Nov 17, 2010 at 1:24 PM
A growing male obsession with computer games is taking a heavy toll on romance.
More than 5 per cent of enthusiasts admit the hobby has cost them their relationship.
And half of women whose partners own consoles said they were ‘jealous’ of the amount of time dedicated to the habit.
Perhaps that’s not surprising, as one in ten men confessed to having rejected a night of passion in favour of more time at the screen.
The survey of 1,500 gamers and their partners was undertaken by One-Poll.com. A spokesman said: ‘It seems like a games console often means there are three people in a relationship.
‘It’s a bit sad if the virtual world is taking precedence over the real world.’
The study found the Call of Duty series were the games most likely to cause problems in a relationship, along with Football Manager, Grand Theft Auto, Fifa and Medal of Honor.
And it also emerged four out of ten gamers play computer games every night of the week.
COD: Black Ops
Addictive: A screen shot of COD: Black Ops, which has been heralded as a beautifully orchestrated game and the pinnacle of the military shooter genre
When the eagerly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops was launched last week in a blaze of publicity, men all over the country were rubbing their hands in glee.
THE TOP 20 RELATIONSHIP WRECKING GAMES
1. Call of Duty
2. Football Manager
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. FIFA
5. Medal of Honour
6. Halo
7. Super Mario Brothers
8. Gran Turismo
9. Mario Kart
10. Guitar Hero
11. Assassins Creed
12. Pro Evo Soccer
13. Resident Evil
14. World of Warcraft
15. F1
16. Red Dead Redemption
17. Need for Speed
18. Fallout
19. Gears of War
20. Angry Birds
But many women will not have been so enthusiastic about the new game, which sold two million during its first five days on sale - making it the biggest launch of any game in the UK.
Seven out of ten blokes admitted their partner regularly became annoyed about the amount of time they spent playing games.
This time can be very lengthy indeed, with one fifth of men spending ten or more hours a week playing games.
One in ten men admitted they had ditched a date to keep on playing a game with two in ten under 25s saying they have done this.
Message boards are full of women posting messages about boyfriends 'addicted' to playing computer games. A typical sentiment is summed up by one lady who wrote:
'My boyfriend is addicted to Call of Duty: Black Ops. I'd love it if he would spend all that time talking to me. Even though I see him every day I think the game is more important than me...'
A (male) poster advised her: 'If you want some attention, date a guy who doesn't play computer games.'
Souce
That is a survey, reported in UK news daily, DAILY MAIL.
Lets see how many of you folks agree with it's contents.
always been told that i have 2. 2nd one being PC (aka games) 
but i never gone Rough 
