Women prefer gaming to sex Technology may be keeping us in touch with the world, but it’s also isolating us from our partners — whether it’s a wife who spends hours on Facebook or a husband who can’t be separated from his video games.And as reports surfaced this week that gaming habits are cited in 15 per cent of divorce cases, with women saying they feel they come second to their partners' computer games, these warnings should not fall on deaf ears. Facebook, where many of the games women prefer are based, is cited in one in five divorces, according to lawyers, while a survey by website Divorce Online found that the phrase ‘mobile phone’ occurred in one in eight divorces citing unreasonable behaviour.Even if a couple share the passion for gaming, there's no doubt that with both parties turning their focus to virtual reality, a real-life bond can be harmed.
‘I call it being “together alone”,’ says relationship therapist Douglas Weiss.
‘These days, people are on their mobiles at dinner; they spend hours on the computer or watching TV; and they are more connected to their Facebook friends than to the person they promised to love and cherish until death do them part. ‘Technology is interrupting our relationships and allowing us to avoid each other. It has become a way of avoiding real relationships and intimacy.'The survey follows the launch of the Doritos Dip Desperado mobile app and Facebook game. Visit www.facebook.com/doritos to play.
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