I am seriously pushing my limits. My wife is starting to get quiet and didn''t really say much about it the past week. I don''t think it is the fact she is getting used to it, it is more that she is ready to kill me from behind while I am playing or divorce me quickly. Oh well, I am almost level 23 and that is what matters.

That''s been a problem here. She''s too used to ""pausability"" and doesn''t seem to understand that you can''t just put things on hold for a few minutes.

Thank goodness, I have a husband who isn''t all that concerned about my WoW habit. Of course, I do take breaks for cooking, eating, personal hygiene activities, and marital duties....but just barely.

He''s been out of the house the last two Sundays, which has given me huge blocks of uninterrupted play time. I think I put about 12 hours in yesterday. That''s not typical, though, generally I''m looking at 2-3 hours in the evening during week days with 3-4 hr blocks of time on the weekends.

This is only acceptable in the first year of the marriage. Thereafter, you must fight this thing with all your might. Fight it on the beaches, fight it on the landing grounds, fight in the fields and in the streets, fight in the hills; never surrender. Otherwise you will soon be expected to bring home ""little gifts"" for every two week anniversary that can be imagined.

Bow Chicka-Wow-WOW!

I keed, I keed.

Oooo...Canada is a deal breaker.

Don''t slam the Canadians, especially when we''re talking ""Marital Duties"". We Canadians have positions that haven''t even made it in the Kama Sutra yet. Ever heard of the Flying Beaver? The Pop your Don Cherry? How about the Double Double? They will all make any red-blooded American blush!

Use your imagination

Why beaver?

Is it a bad thing if I get my Double Double from Tim Horton?

Hmmm, which element in the periodic table would get this one? Magnesium?

Six Months: The Magnesium Anniversary!

I believe the 12 week is the Aluminum.

Or the phantom, or the reverse cowgirl.

My finacee is home from university for the next several weeks so that means gaming time is way down and marital duties are waaay up.

I do get in trouble sometimes for gaming. The no pausibility thing really gets to her. But last night she spent 6 hours playing Sims2 so I can use that as ammo.

It''s all about balance. I got my girlfriend into gaming, so some nights I don''t see her much as she plays longer than me sometimes - but that''s ok because I do my own thing too (which either involves gaming or posting stupid things on GWJ). I just make sure that we both have time together a few times a week. I find games are more fun when you know the other person doesn''t mind, or even wants you to play.

Or do what Certis and Hoochie do and play together maybe? I got my non-gamer girlfriend to become quite a gamer, part of that I expect is from my non-stop obsessive gaming talk

I figure I''m pretty lucky. I get home around quarter to 5; the wife gets home around 6:30. Then she likes to watch her taped soaps, and maybe play the piano. As long as I look concerned about spending time with her when she''s paying attention, it''s smooth sailing.

My wife and I had a really good conversation the other day about what we like doing to relax. The Tivo is jam-packed with tons of sitcoms and dramas she enjoys watching but I have no interest in. She wants me to ""spend time with her"" watching these shows that I have no interest in so I countered her statement by telling her for every hour I watched TV with her she''d have to sit next to me and watch me play WoW. That shut her up pretty quickly and actually got her thinking. Now we have a concession, I play WoW on my laptop on the couch with her while she watches her TV shows and we both get what we want. She''s also curious about the game and loves the griffon rides and artwork so I''m thinking of letting her try it out tonight and see if she enjoys it as much as she does Mario Bros. on the Cube.