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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 5369561" data-attributes="member: 41187">If it gets in the way of your other commitments then it's too much.&nbsp; Otherwise, have fun.That said, I've repeatedly sustained four games a week (running two, playing two) for about 9 months at a stretch, when one of the games ended / fell apart and I was reduced to three a week.I would advise you to reign in the spending.&nbsp; Nothing ticks off the significant other faster than sinking thousands of dollars into a hobby and then only using a couple hundred dollars-worth of it.&nbsp; (And you'll look back on it and shake your head as well.)If you don't have kids, or a need to look for work, then three a week is the practical limit for most folks.&nbsp; Gaming at that rate will replace most of your other leisure activities (TV, reading, etc.), and usually requires having two or more separate gaming groups to prevent player burn-out (so start building that gaming circle).If your wife gets upset, find out what part of it bothers her and adjust.&nbsp; If it's the time then cut back to spend more time with her, if it's your obsession then cut back and pick up other hobbies again, if it's the money then cut off your spending and enjoy what you've already got (and 2.5 books a week for two months is ~20 books, or the size of my entire 3.x library after a decade of playing).&nbsp; If she just wants you to stop then you have some big decisions to make.Good luck and have fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 5369561, member: 41187"] If it gets in the way of your other commitments then it's too much. Otherwise, have fun. That said, I've repeatedly sustained four games a week (running two, playing two) for about 9 months at a stretch, when one of the games ended / fell apart and I was reduced to three a week. I would advise you to reign in the spending. Nothing ticks off the significant other faster than sinking thousands of dollars into a hobby and then only using a couple hundred dollars-worth of it. (And you'll look back on it and shake your head as well.) If you don't have kids, or a need to look for work, then three a week is the practical limit for most folks. Gaming at that rate will replace most of your other leisure activities (TV, reading, etc.), and usually requires having two or more separate gaming groups to prevent player burn-out (so start building that gaming circle). If your wife gets upset, find out what part of it bothers her and adjust. If it's the time then cut back to spend more time with her, if it's your obsession then cut back and pick up other hobbies again, if it's the money then cut off your spending and enjoy what you've already got (and 2.5 books a week for two months is ~20 books, or the size of my entire 3.x library after a decade of playing). If she just wants you to stop then you have some big decisions to make. Good luck and have fun. [/QUOTE]

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