When the ex breaks silence, asking how I've been, and complaining of being lonely and bored.

This is a PSA to have passionate sexy time and good before gaming. Make her dinner every night and show her the Love (L capitalized intentionally) and how can you go wrong. Then you have leverage for her making you breakfast or vice versa

Maybe dude is doing something like eating at the PC rather than with their SO. I’ve felt this pressure in relationships before too and they were borderline co-defendant relationships with women who were not happy with some things in their own lives, and had to use me for that, which isn’t inherently wrong but it creates resentment out of a hobby and something someone enjoys doing for alone time. And Co-dependency is way more toxic for a relationship than gaming usually is. with enough manipulation tactic you’ll then start having anxiety every time you play, to couple with theirs if they’re around. Co-dependency is a slippery slope and a major red flag

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