So I've been playing this MUDD (text based role playing game) going on 18 years. It's been on and off though. I'll take 1-2yr breaks between playing, but it seems every spring I can't help it. I want to go back. What's the problem? My husband hates that I play because it sucks me in. I'll spend 2-3 hours a night playing.
He gets mad because he wants me to watch tv with him instead. But after the kids are in bed I just want to sink and play my game. He calls me addicted to this game... And though to some degree it is addictive, I do stop anytime he says anything. I feel I have control over it and it's hurting no one. I mean other than that my husband hates it. I don't play while the kids are up, it's not endangering my life, so what's the problem right?
Wrong... It's a multiplayer role playing game and guess what.. People know me. People know me "very well" in the game. I have tons of male friends and a few female. Many people have ended up divorced and families torn apart after a player gets emotionally attached to someone online. I know the risks and don't get emotionally involved with anyone now that I'm married. Sure I have friends but none would be able to convince me to leave my marriage.
I was 15 when I started playing... I grew up playing this game. My first sexual experiences were in this game via cybersex. My first boyfriend was met through the game. Some of my scariest stalker stories were people in this game. And one of my most hated mistakes happened with someone from the game.
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So where am I going with this? My question is this... Am I addicted? Is my husband right? Am I endangering every thing I have for my nostalgia?
He gets mad because he wants me to watch tv with him instead. But after the kids are in bed I just want to sink and play my game. He calls me addicted to this game... And though to some degree it is addictive, I do stop anytime he says anything. I feel I have control over it and it's hurting no one. I mean other than that my husband hates it. I don't play while the kids are up, it's not endangering my life, so what's the problem right?
Wrong... It's a multiplayer role playing game and guess what.. People know me. People know me "very well" in the game. I have tons of male friends and a few female. Many people have ended up divorced and families torn apart after a player gets emotionally attached to someone online. I know the risks and don't get emotionally involved with anyone now that I'm married. Sure I have friends but none would be able to convince me to leave my marriage.
I was 15 when I started playing... I grew up playing this game. My first sexual experiences were in this game via cybersex. My first boyfriend was met through the game. Some of my scariest stalker stories were people in this game. And one of my most hated mistakes happened with someone from the game.
:(
So where am I going with this? My question is this... Am I addicted? Is my husband right? Am I endangering every thing I have for my nostalgia?
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