My husband was once a well-polished, professional man who was creative and loved me. But things have changed recently. He has become distracted and disheveled. His embraces reflect that of a brother who hugs you out of fear that not hugging you might be even more awkward – they are brief and standard. His eyes divert attention. He employs his creativity into the hands of another as he longs to be in a place that many spouses fear… the Wii Zone.
This is what he looked like before:
And now:
Look at what the Wii has done to him. Do you see the distain in his eyes? The constant fighter stance? Why the rage my love? You just got a 1-up.
He even speaks a different language:
“I’m having the best Mario Brothers experience of my life right now.”
or
“Damn it! I’m going to be like 80-years-old now because of this game.”
or
“Well, I’ll probably be more like 40 or 50.”
It is my fear that his age did change, from 30-years-old to 14-years-old. Maybe there’s a game for spouses to cope with this overwhelming interest. Or is there? Perhaps an iPod app? An iPad app? Wii may never know.
