Today, when my new boyfriend told me he liked playing games, he meant a 60" TV with a professional gaming chair in the middle of his living room, and 48-hour gaming marathons where he totally ignores me, refuses to sleep or shower, and only has energy drinks and cheerios. FML
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Today, my boyfriend and I broke up. He said it was because he wanted to 'do his own thing'. So gaming 24/7 like he has for the past two years of our relationship, then. FML
Today, I found my boyfriend playing games when we have 5 million things to do, but the bastard picked me up, put me in the hall, shut the door in my face, and barricaded it with the sofa. I texted him, threatening to break up unless he opened the door; he texted back to leave my key behind when I left. FML
Today, after weeks of my yelling, my boyfriend finally listened and got a hobby. Instead of getting into something sensible like martial arts, he chose tabletop gaming. Now I have to listen to hours of boring stories about pretend fantasy worlds, and admit to everyone that my boyfriend is a nerd. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were planning how to spend the day together. When I suggested we start off with some fun in bed, then get some pizza and play his favorite video game, he sighed, "Can't we just go straight to gaming?" FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me after 2 years of being together. The reason? I don't enjoy playing video games as much as he does. FML
Today, I decided to give my boyfriend one last chance at fixing our failing relationship. Instead of talking about how to fix our dying relationship, he decided to game all day and ignore me. FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me, because apparently I need to "grow up". He's the one who excessively plays Call of Duty and still has Pokémon and Bionicles in his room. FML
Today, my boyfriend had the choice of A) living alone gaming, or B) moving in with me, gaming in his own man-cave, lots of sex, and lots of pizza. He chose choice A. FML
Today, I beat my boyfriend in a video game. He promptly dumped me and told me to leave. FML
Today, my boyfriend refused to take me out on our three year anniversary because he was busy, "training to become a professional gamer." FML
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julfunky 29
Which mean you have 48 hours to do whatever the hell it is you want without having to drag the boyfriend along. Space. I see no problem here.
Symphoniaes 32
Pssh that sounds awesome! If you don’t want him you can send him my way lol
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RichardPencil 32
Get a side piece for when he ignores you. There are all kinds of games you can play then.
Mungolikecandy 19
On the bright side, he is your new boyfriend so pushing him to the kerb is not going to be too difficult emotionally.
supercatman 2
I knew someone who’s ex was like that. He stayed in the basement playing games online and neglected his wife and kids. I figured he must have depression issues to act like such an idiot. It was just another high or escape.
joeyl1990 28
I dont understand the point of mentioning the TV. 60 inches isn5 outrageous anymore.
602offroad 12
Sorry to hear you’re unhappy. If this isn’t your thing and you feel it will greatly affect your relationship, then maybe have a discussion and move on.
RichardPencil 32
Must I say, “I hope you mean EX-boyfriend?” Ugh, if she’s so dissatisfied and is too dumb to leave, am I wasting my breath?
swervelol 28
My boyfriend used to game that much, but now I just stay in the same room as him while he plays and we're both happy and able to do our own thing. I'm sure you could also bring some snacks and you guys would both appreciate it.
Bloo2555 22
I was with him until you said 48-hour marathons.
boopingsnoot 25
1. Is he unemployed? 2. Is he poopsocking? 3. Does he yell racist/sexist/homophobic things while gaming? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, run.
mssileas 25
Yeah that boy has no need for a relationship. I get gaming, but 48 hours of no talking, no showering, no sleeping (plus the mood swings) could be a deal breaker even for a fellow gamer. So I'd say the new boyfriend will be the ex-boyfriend pretty quickly (if you just leave three hours into his gaming marathon, he probably won't even notice).