Yes, my boyfriend plays WoW. Yes, he can get addicted to it, spending whole days and nights sitting on the computer, leveling his character. But, I can give ten reasons... or maybe even more, when I feel like it, to not delete his character. Here they are:
- I respect his property and space, and I think online game characters count as property.
- It honestly does not bother me at all. I can get home and fix dinner while we tell each other about our day, all the while he keeps grinding away monsters on the screen.
- It makes him happier, it serves as an outlet of recreation.
- It makes him meet friends.
- It gives us lots of things to talk about. I love it when he shares his funny experiences while playing online.
- It gives me a glimpse into his personality (not that I am not already familiar with it), when he plays with proper etiquette, when he plays nice with others even in ugly situations.
- It provides him relaxation and melts away stress from his work day.
- It makes him think about getting better computer stuff in the house (ie., a faster internet connection, a more sensitive mouse, a bigger monitor with higher resolution, etc., etc) which of course, benefits me as well. *wink
- I love WoW too! I am very interested in its lore. I've never made a character, thinking it to be additional cost and because I need time to do a million other stuff, but I have played the TCG (with him, of course) and I think I've played Warcraft before (again, with him). I believe that if I start playing this, I'll get hooked as well!
- He plays it a lot, but he still has control. He knows when to stop, when time calls for him to do something else.
