Age of addicted partners? Curious!

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Lou72
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Age of addicted partners? Curious!

Hi.

I have a partner who is addicted to Destiny on PS4, he is 47.

To me I do not get this, I think maybe I would 'get it' more if he were younger.

Do just curious as to how old your addicted partners are?

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Average age of gamers are 35

Average age of gamers are 35 - 45. For if I was still an addict, I would be 44. I was addicted from 24-34.

If interested, msg me your email and I will send you my book "Hooked on Games" in PDF. I wrote it so family members can understand why gamers play addictively.

I encourage you to come to the spouses meetings where you will find support and help:

http://www.olganon.org/?q=calendar

Andrew P. Doan, MPH, MD, PhD

My Gaming Addiction Videos on YouTube: YouTube.com/@DrAndrewDoan

*The views expressed are of the author's and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the U.S. Navy, DHA or Department of Defense.

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My wife is 40.  I also used

My wife is 40. I also used to assume gaming was for teenage boys. I couldn't have been more wrong.

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My husband is also 40 - he

My husband is also 40 - he has been addicted since probably his teenage years, though noticeable to me since he was 32.

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My boyfriend/partner is 25,

My boyfriend/partner is 25, and he began playing approximately at age 13.

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Princess dreaming we should

Princess dreaming we should talk. My addicted partner is 23

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My addicted wife is 43.

My addicted wife is 43.

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Hi.

Yeah, I would be glad to talk to you. Just PM me if you want to chat.

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My fiancee just turned 29, he

My fiancee just turned 29, he's been gaming probably his entire life.

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33

My husband is 33. He's been addicted for at least the past 5-10 years, been gaming since he was a kid. 

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My husband is 50.  

My husband is 50.

 

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My hubs is 36. He was an only

My hubs is 36. He was an only child living in the country and grew up when atari and nintendo came out, so he's played his whole life.

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He is 23- been playing games

He is 23- been playing games for probably 10 years.

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My addicted husband is 34. He

My addicted husband is 34. He has been playing since he was a young kid. 

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My addicted partner is 33,

My addicted partner is 33, has been a gamer in some form all his adult life, didn't game excessively for the first year of our relationship, past 6 months have been hell 

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My husband is 33 has been

My husband is 33 has been addicted to gaming for 6 years, and many other things before that. 

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My husband is 43. Not sure

My husband is 43. Not sure how long he's had this behavior, I know it was way before I met him that it started from what he's told me about the games he plays. He didn't do it a lot when we were first together, but it picked up not long after we got married. PS3 games first, not games on his phone that are costing hundreds.

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My husband is 26

he's been gaming since age 11 - he completely uses it to avoid dealing with emotions (his dad died in a hit & run when he was 6).

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My fiance is 38

My fiance is 38 years old and has played video games since I can remember. But big difference is he always used to put the family and friends first ..that is until Destiny came along.

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45, playing addictevly 15

45, playing addictevly 15 years, before this addiction had a lot of different bihevioral addictions, some are very dispicable and disgasting. 

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My SO is 40.  

My SO is 40.

 

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My wife is 59

Her obsession with Elder Scrolls has lasted 1.5 - 2 yrs.

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