hours can one play Call of Duty? My lovely husband has been playing since 10:30am... 

Until their spouse destroys the idiot box? 

Until their spouse destroys the idiot box?

LOVE! 

lol! We went to bed at midnight and so far today he's already been playing for 2 hours... 

I think my hubby has played for 16+ hours... d@mn COD/Xbox 

That shizz would be out the door in a heartbeat if my husband EVER spent 16+ hrous playing on the idiot box. 

He's still playing. So record for yesterday was 14 hours and today he already has in 5 hours. He did "watch" our 3 mo. old while I worked yesterday but she took a 5 hour nap so I don't think that counts. She was asleep when I left and still asleep when I came home.

I guess I should be glad he's playing on the computer so I can be entertained by the tv. He has his headset on and ignores us unless I talk to him on Yahoo Messenger, lol. 

I HATE that game! My husband will stay up all night playing that stupid game then text me every five seconds the next day about how tired he is. The weekends are the worst once he literally told me he couldn't afford to eat breakfast (he still hadn't went to bed from the night before) his friends (the other stupid player) relied on him.

That shizz would be out the door in a heartbeat if my husband EVER spent 16+ hrous playing on the idiot box.

x2!
My husband knows he can't play those games until my kids are in bed 

I hate all xbox and ps3 games I think this is the only reason we fight. 

I have just come to accept that xbox is my husband's way of unwinding and it is also his "hobby." We used to have many fights about how long he played and how it made me feel and also how bad it was for him (diet-wise and not working out) and also how he never did chores but made such a mess when he played.

We finally came to an agreement. He can play on his days off for as long as he likes provided that I get the same amount of time doing stuff I want to do if it involves him (like going to an art gallery, watching The Notebook and other girly movies, going to the beach, ect.). He also is not allowed to snack while playing so that he does not eat mindlessly and he has to work out either before or after. If he has chores he also has to complete them either before or after but before going to bed.

Yes, he slips up sometimes but we all do. Yes, it may seem like he is treated like a child but he is the one playing video games. It works for us now. :-) 

My husband doesn't play but my son is allowed one hour a day on school days. 

My husband won't play because I refuse I sit there and hear him cuss and he wants an audience. Normally he will play for about an hour. 

Haha Oh my :( My husband and I play after the girls go to bed and sometimes we play 'til the wee hours of the morning. I guess since it's something we both enjoy, it's not a sin in our house! I do however, get annoyed if he plays when the girls are awake because when he plays he is "in the zone" it's like talking to the wall sometimes lol 

I am not trying to be mean, but 14 hours a day is WAY to much to play. I don't know how you could put up with that. 

My husband only plays on nights I work, so two nights a week at most. 

My husband mostly plays between me watching my girly shows, lol. We have QT then he'll play and I'll watch my shows. On the weekends especially Sundays I don't really care how long he plays. He works all week so have at it I sometimes sit and watch him play. His game play doesn't interfere with our QT so it's fine by me. 

I am not trying to be mean, but 14 hours a day is WAY to much to play. I don't know how you could put up with that.

Seriously - I'm sure you don't spend 14 hrs at a time doing mindless things, so why does your husband think it's okay?

I'm sure there are household chores or quality time to spend with you and/or your child(ren). 

It's probably his way of relaxing, just how like we can spend hours at the mall. 

It's probably his way of relaxing, just how like we can spend hours at the mall.


Do you spend 14 hrs at the mall on a regular basis? 

Add up all the hours during the week that one may spend on PU or surfing the net. I bet he probably deserves those 14 hours. 

OMG...
sorry to say
but im a COD crackhead...
me and hubby LOVES it! 

No I don't. But on the same note I don't whine about my husband playing Xbox. 

Add up all the hours during the week that one may spend on PU or surfing the net. I bet he probably deserves those 14 hours.

Not if it takes time away from the family. 

Some people have children running a muck during the times they are on PU and their home is probably a mess. This is just one scenario. If the wife is taking care of home then I would expect the husband to give her that time. However if what she does during the week doesn't amount to anything I would def spend some relaxation time if I were him. 

Just because YOU wouldn't be able to put up with and think that it is way too long for someone to play video games does not mean it is the same for everyone else. Maybe in their family, in their home, it is accepted or part of an agreement or a rare occurrence and family time and chores are still taken care of. Maybe you shouldn't pass judgment. 

If you're addressing me, I'm not judging -obviously it bothers her, so it's NOT accepted.

If it didn't bother her:
1) she wouldn't have made a thread about it.

2) she wouldn't have updated the thread to say he was at it again and had played 2 hrs SO FAR

3)she wouldn't be using words like "I guess I should be glad" and "he ignores us".

You, yourself posted you had to come to an agreement with your husband about his playing time, so YOU didn't put up with it either.

Really? He's a grown man, he couldn't figure it out on his own he has responsibilities and he shouldn't be playing a video game and ignoring everything and everyone around him? 

Really? He's a grown man, he couldn't figure it out on his own he has responsibilities and he shouldn't be playing a video game and ignoring everything and everyone around him? 

Meh. Hubs & I have sat down & played the Wii (Harry Potter Lego) for 5-6 hours when we really thought we'd only been playing for 1-2. EEP! When you're engrossed in a game, sometimes you don't realize how long it's been or that things are running a-muck around you.

I got my Hubs (well, us) the Xbox 360, COD, Batman, Skyrim for Christmas. 

I'm pretty sure if she would have made him aware of how long he had been on he probably would have gotten off. Sometimes my husband will say okay one more game. If they lose or his scores weren't what he wanted he would start another game and I wouldn't even know. Now sometimes he'll pay attention to the clock. If I want to watch a movie or run out somewhere for us to get out the house I just let him know. If he and I talk and he has nothing planned and I have nothing planned go right ahead and play. 

I'm pretty sure if she would have made him aware of how long he had been on he probably would have gotten off.

I agree.

But, no one wants to be their Hubby's mother or the nagging wife. 

Who's judging? She asked a question and we were giving our opinions. And yes in my opinion 14hrs in one day IS way to long to sit inside and play a video game all day.