For the Wives of video-gamers....

Ladies....Has your husband been playing that video game ALL day? When you tell him to get off, you're sure to get an excuse. 'Wait....I just have to....' So, how long is it really going to take for him to get off? Here's some common excuses and the approximate time it will take him to get off his butt.

'I just have to kill this guy.' = 5-10 minutes
'I just have to go to town quick.' = 10-15 minutes
'I just have to finish this quest/mission.'(the most vague excuse) = 30 minutes-2 hours
'I just have to hand this quest in.' = 15-30 minutes
'I just want to finish this level.' = 10-40 minutes
'I need to help my friend finish something.' =30 minutes-1 hour
'I just have to talk to this guy.' =5-15 minutes
'I have to kill this boss' (boss being key word) =25-40 minutes
'I just have to find this item' =10-20 minutes
'I need to get to a save point.' =10-40 minutes


Excuses that don't give you an approximate time. Sorry ladies, but if you hear these, you're in for a LONG wait:

'But, I just got in this group.'
'Oh man, I was in the middle of something.'
'I just need to finish this.'
'I can't log out here.'
'But I only have (X-amount) more experience until the next level.'
'I just want to test this new skill.'
'I'm waiting for a rare item to drop/ searching for a rare item'
'I just have to travel to (such and such) town on the (so and so) continent'
'I'm just waiting for somebody to resurrect me/I have to go retrieve my body.'
'I just have to catch this boat/plane/train/dragon/ other various form of transportation.'

If you get the following actions in response, you might as well just give up:

An eye roll
A sigh
Muttering under the breath
A 'tsk'
A slamming of the fist
A controller, mouse, or keyboard being thrown
Complete and utter silence
Your husband completely ignoring you and giving no reaction to you whatsoever (this is the WORST one)

Ok I have another one

'hold on ...I can't save yet/ I have to get to a spot where I can save my game' (anywhere from 5-45 minutes)

OMG, I almost choked on my saltine when I read this. Are we married to the same guy??

How about:

'I'm in the middle of a battle' = 30 - 45 minutes
'The other guys are counting on me'= 1 hour +

Followed by one of my sarcastic remarks followed by slamming of the mouse and keyboard drawer slammed shut.....



ETA: And what pisses me off the most, is that he works nights and has ALL day to play, yet he's always in front of the computer when I walk in the door and I have to lean in to kiss him hello and be sure not to get in front of the screen!

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Posted by halloweenbride04

OMG, I almost choked on my saltine when I read this. Are we married to the same guy??

How about:

'I'm in the middle of a battle' = 30 - 45 minutes
'The other guys are counting on me'= 1 hour +

Followed by one of my sarcastic remarks followed by slamming of the mouse and keyboard drawer slammed shut.....



ETA: And what pisses me off the most, is that he works nights and has ALL day to play, yet he's always in front of the computer when I walk in the door and I have to lean in to kiss him hello and be sure not to get in front of the screen!

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Great additions! My DH works nights too and he's the same exact way. NEVER lean if front of the computer screen and never expect him to turn away from it and look at you! Oh the joys of being married to a gamer