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Originally Posted by Xemnas
well rev, that just how i see gaming to be, no offense but, past 35 you need to move on, but if its a hard thing to kick (like tobacco) play in moderation, cause then you will get too addicted an then you're family will fall apart due to gaming cause that happen to this guy down the street that i know, he lost his family that he cared about due to gaming to much. i personally don't want that to happen to me tho not saying you or any other person around here will. i don't Despise People who are still gaming past that age nor saying they need to get a life or any of that rev.
Tho i will compliment you (rev) along with everyone else that has a family by having a rare but good life style 
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"Past 35 you need to move on,".......?? 
Wow, tho I truly respect and value your opinion Xemnas, and am in no way trying to discourage your from sharing them, I'm not sure this is the most receptive place to make such statements. Maybe somewhere like the AARP or some other retirement organization would be more supportive of such opinions.
Anybody that puts their family 'second' has issues and needs to seriously analyze their priorities. Sounds like this "guy down the street" just has an extreme obsessive-compulsive nature and thus paid the price. Could have just as easily been gambling, alcohol, drugs, sex, obsessive work habits, abuse......you name it.
I have been happily married for 12 year, have 3 sons, and have been gaming online strong the last 6+ years. It's just something I do INSTEAD of going out to bars or hanging out with my friends (getting in trouble) all the time. I'm home, with my wife and family when I'm gaming. Not out running the streets. Has my wife gotten frustrated with me and the kids for being on the computers too much?....of course. She also gets upset when I forget to put the toilet seat down and take out the garbage. All the things that tend to come up in a normal relationship, we just compromise as needed and work our way through things.
I DO agree that it is really sad
that this 'guy' lost his family because he was unable to compromise. But to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure just how much he truly 'loved' his family to allow something like too much gaming break up his family. Either way, I'm not going to let what happened to him, or anybody else for that matter, dictate the decisions
I make.
Also, I was just wondering what you meant by "rare but good life style" ?
