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"My guy's video-game addiction is driving me bananas." (spat of the month).(Brief Article)
Your man's techno-toy compulsion may be annoying to you, but it can be cathartic for him. "We all need a way to destress," explains Rick Marin, author of Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor. "Guys usually chill out with TV or video games." So let him play for an hour or so. Then propose doing something together--like going out to dinner--instead of ...
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