old dad plays a couple of hours ever month and the company I work for was started by a father and son that used to play call of duty together..."Gamers" play through all ages and as long as it is a healthy habbit where you arent neglecting more serious areas of your life for it its fine?
Perhaps your wife is frustrated because she feels like you are neglecting her for your games? But then would this be any different if you played tennis or golf? In fairness video games would actually be an easier area for her to connect with you and perhaps you could find something she wouldn't actually mind playing with you for an hour or two a week to help her feel more involved etc?
the average gamer is above 25(in 2005)
as long as your games aren't my little pony your acting your age.
Video games are made for people of all ages and men in their 20-40's are still a key demographic.
She's probably just an ugly annoying bitch and is jealous that you'd rather play video games than spend 5 minutes with her bitching, talking about pointless shit, and telling you about her day which consisted of getting up drinking coffee and doing nothing remotely interesting.
I find video games very addictive. When I was a teenager, there was a period of time (around one month) when I was playing them for 8 hours a day. I was addicted, and my parents even noticed this. But, I quit cold turkey and vowed never to allow that to happen again. I now purposefully avoid them.
I remember hearing about a friend, around 30, who was very addicted. He kept his computer in the bedroom, and played one of these long-running multi-player adventure games. Whenever his computer made a particular sound, he would leap out of bed to attend to it. This was particularly frustrating to his girlfriend, who would often be laying naked in bed, unsatisfied, craving his attention.
Seriously, there are better things you can be doing with your time. But that's a choice YOU have to make based on your own values and goals, not because your wife says so.
There is more in life then videogames trust me. Try to ask your wife why she thing your not grown up and ask her if that is the main reason that she say it? Talk about it and try to make a plan how you can statisfi her and also that u can follow your own mind =)
anyways all im saying is, age is a number get it in your head, if u wanna play video games it shows that you still have some youth,you can be a kid and have fun and to top it off, YOUR A MATURE KID WHOS HELPING THE WORLD HOW PWN IS THAT!?