My DH is married to WOW and here I was thinking he was married to me;(

[anaj06]

I don't want to change him....just limit his playing time somehow! It is a little better now that he is doing the big events after my bedtime...

Money is not the problem...it is pretty much the only thing he spends money on for entertainment and its not that much...$20-$30/mo for his subscription.

[gingersunshine]

i understand everyone's pain. the hubby isn't in to any of those games, but he is into ufc, wrestling, etc. and the basement looks like an aisle in TRU. we have ufc/wrestlers/star wars stuff EVERYWHERE!!! ugh!!!!

[Jillee]

I'm going to stop complaining about DH's endless watching of ShopNBC now.

[hburnette3]

I was like that with Winster. only 800 more spins baby... I promise.

If I had known DH felt like you gals I would I stopped long before I did.

[gettinrevvin2007]

I was like that with Winster. only 800 more spins baby... I promise.

If I had known DH felt like you gals I would I stopped long before I did.

That is why I don't even do the paid version. I'm fine w/ 300 spins a day.
If I spent money on it, then I'd have to call it gambling.
It's a de-stresser for me.

[phlack]

Ok, a guy's perspective here (it's only fair!).

Many years ago I was addicted to Ultima Online (pretty much the first MMORPG out there, and still exists). And yes, I was usually online for 3-4 hours at a shot. The timing was decent...DW had to go to bed early for work, so that's when I got online. Once our first kid was born, though, it got a little harder, and eventually I did have to stop. It's a shame...I enjoyed it a lot.

These kinds of games do take a lot of time by their very nature. And that's unfortunate. They're a lot of fun.
One idea for you is to try to get interested in them yourself, then that's something you can have in common. Of course, that only works if you are interested. My wife isn't interested in this kind of stuff, unfortunately.

I'm actually playing Evony myself now. And yes, I can unfortunately see how someone would want to spend $200 to get themselves boosted up. THAT'S a problem and needs to be addressed. Luckily they've only gotten $10 out of me so far, and I don't mind paying a few bucks for a game.
My wife didn't like me putting the laptop out in the main room so I could play it (Evony basically lets you click a few times, then have to wait several hours to click again, which is why putting that out there I thought was a good idea; do a click or two, but still be in the room with the kids...DW didn't see it that way :( ). So I only play it at night, but click my "building" stuff every now and then when I can sneak onto the computer. So far she hasn't bothered me too much about it.

It's funny someone mentioned Winster. I tried that for a month...even got myself a membership. It was fun, I agree. A cool concept where it really is beneficial to help out other players in the room. I had a group of people on my friends list who were fantastic about helping each other out. Problems with Winster:
1. Took FOREVER. I was easily playing a couple hours/day.
2. For the price paid, I probably about broke even. Probably made a SLIGHT profit. And this was with people helping me out. But for the time spent playing, it was not worth it at all.

I might hop on it every now and then for kicks (and to get the bonus points). But not being a member really slows you down, and could take a couple months just to get a $10 certificate. That time is better spent hunting down rebates!

Bottom line: these games are fun, but they can hurt a marriage. Hopefully all your DHs (and women do these too, keep in mind!) can see what problems it's causing. Maybe you can reach some compromise (hey, only play every other night, or give him a few designated nights for him after kids are asleep or something, but other nights are for you). What you don't want is for him to resent you for pulling him away from his fun. Balance is key, and that's different for different people. And I hope you can make it work so everyone gets what they want.

Oh yeah, and no more $200 spending on Evony!

-Mike