I have spent from Jan of 05 till now playing wow I sit here now with my fiances engagement ring sitting in front of me on the keyboard with her ready to leave.... She told me that I needed to get help or she was leaving for good no more threats no more warnings just gone. We also have a 3 yr old together who for the most part could use more of my attention. I have played wow for just about as long as she and I have been together and at first it was okay because we both were playing but I had more free time so I passed her in the leveling process she soon felt left behind and after a while resented the game because it was taking up all of my time. I got to the point where we split up for a while after all the fighting about WOW because she just couldn't take it anymore. We got back together after about 4 months and things seemed to be going well but, it didn't take long before I fell back into the same rut and the same fights kept rearing their ugly heads. So she again threatened to leave so I told her I would not do it again so I stopped playing on the weekends to spend time with her and just her ( by the way I work a 3-11 shift and she works days). Then it became an issue of spending time with my son and giving him the attention he needed which at the time she felt I was not doing and I knew it too but did not want to admit it and again I rescheduled things again so that I could still play but not till after he went down for his nap. Like the wowaholic I am though I started to cut into that time by playing while he was sitting down eating lunch so that I had that extra playing time. As I played more I left the guild I was in to make my own so as to not have to deal with their rules but the only thing worse than just simply playing WOW is Being a Guild Master which I am. Not only now do I play the game but I am responsible for scheduling raids and events to keep these guild mates interested in what we are doing as a guild so they do not leave. I have to say giving the option to be the GM or just play I would rather just casually play it has eaten up my life. My fiance has had instances where she called into work and stayed home and once it was time to raid, off to the comp I went when all she wanted was to spend some time with me. All I have to say is don't let this game consume you yeah it is a good way to burn some time if you are bored but remember to moderate your play time. This game has been my life for the past 5 years and I have spent that time putting it above all else including my family which I regret terribly. The look I got from my fiance before I left form work today made my heart sink in my chest it was a mixture of When am I going to come first, Sadness and Disappointment. It is pretty bad when she had to basically beg for my attention and stayed in a relationship that was as hollow as a chocolate bunny on Easter. As of today I am going to no longer play wow around her and limit my play time so I doesn't interfere with what is truly important to me my family. I need her to see that I want to be a better man. And to all the other struggling wow addicts out there it doesn't matter how many times you say you are going to stop hurting the people you care about it is when you actually step up and show them that you care that it counts. I learned this first hand and I hope it is not too late....