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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9588029" data-attributes="member: 18">Another way is if your spouse likes to watch videogames be played - my wife does for example.I think part of that depends on how you grow up maybe - she and her sister grew up watching each other play games, and I did similar with my brother and sister.My wife said that watching me play the Mass Effect series was kind of like watching a really, really good sci-fi TV show, for example.And even if not watching, if you play in an area which the spouse/SO can sit in/be in, you can chat whilst playing etc.I think its really only an inherent problem if your spouse dislikes you playing games, or dislikes the presence/sound/appearance of videogames, or if you need to play with like, "total immersion" - i.e. headset on, no distractions etc. Thinking of my friends, even the guy who has the most completely controlling spouse who basically has a panic attack if he leaves the house for more than 4 hours when she is there (despite her being a high-earning person who often leaves on business trips for days and days herself!), he managed to bloody finish BG3 before I did, because she's essentially fine with him sitting around and playing games, because he's in the house and can do stuff as needed (he basically does all the cooking, shopping, getting the kids organised, etc.)!</blockquote>