Gamers in relationships, how often do you play video games on your own? Does your gaming hobby negatively affect your relationship? The man in this next story has a few hours to get online and play some Apex between the lulls in his week, but his girlfriend refuses to take his hobby as seriously as she takes her own.
In relationships, practice makes perfect. You make compromises for your significant other because you love them, but this treatment and gentle care go both ways. If your partner is tending to their garden and you have time to finish a quick multiplayer match with some friends online, that's great. So long as you aren't putting fun, leisurely hobbies above your commitments, no harm, no foul.
Many gamers, however, face an annoyance in their relationships: Their gaming hobby isn't taken seriously, and often takes the backseat relative to their partner's non-gaming hobby. Why is this? Well, there are a lot of reasons, but the main idea is that some folks simply don't care about their partner's hobbies, especially when gaming often has negative discourse surrounding it. Scroll below to see what happens between a father of two and his wife when he politely asks for a few more minutes to finish up a match before chatting with her about her interests.
The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
