This is an email from Guilty Gamer to Robin Torres, who contributes Azeroth Interrupted, a column about balancing real life with WoW.

Dear Robin,

My problem is not too much school or work, but a girlfriend who would rather have me in bed (we live together) than leveling in the wee hours. As it is, I sneak WoW into my life. If she´s got a one-hour class, I´ve got time for five quests. But my play is ruined by the fact that I have to hide. I´m not looking at porn for crying out loud. I just want to enjoy my game.

I want to sit down for a whole evening and sink in to an instance, but it seems impossible considering we always plan so much. Her hobbies/interests can be accomplished in an hour or less while mine eat a whole evening. She is not geeky like me. I tried to get her to into WoW and it made no sense to her (fair enough). I usually get an evening a week but even then she´s mad or distant if I´m not talking and paying attention to her while I play.

At points, I wish I could play so much more or just give up the game entirely. I really enjoy WoW and love my girlfriend. I don´t know how to find harmony between them. I´m always either deprived of my time-consuming hobbies or guilty for enjoying them.

Sincerely,

Guilty Gamer

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