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I would like to point out the idiotechnica produces a high amount of propaganda focused on video game play, specifically CoD. I do not want to point any fingers, dpazsaq, however I can not help but see the role that idiotechnica has played to the roughly 50 anonymous users on this site at any given time. I assume that anyone that actually has an account on this site has long been suffering from psychological and emotional problems and is highly unlikely to suffer ill effects from reading these articles at this point. I think that in light of this it would be in good taste of idiotechnia to randomly send out apology letters to potential victims.

Shit, I need to finally get into the newest CoD.

A not so subtle hint.

Meanwhile, TF2 serves as an aphrodisiac. Trust me.

if i lived in the uk i'd rather play cod than be in a relationship too, have you seen the teeth on those beasts!

Let's not be so hasty in blaming the guys here!

Notice:

When it came to women, 72 per cent of men said they thought their partner spent too much time on the internet, but only six percent saw this as a reason to end the relationship.

So clearly guys aren't the only ones who use the internet/games a lot. Women do it too. The difference is that guys don't bitch and dump people over it. So it sounds to me like the problem is less technological and more vaginal.

If they come out with a CoD Farmville map, we can retire the word 'relationship'.

so based off of your logic men, such as yourself, do not express verbal concern over a behavioral annoyance nor would they leave someone who is disengaged all day. i believe that there is a word for this, it's called low mate value. so it sounds to me like the problem is less vaginal and the solution is more technological.

I think that after some self evaluation i would like to retrack part of my previous statement . i have been considerably disengaged with a constant flow of work and as a result mike play's cod a lot. when i am not working he does not, however, in cases like last week i worked about idk 80 hours and mike played a lot.

what it comes down to, i think,  is whether both people are equally engaging in these activities and it seems that more often than none women perfer activities outside of the home. this has a lot to do with our evolved psychology. women have evolved to be social creatures and on average  prefer interacting with others, typically face to face. while men tend to engage  in competition and social status activities (points in game play).  by no means does this happen in all cases, i myself become obsessive with research...a very nonsocial activity and i know many girls that play video games. i think that culture play a large part in this. i assume future generations of children, more ingrained in technology, will equally engage in these activities and less arguments will ensue as a result . Especially seeing that increase in games focsued on social interactions.

So all men have a low mate value, then, since they aren't as concerned about this sort of thing? Why do women continue to date them?

The real word to describe men who have disengaged girlfriends is "happy." That's why they don't leave.

well not all of these women stay  20%, arguably of higher mate value, leave.

"The real word to describe men who have disengaged girlfriends is "happy." That's why they don't leave." -lol

really though let's face it guys do not want disengaged girlfriends. if they did the classic female silent treatment would not be as effective as it is. both men and women dislike disengagement b.c it may reflect a lack in sexual or emotional interest in that person and perhaps interest in another.

About 6 or 7 years ago I'd play socom and my girlfriend would call me and try to talk to me while I was playing during a game while I had my headset on trying to talk to the guys... sure enough it ended a few months later. It's good to know things haven't changed.

this made me think of a conversation with mike where he told me his theory that the institution of marriage was going the way of the dinosaur. although i see technology, as in this case, effecting some immediate influences on relationship trends I think that our biological drives toward pair-bonding and parenthood are too strong to drastically alter anything. On the other hand humans are continuing evolving so there may very, in time, be a shift toward greater independence in child care and relationships due to technology. any predictions of the future of pair-bonding and families?

come what may, i have 3 of 5 golden guns and am closing in on my fourth.

"The 5th golden gun will find you single" - found this in a fortune cookie.

As for the tradition of marriage, I think it will stick around but it will probably end up losing the religious ties completely and become more of a financial agreement.