My husband and I both play video games. Him a little more than me, but I can definitely while away the hours with them. Both of us keep our gaming habits in check so that we're not neglecting other parts of our lives and we don't have kids right now, so we can indulge in these kinds of activities to a degree. If he wants to go on a little gaming binge, I'm fine with it. He'll play and I'll do other things, like read or catch up with shows I like on hulu, and in a small apartment, our "together-but-alone" time is nice. We need a break from each other.
We have a friend who is currently LIVING in World of Warcraft. He lives with his Dad and has no job and girlfriend and is in his thirties. I can't really tell if he's avoiding getting his shit together in order to play the game or because he plays the game.
“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist”--George Carlin