The Xbox must DIE!
DeAndraM01
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Maybe it is hormones making me all angry and attention seeking, but if my DH spends another minute on this Xbox I am tossing it out a window.
A second story window.
*sigh*
Maybe I am just young and a complainer, but I feel the need for some attention. I keep going over to him and kissing and hugging and trying to get his attention but no dice. It has been a total of 6 hours and I want the Xbox to disappear.
Worse that he is totally uninterested in baby related stuff (the shower & such) but geesh to not even be interested in me when I am clearly trying to gain his attention.
Would it be totally horrible for me to mysteriously find the Xbox in a bathtub full of water? Am I being super clingy and annoying or am I right in thinking he needs to pay a little more attention to me?
Re: The Xbox must DIE!
I say we get rid of the Xbox's. Mine works as well and then he gets home and he just showers and hops on the Xbox.
What is with the hubbies today geesh. If I find some amazing way to tear him away from the game screen and get some attention I will let you know ASAP, because this is driving me nuts.
If I have an unfortunate mishap with the Xbox I will also let you know.
Don't be sad though, we are here to give you attention (if that helps :P)
DH and I have a deal, he can play his games of he does at least one house chore before and only when im not home. We are rarely home together and I feel that should be time for us.
I hear u 100% I HAtE video games. Unless I have a good book I just can't put down.... Or I need a nap... Lol then it's up to him what he does.
I am home a lot because I am doing my semester at school this year online. But he isn't always home.
You guys have a good system worked out though, hmm maybe I will try to work something out.
I feel selfish saying I want him to turn the game off but geesh I missed him all day I just want a little attention, a hug, maybe a cuddle, something.
I just want to be acknowledged and feel a little less ignored.
Six hours straight? Tonight? Did he not have to go to work today?
My DH plays a lot of video games too, but he waits until the kids are asleep (around 7:30ish). I'm usually doing my own thing in the evenings and don't mind. If I'm not working (I work from home some nights) we'll sometimes watch tv together or something like that.
Maybe it's different because you don't have kids yet (right?), but 6 hours straight on a weekday seems kind of excessive.
Yes six hours straight today! It isn't an everyday thing and he did work today but I am growing increasingly aggravated by his time with his eyes glued to this TV screen.
I don't have any kids yet, but I was trying to just read and such but I really want some attention now. It's almost time for me to get some sleep and I am not even sure if I can get him to turn it off and cuddle up with me.
He is so unaware that he is sitting here in the same room while I plot to destroy his Xbox.
lol, well I don't think you're being unreasonable, that's for sure. Maybe he realizes that this can't happen when the baby arrives and he's trying to get it all out of his system now.
Whatever you do, don't actually destroy the xbox. You can stream netflix through it! When you have a toddler that will come in handy
eta: Maybe just lose his hard drive for him.
We got rid of the Xbox after a few weeks of it getting all the attention
i guess it doesn't really bother me too much, sometimes i'll just sit next to him and read a book while he's playing, or our son will "play" the game with him (most times it's football)
we'll still have our "alone" time at night in bed so for me it's not a big deal.
As long as I am not being unreasonable. And hmm, maybe.
It just struck me as so odd him doing this all day. And its not as if he is acting weird, he is just acting like he REALLY wants to play it. Blah, aggravation.
And hehe, not destroying the Xbox for my own benefits, it may live through the night.
And losing the hard drive, that IS a plan! *eyes Xbox shiftily*
I am 3 seconds away from doing the same thing.
It doesn;t usually bug me to this extent, sometimes I even take the time to play with him. But my patience ran out 3 hours ago. And yea alone time in bed at night is nice, I get my time for all of that as well, but I want a bit of time right now.
Guess I am in a selfish mode tonight. :P
i probably should have included that i do get pissed off when i feel like i've cleaned the whole house while he's been playing the entire day...lol.
you're not being selfish, you just want some attention...nothing wrong with that!
Haha I gave up dropping hints. I just called his name, and he looked at me and I bluntly said Hey! I want some attention.
He proceeded to profusely apologizing and said he is wrapping up his game now and says I will have his attention within the next 10 minutes.
He looks like he feels bad. Aww, now I kinda feel bad lol.
Ever since DH & I got together, I have had to "compete" with his Xbox. And we've been together for 10 years! It used to be A LOT worse when we didn't have a son, though...but yeah, it's still pretty bad! He comes home from work, takes the dog out, plays with our son for a little while & then hops on his Xbox to play online with his friends for the majority of the evening. I have threatened to do very violent things to his Xbox hehe.
Like I said, it's not as bad as it used to be, but it can still be VERY aggravating!
ETA: I think what does irritate me the most about his game playing, is his language & temper. He gets SOOO mad when he loses & I REALLY don't want my son being around that!
Lol Bill Gates better watch out before he has a bunch of wives on his front lawn with destroyed Xbox's haha.
Threatening the Xbox with violence does not seem uncommon. Aggravating, yes! Him finally saving the game, much better!
I think that, in general, wives overreact to their husbands playing XBox, Wii, Playstation, etc. Perhaps, in some cases, the playing is excessive, but in general it's a hobby and we all should have a hobby.
Learn some new hobbies of your own, talk about it and come to a compromise, whatever it takes.
I think a lot of times pregnant women don't take into account that we are just as effing freaked out as our husbands. They just don't vocalize it as much as we do.
My husband plays several hours of video games a day, but honesty I'm appreciative for the time to focus on my own interests. However, when I tell him I am feeling lonely he quits. Maybe this isn't the case with all husbands/significant others.
Let me guess.... MW3?? hehehe
Can I say that maybe...just maybe...I might have some guilt for your man playing this?? Why...because I know the developers. I work with them. hahaha
So I am sorry!!
But I feel ALL you ladies on this. My guys is more of a computer gamer...has been playing Civilization pretty much non stop ... blah!
Hmm...this thread is really interesting. My husband is a pretty big gamer (Hello Skyrim!) but the nice thing for us is that we kind of have different sleep schedules and that works for us. So I will go to bed about 9pm/10pm and he goes to bed about 12pm/1am so that's when he plays Xbox. Works really well for us.
I will say that from the time I get home from work until the time I go to bed he is very attentive and makes sure to spend all of that time with me. It's nice because I have my me time in the mornings on the weekends and he has his me time at night after I go to bed.
Obviously my situation won't work for everyone but maybe you could make some kind of deal where you acknowledge that he needs time to himself but you agree (hopefully) that spending time together is important too. I think so long as he knows that you respect his me time if you work out some kind of arrangement then he might be able to meet your needs better.
After last night I just asked for the attention and got it. He is off work today to come to the doctor with me and he is playing now but I got and played with him for about 2 hours so it isn't so bad.
It is funny to see so many people who feel the way I do, and also great to have other opinions of how I should handle the situation, thanks ladies!
I. HATE. THAT. FREAKIN. THING..... and if he doesnt get over this stupid fetish soon... im about to go call of duty on his a$$!!! then well see has the last laugh... Grown men and their video games... i dont get it... probably never will