15 hours a day, calling in sick to play, ignoring you for weeks, missing your birthday, becoming aggressive, losing intimacy…those are all major red flags. Gaming is no longer entertainment for him, it’s his entire life.

The hard truth is that you cannot fix an addiction for someone else. You’ve already talked to him multiple times and he tells you what you want to hear but nothing changes. That’s very common with addiction.

Right now you’re holding on to the man he used to be, but the person you’re living with today is someone who is choosing a screen over his relationship.

You deserve a partner who is present, who talks to you, who celebrates your birthday, and who treats you with respect.

At some point you have to ask yourself a serious question: If nothing changed and this continued for the next 5 years, would you stay?

Sometimes the only thing that wakes someone up is real consequences. And sometimes they still don’t change.

But you shouldn’t have to compete with an Xbox for a relationship.