Woman files for divorce. The reason? too much WoW

Great Pretender · Post by **Great Pretender** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:01 am

Woman files for divorce. The reason? Husband plays too much World of Warcraft.

It seems that World of Warcraft is the cause of yet another relationship breakdown. A gal named Jocelyn has divorced her husband of six years citing a crippling Warcraft addiction as the main cause.

"He would get home from work at 6:00, start playing at 6:30, and he'd play until three a.m. Weekends were worse -- it was from morning straight through until the middle of the night," she told Yahoo! Games in an interview. "It took away all of our time that we spent together. I ceased to exist in his life."

The sad thing is, Jocelyn herself had an unwitting hand in her marriage's downfall. A former Blizzard employee (she didn't work on Warcraft), she gave her husband the game as a Christmas gift when it first came out in 2004. Nine months later and their relationship was already beginning to crumble. According to Jocelyn, her husband's obsession caused him to not only ignore her, but he stopped taking on any household responsibilities in his quest for the next big raid.

So, word of warning Warcrafters: be sure to make time for your loved ones. No game, raid or copious amount of in-game currency is worth the loss of your relationship.

thoughts? and link

brooksieb · Post by **brooksieb** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:05 am

well i can understand why she is divorcing him if he is innactive why keep the marriage but if she isnt being firm she shud try to be more assertive if she isnt

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:43 am

reminisco · Post by **reminisco** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:52 am

that guy clearly has no life.

william18 · Post by **william18** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:10 pm

Lol, I would understand if it was GW but WOW?

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:01 pm

reminisco wrote:that guy clearly has no life.

You're an idiot... He clearly has a life, he's just neglecting it.

e_i_pi · Post by **e_i_pi** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:34 pm

She must have been a pretty crap wife if she couldn't compete with WoW

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:35 pm

You may like this.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/0 ... ies-w.html

Frigidus · Post by **Frigidus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:57 pm

I just don't get it. Aside from the occasional book or chess game my only hobby is video games, but even I can't play one game, constantly, forever. I mean, WoW isn't even that great. It's basically a glorified chat room. Would people obsess over that game if it was single player. It's freaking AIM with /dance.

brooksieb · Post by **brooksieb** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:59 pm

e_i_pi wrote:She must have been a pretty crap wife if she couldn't compete with WoW

lol who's this i see

DaGip · Post by **DaGip** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:09 pm

I never played it. Maybe if I was rich and didn't need to work I could play WoW all day long! LOL!

I often debate with myself if I should try it or not, but my addiction to CC is already bad enough.

Lately, I've been wanting to get back into campaigning D&D old school. Does anyone do that kind of stuff anymore?

hiitsmestevie1 · Post by **hiitsmestevie1** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:10 pm

well it is an addiction . just as any addiction. weather it be alcohol.drugs ,ect. and yes i do think it can really ruin someones life.

hopefully he wakes up and smells the coffee before its to late. (and can get back together with his family)

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:22 pm

Heheh, I could just imagine how he feels at work everyday, counting down the minutes, repeatedly imagining playing the game over and over. :lol:

AndrewLC · Post by **AndrewLC** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:33 pm

This is sad.

pimphawks70 · Post by **pimphawks70** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:35 pm

WoW NO... CC YES

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:42 pm

static_ice wrote:Heheh, I could just imagine how he feels at work everyday, counting down the minutes, repeatedly imagining playing the game over and over.

Dancing Mustard · Post by **Dancing Mustard** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:47 am

DaGip wrote:Lately, I've been wanting to get back into campaigning D&D old school. Does anyone do that kind of stuff anymore?

I can relate to that. I too occasionally pine for my pen+paper youth...

Dekloren · Post by **Dekloren** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:04 am

unriggable wrote:You may like this.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/0 ... ies-w.html

Yay internet regulation!!

Get those terrorists!!!

Morons.

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:56 am

unriggable wrote:You may like this.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/0 ... ies-w.html

ns.[/quote]ROFL

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:24 pm

btownmeggy wrote:
static_ice wrote:Heheh, I could just imagine how he feels at work everyday, counting down the minutes, repeatedly imagining playing the game over and over.

At work

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:29 pm

brooksieb wrote:
e_i_pi wrote:She must have been a pretty crap wife if she couldn't compete with WoW

lol who's this i see

First tenet: Thou shalt not suspect every new poster of being the Norse Incarnate.

Mjinga · Post by **Mjinga** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:56 pm

DaGip wrote:Lately, I've been wanting to get back into campaigning D&D old school. Does anyone do that kind of stuff anymore?

Yes.

soka · Post by **soka** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:23 pm

i heard that many times video game freaks who are stuck in there teen years forget they have lives so they become addicts of gaming ....CC is diffrent its not a video game

e_i_pi · Post by **e_i_pi** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:29 am

MeDeFe wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
e_i_pi wrote:She must have been a pretty crap wife if she couldn't compete with WoW

lol who's this i see

First tenet: Thou shalt not suspect every new poster of being the Norse Incarnate.

I am Norse actually. Way to freak me out dude. Damn spy networks.

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:42 am

of course you are....

also WHAT A FUCKING COCK.