Struggling to connect to my family and partner after stopping games
I'm officially one month without games, and it feels awesome.
While it has been rough and low motivation, i feel a pride knowing i have not played any games since then. However my girlfriend whom i live with play consistently every day, and i struggle to really connect with her the same way. We used to play various video games together, but now she continued to play while i stopped. I don't want to force her to quit if she doesn't want to, but we lost this.
And my family similarly tend to play online with me, both my parents and brother. It used to be our main way to connect online and talk and have fun while i no longer live at home.
Anyone else had the same? Or found ways to connect to those who play without falling into playing yourself?
Posted Mar 10, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC