Can Video Games Ruin a Relationship?

by SodaHead Gaming Posted 2012/02/16 14:00:00

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Last year, a study found that Facebook has becoming a "primary cause" of divorce -- or, more precisely, it has played an increasingly major part in relationship problems that lead to divorce. Now a Brigham Young University study is claiming the same thing about video games, claiming the hobby can lead to fighting, neglect, and ultimately, divorce.

According to U.S. News, the study found that 65 percent of spouses who do not share their partner's gaming interest fight about video games, and 75 percent claim the habit has negatively affected their marriage. However, games seem to have the opposite effect when both partners share the hobby: 74 percent of couples who play multiplayer online games together say it has had a positive effect on their relationship.

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SunshineSprinkles 2012/02/16 17:51:12

No

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I love video games just as much as my bf and we both play them, they can't ruin a relationship...Lack of understanding, effort and respect can...but games, no!

And to all the girls that nag about how your bf plays games all day..stop whining for gods sake! While he's playing you have the time for yourself, and why don't you try playing and see how fun it is instead of complaining...takes two to make a relationship work
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HerbChomper 2012/02/19 06:05:34

Yes

in my experience yes, what can i say, " call of duty" is addictive.

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NickTheAceBassist 2012/02/19 04:49:38

No

They strengthened mine actually... Of course Brigham Young would say that, you know why games ruin relationships for Mormons? There are never enough controllers... (I'll wait for you guys to get that...)

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cc 2012/02/19 01:14:19
There g... to cc 2012/02/19 04:06:00

I'm a big gamer, always have been. I work my ass off, I used to build homes, now I work in computers/electronics repair. So far none of my ex-girlfriends have been gamers and they think I'm ignoring them when I get into a game.

Either way, games do not translate into laziness, like you imply.

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angel 2012/02/18 21:51:55

Yes

Absolutely this is what is happening to mine!!!! I go to work he plays his games. I go to school he plays his games. I pay the bills he pays his games. I go ro bed he plays his games. I feel like i am cheated on every time he picks up his controller.

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drgway 2012/02/18 21:27:14

Yes

Yes,highly possibly. It'd probably mean missing out on dates and stuff and pretty much ignoring the partner. That's my idea of it,anyway.

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SilveryRow 2012/02/18 19:26:18

No

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Only people ruin relationships, that is always what it boils down to.

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NYCbrit to SilveryRow 2012/02/19 12:02:14

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Exactly what I was going to say. People use items & activities as scapegoats.

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Kitty to NYCbrit 2012/02/23 03:18:05

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I wish more people thought like you. I get so tired of articles and things blaming a failed relationship on hobbies and whatnot. If a relationship is good, the people will try and understand eachother, and life will be easier, and not get "ruined" by random things like videogames.

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NYCbrit to Kitty 2012/02/29 09:31:39

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So true. I think it's one of the things that MAKES the relationship good, that understanding. I can't figure out why some "thing" always has to be to blame. It's the same when someone goes out and shoots up a school. Media loves to point fingers at the video games, music and movies the kid is interested in rather than the REAL psychological basis for their acts.

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TheMadChameleon 2012/02/18 18:36:59

No

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Undecided. I suppose they COULD, but I've always seem them as something to bond over.

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senatorokon 2012/02/18 17:47:43

Yes

But it depends

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Sadisticon 2012/02/18 15:53:58 (edited)

Yes

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If you merge with a jealous bitch who can't handle the awesomeness of your skills. What can she offer in the face of guns, explosions and high speed, terrestrial, aquatic and aerial chases? Stupid sex??? That's over in like five minutes??? Hell, relationships are what complicate video games!!

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THB306 to Sadisticon 2012/02/21 11:10:11

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I sure hope you're joking...

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Flickdraw 2012/02/18 13:21:55

Yes

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It happens and it's a shame. But anyone who puts gaming above a relationship doesn't deserve one anyway.

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Twister821 2012/02/18 12:20:01

No

How old are these people?

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dv 2012/02/18 11:57:37

Yes

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Video games are retarded

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There g... to dv 2012/02/19 04:08:31

Video games are art. They are a combination of all the arts. Music/Sound/Script/Voice...... Anything but retarded.

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dv to There g... 2012/02/19 14:45:43

That's just my opinion

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Ameera 2012/02/18 08:54:07

Yes

iv seen it happen

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geneticmistake 2012/02/18 07:36:49

Yes

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....and anything else that someone spends so much time with that they neglect the relationship.

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Monica Brown 2012/02/18 03:44:51

No

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Only when you have one Skyrim & 2 xboxes...

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Racin'Chick225 2012/02/18 03:17:09

Yes

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if that's all my bf wants to do, then let's see if that controller can make him "happy" lmao.

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abbiekat 2012/02/18 00:50:15

No

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No, unless you are a psycho gamer but otherwise no.

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akhippie 2012/02/18 00:30:04

Yes

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The game world of warcraft is the reason my daughter will divorce her husband.

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masoninja to akhippie 2012/02/22 20:25:41

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i hope so

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liz is still alive 2012/02/18 00:30:01

No

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If a someone broke up with their parter just because of their video game habits, it probably wasn't a very good relationship to start with.

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George-2 2012/02/18 00:10:48

Yes

Anything that takes you to a fictitious realm disconnects you from reality and CAN, at least, hinder a relationship.

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boltfox20 2012/02/17 23:44:44

Yes

Yeah, it's possible. It's possible for anything to ruin a relationship. Does that mean the games are to blame? Absolutely not. The couple is to blame for every ruined relationship. There's the one who did something the other couldn't tolerate. Then there's the one that left due to their own intolerance.

As this article has stated, gaming can be a great positive influence, as can be any shared hobby. The key here is to have a partner who shares your hobbies and interests. This has been known for quite some time. The more shared hobbies you have, the more compatible you are and the easier it is to maintain the relationship. This doesn't mean a relationship is impossible without sharing hobbies, but those shared hobbies make things significantly easier.

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wes 2012/02/17 23:30:39

Yes

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Every relationship I've ever had has absolutely ruined my video gaming so I gave up on relationships.....ooops, did I read that wrong?

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akhippie to wes 2012/02/18 00:15:24

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Yea video games won't cheat on you, they don't go through your wallet when you sleep, they don't whine if you don't spend time with them, they are not always asking for money, I could go on but I think you get the picture. you may have made the right choice. And for those cold lonely nights there is always hentai.

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Sadisticon to akhippie 2012/02/18 16:05:27

Yah, Hentai!!!

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Sadisticon to wes 2012/02/18 16:05:06

You ARE correct!!!

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masoninja to Sadisticon 2012/02/22 20:27:07

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DAMN STRAIGHT!

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T 2012/02/17 22:34:22

Yes

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Video games can ruin a relationship, but I think if video games didn't exist something else would take their place, so it's more that the relationship will fail anyway and video games become the instrument of their destruction.

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Digman14 to T 2012/02/21 18:12:42

Video games are like alcohol, drugs, or even something like hanging with your friends too much. If it there were no videos games, someone might start drinking or doing drugs just to have something to do.

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Jayfeather 2012/02/17 22:28:35

Yes

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Anything can if it gets too out of hand.

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wrwheelerjr 2012/02/17 22:14:43

No

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people ruin relationships, people kill, people, people, people are responsible for their actions not objects.

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Royo 2012/02/17 22:13:59

Yes

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Well if you play them for 24 hours a day, your girlfriend will be pretty annoyed. Even if you DO play together, the bickering and arguing over who gets which Mario character could definitely ruin a relationship.

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kerebail.ramakrishnachar 2012/02/17 21:33:49

Yes

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Yes,according to the Brigham Young University study.

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