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I think that this is a bit extreme. Playing for a few hours here and there is fine but not this kind of a routine and not if there are so many other things that he could be doing, like spending time with his family and doing work around the house. It’s hard to confront him maybe but I think you need to be very clear about that this behaviour is not something that you can put up with and not acceptable for him as a father/husband. He might need to seek help for gaming addiction. Hope it all works out :)
How should I navigate this
My partner is in school FT and in his down time plays a online game similar to WoW. Sometimes he gets a little carried away and then openly complains about reading he needs to catch up on and on the weekends he spends all day at the library reading and whatever else.
After about a month of this routine wake up at 5:30 am to play till about 8 am, taking breaks to make his lunch for the day and playing with our toddler. He goes to school from 9-5 and will start playing again about 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm, again to break and eat and give another 20 mins total to the toddler. He will proclaim that he is too caught up in his game and give it abreast for tips about two weeks and then go back right to his routine.
He just got into his gaming routine so I mentioned that he doesn’t work out anymore or do yard work anymore, weeds to your knees. He is bothered that I would even take a jab at him and his gaming. He tells me “you need to mind your fucking business”
So now I need to mind my own fucking business when it comes to work, school, his gaming. All that is left is the kid. At this point we are no longer partners but occasional lovers and parents.
How would you handle this.. go about it if this were your partner.
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If it was me, I’d tell him that if he doesn’t give the gaming a rest, I am done - but I know that’s much easier said than done especially with a child involved. I just can’t stand the idea of a man playing video games when there is SO MUCH other work to be done. It’s just so... not manly to me. He has plenty of responsibilities to attend to and it should leave him very little time for video games. You’re in the right and he’s acting like a total ass.
Sounds like he is addicted to gaming... he's taking his crappy game play out on you... he's neglecting his husband and father duties... and school work will end up suffering as well. It would be ideal for him to give it up for a while til he can get things back on track, more balanced... tell him you didn't appreciate nor deserve to be spoken to in that way...
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