My brother got married to his girlfriend about a year ago, she is a pretty horrible person for many reasons and today was just more evidence to this. I almost never see my brother anymore, one reason for this is the fact that we now live in different cities but a bigger part of it comes from the fact that his wife does everything in her power to alienate him from his family.

The last time I saw him was about two hours on Thanksgiving and the time before that was his wedding. Well, we finally had a chance to catch up this Christmas and we decided to take this chance to play some of the old games we grew up with together. There we were, playing games, reminiscing and just enjoying each others company. It was really nice, but it only lasted about 45 minutes over all, before his wife started to get really annoyed with him, saying how "I didn't come here to watch you play video games." Another 5 minutes later and she was in full hostel mode. Keep in mind that we offered to let her join in, our mom offered to spend time with her, and she had her own family she could spend time with. None of that was enough, my brother found enjoyment without her and that got under her skin more than anything. Soon my brother stopped playing so he could spend time with his wife, the women he spends literally every single day with. The conversation we were having was over and an hour later they left together.

To me this really punctuates the reason why girls hate video games, because they bring guys a form a joy they can experience without their influences. That drives them crazy, since it means they no longer have complete control over guys.

If I'm being completely honest this whole experience has left me feeling very hurt, knowing that a chance to truly connect with and catch-up with my brother is now gone forever.