I honestly do not have much to say about this but i find it SOO ridiculous that this could even be that big of a problem. I mean i love me some video games but i love me some women more.
Null hypothesis: Video games does not cause broken marriages.
Experimental hypothesis: Video games cause broken marriages.
Since we want to reject the null hypothesis, we shall decide upon a significance level of 1% which is the highest level of significance to avoid a type 1 error.
The probability of a type error which is accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false is deemed to be minimal.
With a confidence interval of 95% and a sample size of 10000 moronic couples as a normative sample, a longitudinal design will be adopted.
I'll let you know of the results in 10 years time.
Oh ya...addiction is bad... I read there was a guy who was addicted to the smell of used socks and shoes. Seriously.
I wonder if his marriage got broken because of that.
What were we talking about here... Ah well, I'll go have some cookies.
Well, I know for a fact that I am not marrying a non-gamer. I won't even go out with one. Been there, done that, it doesn't work. Probably a conflict of interests more than anything.
Drugs don't wreck anything. Games don't wreck anything. Guns don't kill people. It's people, and their choices, that may wreck something via whatever they get their hands on. If a person chooses games over their partner that probably means they didn't like their partner that much or that they're not for relationships in the first place. So, good riddance, if you ask me. No good marriage would be wrecked.
Well, I know for a fact that I am not marrying a non-gamer. I won't even go out with one. Been there, done that, it doesn't work. Probably a conflict of interests more than anything.
I wont marry a girl who games as much as me for sure because that would be annoying haha. I could probably marry a non gamer as long as she doesn't bitch that i play.
But unless you have a severe gaming problem i don't think a girl would mind gaming because that doesn't change how you treat her and act around her.
On MTV the had a show "True Life: I'm addicted to gaming."
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I went outside once. The graphics were good but the gameplay sucked.
Drugs don't wreck anything. Games don't wreck anything. Guns don't kill people. It's people, and their choices, that may wreck something via whatever they get their hands on. If a person chooses games over their partner that probably means they didn't like their partner that much or that they're not for relationships in the first place. So, good riddance, if you ask me. No good marriage would be wrecked.
I wont marry a girl who games as much as me for sure because that would be annoying haha.
Dunno how much is as much, but I find at least a vague awareness of gaming essential. Otherwise, there's too much of that lack of understanding of why I play so much, or why I like it so much, or w/e.
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I could probably marry a non gamer as long as she doesn't bitch that i play.
Dunno, I see a problem there. If a person doesn't bitch they're probably not interested in you that much and don't want your attention. I mean I guess you could sort of keep your hobbies separate but... they are sort of a big deal and they may be bigger than your partner. Lol.
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But unless you have a severe gaming problem i don't think a girl would mind gaming because that doesn't change how you treat her and act around her.
What would a severe problem be? I dunno, but the point is, it takes time. And work/studying takes time. And when socializing with the partner also takes time you are better off mixing that time with something you like rather than something you don't like.
So let me get all egoistical and go on a personal tangent... For instance, I don't really like going to the movies because I am way too specific about which movie I want to see. And, generally, I dislike doing most of the stuff that is assumed under "dating and relationships". In fact, the only way I see that stuff at all is while participating in something we both like. And generally it'd be something like walking and bicycling, or eating out somewhere, or w/e, but eventually it moves on to hobbies and more involving things and that's where I prefer to have a partner that shares my hobby or has an interest in something I can develop an interest in. My main ones are gaming, school, and sometimes films/shows if we agree in that department, and philosophical discussions on the meaning of life (lol). Most people I met are rather empty in that respect. I'd rather have gaming than nothing at all, and all that other stuff always has gaming attached, not sure why, but people who look at my gaming and go all sarcastic at me... most of them are really far from technology. Ironically, it's become something of a basic filter.
I mean, you talk about the girl that way "i don't think a girl would mind gaming because that doesn't change how you treat her and act around her.". It's like she's some inanimate object to be treated/acted around or something. You talk about your friends that way, not your partner. It's like she's on the side. Not involved in what you are doing, not involved in what you love. I don't want that... I want to know what my partner is doing, and I want them to give a damn about what I am doing, and not reject it or dismiss it or not care about it.
And, yeah, I have no life. It is certainly not caused by gaming, lol, I had to cancel my MMO subscription because I have no time to play it. College... I am starting to think relationships and college don't mix at all.
The problem starts when you get too drawn into the thing that you are doing, to an extent that you forget that your partner exists. A solution would be, have sex few times a day even if you are in a middle of a big wow raid. Dont be a nerd. And, set an hour or a few hours for some family quality time where you turn off all entertainment devices such as a pc and sit down to talk about life.
Thats true in theory but might not be so in practice. There are so many psychological factors to consider that you cant just take it as simply being the choice of a person. For instance I smoke. I know its bad for my health. But I still do it. Does that mean I want to die? No. So you see, you can say that people can choose but the choise is not always as simple as you make it out to be.
Everything is a choice. Overcoming such obstacles just proves how much you want to go against what is destroying you. Of course no one thinks "I want to die" when they smoke. They only think "I need a few moments of relaxation" or "I need a high to get me out of this bad day" or "I can't beat the addiction."
If you really want to beat an addiction, you can. Everything is choice, no matter how hard it is to make the right decision.
And especially with smoking- were you born smoking? No. At some point you chose to smoke.
For instance I smoke. I know its bad for my health. But I still do it. Does that mean I want to die? No.
All it means that you do not wish to exchange whatever benefit you receive from smoking in return for whatever drawbacks.
For me, the drawbacks are so big I would not date a smoker.
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So you see, you can say that people can choose but the choise is not always as simple as you make it out to be.
Never said it was simple or complete. Just saying that tobacco doesn't kill anyone by just growing on trees. It takes someone to go and smoke it for it to become harmful.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100315/tc_pcworld/didvideogameswreck1000marriages
Null hypothesis: Video games does not cause broken marriages.
Experimental hypothesis: Video games cause broken marriages.
Since we want to reject the null hypothesis, we shall decide upon a significance level of 1% which is the highest level of significance to avoid a type 1 error.
The probability of a type error which is accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false is deemed to be minimal.
With a confidence interval of 95% and a sample size of 10000 moronic couples as a normative sample, a longitudinal design will be adopted.
I'll let you know of the results in 10 years time.
Oh ya...addiction is bad... I read there was a guy who was addicted to the smell of used socks and shoes. Seriously.
I wonder if his marriage got broken because of that.
What were we talking about here... Ah well, I'll go have some cookies.
Drugs don't wreck anything. Games don't wreck anything. Guns don't kill people. It's people, and their choices, that may wreck something via whatever they get their hands on. If a person chooses games over their partner that probably means they didn't like their partner that much or that they're not for relationships in the first place. So, good riddance, if you ask me. No good marriage would be wrecked.
I wont marry a girl who games as much as me for sure because that would be annoying haha. I could probably marry a non gamer as long as she doesn't bitch that i play.
But unless you have a severe gaming problem i don't think a girl would mind gaming because that doesn't change how you treat her and act around her.
On MTV the had a show "True Life: I'm addicted to gaming."
Amen and amen.
Dunno, I see a problem there. If a person doesn't bitch they're probably not interested in you that much and don't want your attention. I mean I guess you could sort of keep your hobbies separate but... they are sort of a big deal and they may be bigger than your partner. Lol.
What would a severe problem be? I dunno, but the point is, it takes time. And work/studying takes time. And when socializing with the partner also takes time you are better off mixing that time with something you like rather than something you don't like.
So let me get all egoistical and go on a personal tangent... For instance, I don't really like going to the movies because I am way too specific about which movie I want to see. And, generally, I dislike doing most of the stuff that is assumed under "dating and relationships". In fact, the only way I see that stuff at all is while participating in something we both like. And generally it'd be something like walking and bicycling, or eating out somewhere, or w/e, but eventually it moves on to hobbies and more involving things and that's where I prefer to have a partner that shares my hobby or has an interest in something I can develop an interest in. My main ones are gaming, school, and sometimes films/shows if we agree in that department, and philosophical discussions on the meaning of life (lol). Most people I met are rather empty in that respect. I'd rather have gaming than nothing at all, and all that other stuff always has gaming attached, not sure why, but people who look at my gaming and go all sarcastic at me... most of them are really far from technology. Ironically, it's become something of a basic filter.
I mean, you talk about the girl that way "i don't think a girl would mind gaming because that doesn't change how you treat her and act around her.". It's like she's some inanimate object to be treated/acted around or something. You talk about your friends that way, not your partner. It's like she's on the side. Not involved in what you are doing, not involved in what you love. I don't want that... I want to know what my partner is doing, and I want them to give a damn about what I am doing, and not reject it or dismiss it or not care about it.
And, yeah, I have no life. It is certainly not caused by gaming, lol, I had to cancel my MMO subscription because I have no time to play it. College... I am starting to think relationships and college don't mix at all.
Everything is a choice. Overcoming such obstacles just proves how much you want to go against what is destroying you. Of course no one thinks "I want to die" when they smoke. They only think "I need a few moments of relaxation" or "I need a high to get me out of this bad day" or "I can't beat the addiction."
If you really want to beat an addiction, you can. Everything is choice, no matter how hard it is to make the right decision.
And especially with smoking- were you born smoking? No. At some point you chose to smoke.
For me, the drawbacks are so big I would not date a smoker.
Never said it was simple or complete. Just saying that tobacco doesn't kill anyone by just growing on trees. It takes someone to go and smoke it for it to become harmful.
Can i get an amen.:beg: