丈夫沉迷游戏致婚姻破裂 英国妻子最恨魔兽世界

A growing number of marriages are being wrecked by video game addiction.

英国越来越多的婚姻由于丈夫沉迷于网络游戏而破裂

More women filing for divorce are complaining that their husbands spend too long playing video games, according to research.

根据调查，更多的离婚的妇女抱怨她们的丈夫打游戏的时间太多了。

Of those wives who cite unreasonable behaviour for ending their marriage, 15 per cent believe their partners put gaming before them.This has soared from five per cent a year ago, the study by Divorce Online found.

英国离婚在线公司的调查数据显示，去年，在所有因不可理喻行为而导致的离婚案例中，妻子认为丈夫沉迷电子游戏而完全忽略她们是婚姻破裂主因的比例仅占5%，而今年这一数据则达到了15%。

In particular, disgruntled wives blamed World of Warcraft, which allows gamers to create their own fantasy character for mythical adventures, and Call Of Duty, where gamers battle in various war zones.

在所有电子游戏中，英国妻子们集中抱怨的则是在线角色扮演游戏《魔兽世界》和第一人称射击类游戏《使命召唤》。

The games have faced heavy criticism in the past for their addictive properties, with some claiming that World of Warcraft is more addictive than cocaine.

这些游戏因为让人容易上瘾而备受谴责，一些人说魔兽世界简直比可卡因还要容易上瘾，还要可怕

One wife who blames her husband’s obsession for the breakdown of their marriage is Jessica Ellis, 24, from London.

24岁的杰西卡·埃利斯来自伦敦，她指责她的丈夫由于沉迷于网络游戏而导致了婚姻的最终破裂。

She said: ‘He was addicted to World of Warcraft but played other games now and then. The amount he was playing gradually increased until I could not take it any more.

她说，“我的前夫每天沉迷于《魔兽世界》，当然他也偶尔玩玩其他的游戏。他玩游戏的疯狂程度越来越严重，最后我实在受不了他整天与游戏为伴，于是就提出了离婚。”

‘When it became serious he was playing up to eight hours a day. I was constantly trying to get him to cut back but he didn’t think he had a problem until I told him I wanted to leave. But by that time it was too late.’

“后来他每天要玩上8小时。我曾经试图让他慢慢戒掉这一恶习，但他却不觉得这有什么大不了，直到我提出离婚。那时已经太迟了。”

Ryan G Van Cleave, an expert on video game addiction, said many partners were unaware that gaming can become an addiction.

克利夫是一名研究“电子游戏瘾”的专家。他说，很多人都无法意识到电子游戏会让人上瘾。

He said: ‘The problem spouses encounter with video game addiction is that the non-gamer doesn’t appreciate that it’s an addiction. This means it’s not a choice to spend so much time in a virtual environment versus time with the spouse and family. It’s a compulsion.

他说：“当夫妻们遇到的这种一方沉迷电子游戏的状况时，通常情况下，另一方都没有想到这是一种瘾，也就是说，上瘾的那一方是不由自主、无法控制的地玩游戏，因而无法花更多的时间去陪伴真实世界里的妻子和家人。”

‘The reality is that with the proper professional support, a video game addict, like any other type of addict, can overcome the addiction.’

克利夫建议：“事实上，沉迷电子游戏类似其他种类的上瘾，只要通过适当的科学治疗，这种瘾就能被克服。”

The study looked at 200 unreasonable behaviour petitions filed by women.

这份调查研究了200起由妇女提出的因不可理喻行为而离婚的诉状。

Divorce Online managing director Mark Keenan said his team carried out the research after noticing World of Warcraft was repeatedly cited by unhappy wives.

离婚在线公司的总经理马克 基南说，他的团队因为注意到愤怒的妻子们总是抱怨魔兽世界，而发起了这次调查。

He said: ‘I was surprised by the result at first, but I would expect the number to be even higher next year.

他说：“起初我很惊讶会有这样的调查结果，但是我认为明年这个比例还会更高。”

‘The increase could be a consequence of people staying indoors more because of the recession, or it might be being used by men in particular as a means of escape from an already unhappy relationship.’

“因为经济不景气人们更多地待在户内，或者丈夫们可能特别愿意使用这种方法从本不愉快的夫妻关系中摆脱出来，而导致了这一结果。”