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[–]Hellige88 1227 points1228 points  (31 children)

I feel your pain. My wife plays Animal Crossing in handheld mode while using the TV to watch videos of other people playing Animal Crossing. I’ve not only lost my wife, but my TV too...

[–]Ka_blam 658 points659 points  (21 children)

Have you tried unplugging your wife then plugging her back in again?

[–]siiborg 119 points120 points  (17 children)

That usually does the trick

[–]Ka_blam 154 points155 points  (15 children)

This guy turns off his wife.

[–]-d00z3r- 111 points112 points  (13 children)

Wait, you can turn on your wife????

[–]Ka_blam 43 points44 points  (6 children)

Just flip the on button.

[–]-d00z3r- 39 points40 points  (4 children)

Is that the clitoris? Or the g spot?

[–]harvsnova 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Oh. So it's not called a liqourice? Note to diary.

[–]Ysil69 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it is and that dudes using some made up slang

[–]Dr_tuffednuts_MD 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's her innie penis

[–]Lady_Scruffington 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And keep flipping.

[–]CydGrackle 16 points17 points  (2 children)

insert dodgy sex joke here

[–]pandami7319 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Just blow on her then stick it back in

[–]rytram99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you read my mind. i was about to make a similar comment until i seen yours

[–]vulgarchaitanya 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wait you guys have a wife?

[–]LonelyPizzaSlice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Doesn't seem too difficult for everyone else in the neighborhood

[–]matt_the_mediocre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All I have to do is talk to her. Works every time.

[–]namejeffhahalol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And I turn her back on ;)

[–]Reepthebongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If not you could always put it in rice, it’s small grainy feel usually expels the demon.

[–]MagnaKhan 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Or blow on the cartridge? That helps.

[–]entpia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta do it in rapid succession

[–]shinigato 22 points23 points  (3 children)

This is universal. My wife refused to "spend money on a video game" first thing she does before and after work grabs the switch to check turnip prices and water flowers

[–]Bartholomeuske 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Mine was not a fan of an ipad. "will it get used" etc.. Well let me tell you who uses it most in this house hold...

[–]1dabaholic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mom took my dads iPad I get him for Christmas 😂 Had to buy another one so they could both have their own

[–]1880sghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reminder, gotta buy turnips when I get home from work. Forgot last week, was devastated.

[–]TheDuraMaters 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do this with Pokemon, except I use my iPad to watch videos rather than the TV as I'm not a complete monster.

[–]AspieAsshole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, that's better than mine at least - although we only have *my* switch that we got animal crossing on for her. Now I never get to play any of my games. She watches the videos on her phone though, so I still have my computer/tv (same thing, computer to a tv monitor).

[–]my-sfw-accnt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is what my 12 yr old does

[–]Zyntastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband just asked me if im cheating on him cause of this :c

I'm exactly like your wife LOL

[–]cassbutt666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is me. But my fiancé plays tarkov 14 hours a day so I lost him long ago and now I’m just as “busy” as him lol.

[–]CwColdwell 309 points310 points  (3 children)

I feel your pain.

I built my girlfriend a budget PC to do some light gaming. Now she plays more than I do and she's gotten better than me at some of my own games.

[–]Dr_tuffednuts_MD 120 points121 points  (2 children)

Got better than you?

Shame how that mother board burst into flames eh?

[–]CwColdwell 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Crazy accident, am I right?

[–]elpablete 11 points12 points  (0 children)


[–]Araucaria2024 222 points223 points  (2 children)

I bought a Lite for my son so he would bugger off my island. I haven't seen him in five days, but there is no smell coming from his room, so I'm assuming he is still alive.

[–]ellesbeth 46 points47 points  (1 child)

Haha I was debating buying another switch so I didn’t have to share my island with my kids.

[–]jaxsotsllamallama 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My husband got me the coral pink lite for my birthday because he was sick of me telling my son he was “slacking” and “bringing down the value of our island”. Damn kids.

[–]BreadLiDax 190 points191 points  (4 children)

My husband moved our bedroom TV into the living room so I could play Animal Crossing all I want, while he can use the other TV for his PS4 gaming. Guilt free mostly. We’re ignoring each other but at least we’re in the same room...

[–]Ka_blam 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Alone Together: Black Mirror.

[–]BananaHomunculus 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Being alone together is the best part about being in a couple.

[–]MrsObiRed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My husband and I do the same thing! He likes to play Xbox Live with friends and since I am very much a lone gamer, I play different games by myself. We currently have a large TV and a smaller TV in our living room and have kept it that way for years. It works well!

[–]TheDuraMaters 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Key to success in a happy marriage - time apart.

My husband bought me Spyro Reignited for the Switch for Christmas, even though I had the PS4 version, and I'm 100% sure it's so I'd stay off the PS4, which is connected to the TV along with the XBox. I'm not complaining.

[–]LunarLadybug 248 points249 points  (0 children)

Your wife is with us now, in the Better Place. Let her go.

[–]nthubert20 472 points473 points  (2 children)

I don’t know why, but the last sentence “I miss my wife” is just the best. Like, I know you’re hyperbolizing and everything, but I don’t know, there’s just something about that phrase in this context that’s innocent and pure. Looks like your wife found a keeper.

[–]Mestewart3 19 points20 points  (1 child)

I know you're hyperbolizing

No he isn't, Animal Crossing is a real problem and needs to be addressed by legislation.

[–]jaxsotsllamallama 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Animal crossing is amazing. You need to be addressed by legislation. May Tom Nook have mercy on your soul.

[–]BingleyBop 179 points180 points  (3 children)

She's gone for good. You've lost her.

My partner got me Animal Crossing before Covid, I haven't seen him in a month and a half despite living with him. It's too late, Tom Nook has taken your girl.

[–]HHShitposting 59 points60 points  (1 child)

Imagine losing you wife to an imaginary big balled tanuki

[–]RiddickOfRivia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's worse fates I imagine

[–]IlluminachoXD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He had to pay off his debt somehow

[–]bickmitchum- 69 points70 points  (0 children)

This is hilarious because it felt like I wrote this post. Literally did the same thing for my wife. Covid, bought the switch and animal crossing before they all sold out. I haven’t seen her in twelve days.

[–]callimilo 66 points67 points  (3 children)

I did a very similar thing. My wife has been pretty down since this all started. A huge part of her life is spending time with her siblings.

I remembered back in the day, she looooves Pokémon. So I convinced her to get Pokémon Shield.

She brought it to bed the other night.

I’m so thankful she’s enjoying herself. It’s 1000000x better than trying to convince her not to take a third nap for the day.

Thanks Nintendo! ❤️

[–]Dumprolls 18 points19 points  (1 child)

This is so relatable. My wife will immediately take a two hour bath or a nap for the rest of the day if she gets bored, lol.

[–]callimilo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yup, and is ready for bed not three hours later. Nice to see her engaged with something instead of watching Instagram or freaking tiktok.

[–]iliedtwice 51 points52 points  (0 children)

My wife is playing it right now. Won’t let me get a character because she thinks I’ll ruin her island

[–]TonyStretcher 37 points38 points  (2 children)

I did the same but it's been a blessing honestly. I've still been working while she is stuck at home due to covid. We got it a few weeks after release and 350 hours later she's still into it. I think she would have lost her mind by now otherwise and that's ten times worse.

Am I playing the Xbox with my computer monitor instead of the 4k tv? Yup, but if she's happy then it's worth it.

[–]JellyKapowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahah I feel this. I'm playing animal crossing on the main tv while my husband plays smash on the old TV in the other room.. or original ff7 on his computer. To be fair, he hard wired his setup and I'm on WiFi so he prefers playing in there.

[–]r4cid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good thing the Xbox/consoles can hardly run in 4k anyway amiright? /s

[–]1234cantdecide121 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’m sure your tent is nice

[–]Braethias 16 points17 points  (1 child)

Get another switch and play with her

[–]junter1001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the correct answer!!!

[–]Project_XXVIII 16 points17 points  (0 children)

LoL - dude this is awesome, sure from your perspective it seems rough, but this’ll pay dividends in the long run.

[–]schnurble 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I bought two copies of AC:NH this week, one for me and one for the wife. She is a day behind but so far neither of us are disappearing into Tom Nook’s dungeon.

[–]Astray1789 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I also lost my girlfriend to Tom Nook and his promises of an island paridise.. I bought persona 5 Royal though so jokes on her.

[–]Captain_Zomaru 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same, I bought it for my girlfriend and tried to play it together, a few days later I'm in an actual fight because I destroyed all the rocks. It's her game, not mine.

[–]claybirds 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend plays a lot of Skyrim on the PS4. I recently played and beat ZeldaBOTW. Thinking it’s way more alive and more fun than Skyrim (just my opinion), I kept telling her to leave Skyrim behind and get her mind blown by Hyrule, until I realized I’d be without my Switch for at least 100hrs of gameplay (prob 200 knowing my gf). Disco Elysium is coming out soon so I decided to keep my mouth shut.

[–]nixkpln 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I broke the timer on the new Pokémon game -_____- forever it will read 999:59

I miss work.

[–]Methany878 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This went exactly where I thought it was going, and totally worth reading. I'm sorry for your loss!

[–]rreid29 24 points25 points  (4 children)

World of Warcraft about ended our marriage 11 years ago. We were both addicted, but she had more time to spend on it. She grew more and more distant and started talking about leaving. Turns out she was getting ready to leave me for her online "friend". Small steps but we got out of the game and started spending more time together playing the Nancy Drew adventure games and eventually locked the wow accounts. We are still together.

I know the other comments are teasing you about losing her, but I would have a serious conversation with her about it. Videogame addiction is a real thing. Open world MMO especially. When the game you is more fun than the real you, why be you?

[–]MisterArrogant 10 points11 points  (0 children)

WoW played a part in ending one of my relationships too. It sucks when it feels like you're losing your SO to a game. The struggle is real.

[–]fklwjrelcj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Real shit.

They use the exact same tricks as Casinos and similar use to get you to stay in-game and keep playing.

It's all about actively ensuring that you're hooked so you keep playing and paying (whether a monthly fee or staying for the next "version", but can also include getting you to other revenue streams like ad-fueled streamers and videos, or merchandise). Dopamine hits, but trying hard not to overdo it and space them out and make you earn them in some way.

[–]Easy_Kill 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you considered picking up Doom Eternal?

I hear theyre quite thematically similar.

[–]MsRinne 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Are you my husband?

[–]paincorp 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Same here, but it was LEGO Harry Potter for her.

[–]felidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, are you my partner?

[–]Timmer2164 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sent this link to my kids and my wife, we got her a switch and animal crossing for her birthday. I captioned the link. "I guess I wrote this, but I don't remember..." Good luck dude. Embrace the single life...

[–]Captain-Trashmerica 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is adorable, first of all. We got Breath of the Wild recently and my husband has been a trooper letting me go through at my (much slower) pace while he plays other games on his PC.

[–]I_am_so_lost_again 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Welcome to what we women deal with when you men get a new game.

[–]Nervich 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Asking the important question:

Where the hell did you find a Switch??????

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I live in Canada, we found one at Best Buy after striking out at Wal-Mart.

[–]Nervich 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lucky dog. You can't find them in any of the big box stores around me (Wisco), and they're going for ~$580 online.

[–]AeroQuest1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can sympathize. I bought a Switch when it first came out, put after playing Mario Odyssey, it hasn't gotten much use. My oldest (30M) lives with us and has his own Switch. He picked up "The Game" when it first came out. His ex wife recently bought a Switch for their kids so that they could play "The Game". Normally my son gets the kids every other Saturday, but with the lock down, that hasn't been happening, so my wife thought it would be nice to get a copy of "The Game" so she could play with the grandkids online. I hardly ever see her without the Switch in her hands anymore.

[–]Darth_Bfheidir 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I made the same mistake, but my gf is able to drag herself away every so often

[–]amaranth_forest 3 points4 points  (1 child)

As a wife who has to share the Switch and the game with my husband except HE's the island rep who rarely logs in: Your fuck up could have been worse.

[–]quatzey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here so I just play as him a few minutes a day because there is always a new diy bottle and he gets his own gold spot so more bells for me!

[–]jfog352002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been playing this game straight for 5hrs+ a day since it's release on March 20th. Still played it this morning while watering my hybrid flower beds. I don't time travel so it took me 2 months to get a 5 star rating. Will still keep playing it probably until the Pokemon DLC is released later this June.

It's addicting I'll give it that. And yes I play it while working from home when I can, gotta keep up on those turnip trends.

[–]Willow-Rose77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so cute!! Just wanted to say that your wife might like Stardew Valley as well! Me and my bf just got into playing it and it has a very carefree relaxing feel like Animal Crossing does, plus its super cheap only 20 dollars :)

[–]dela17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Day 5 😆😆

[–]edgyusernameisedgy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't let her get into stardew valley. It would be completely over. You may even have to buy another switch so you can play again.

[–]einie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just a tip: Do not introduce her to the sims.

[–]Zwemvest 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Your tent decreases island rating? Euhhh I don't think that's true.

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Haha, no I know - just me trying to be funny

[–]ragingphiebs 3 points4 points  (1 child)

If everyone has houses and he only had a tent...shrug

[–]Zwemvest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't look nice, but it doesn't impact gameplay either

[–]Hellige88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all about the aesthetics. It doesn’t affect the island rating, but if it doesn’t fit the theme, it hurts the look.

[–]TobyGoRawr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best way to communicate is to play with her

[–]DonJipetto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, my wife is the same, but I'm happy for her that she has that much fun. As long as I can play on the TV it's no problem :b

[–]vpml2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't lie, this is me all over! My partner barely gets a word in edgeways until I've done all the deeds and shaken all my trees!

[–]go_go_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of us!

[–]masashi-sensei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank god my wife considers the game too much work.

[–]djvillian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This resonates on a personal level. Wife never had a console growing up or really played any games compared to me being a religious PC gamer who used to travel Aus for the main StarCraft 2 Tournaments. She showed interest in Animal Crossing (after I hinted she may like it) so I encouraged her to get the game and now it's hard to avert her eyes from the Switch.

I'm not sure if it was a good decision or not (considering we had to reset the main island and she had to start over after a week) but we ended up getting a Switch Lite just so the Main switch would be free for the kids to play their other games (civ6/Mario kart).

Yet to determine if it was a mistake to A) encourage my wife to play this game, B) getting her a personal switch lite, or C) Both.

[–]heathenyak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I got switches a few weeks ago to play animal crossing. I work full time, she’s in grad school. So she created profiles on her switch for each of our kids because they wanted to play too. So now I’m responsible for paying off the kids travel fees and mortgages on her switch...

[–]ChinaManDan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was not allow to chop any trees down. The switch constantly used by my wife or my step son. When I got BOTW for her, I had to buy a second copy of it on the Wii u just to play the game.

[–]NeglectedMonkey 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Where did you find a switch in Covid times?

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live in Canada, found one at Best Buy without much hassle.

[–]dhl1816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife is the same type of woman as your lady, and we plan to buy one after it gets restocked.

Will see if I will fuck up like you. lol

[–]Kay_29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did my own TIFU with a Switch and Animal Crossing to myself last month. Last month, I ended up buying my boyfriend a Switch with Mario Kart, Smash Brothers and Animal Crossing as a replacement Christmas present. He bought me a Switch with Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion 3 to celebrate my college graduation. I bought Animal Crossing for him because it was one of the few games that his mom would play with him and his brother and unfortunately she passed away a few months ago. When I bought Animal Crossing, I ordered the cartridge (this is important, I promise) and he started playing. One night, I decided to see what the fuss was and he let me play it. After I played, I bought him a digital copy and he gave me the cartridge copy, TIFU.

Edit: Somehow I accidentally managed to "beat" the game before my boyfriend.

[–]Bobdude360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Biggest mistake I ever made, I let my girlfriend borrow my switch and I downloaded animal crossing onto it for her: I haven't heard from her in 2 weeks now

[–]Krajun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised my GF hasn't booted me yet but I did put in like 15 to 20 hours so its not a tent, I haven't played since like early March, she keeps showing me the progress she's made, its completely different from the last time I played now. She has over 100 hours in it and loves it to death (sometimes I joke more than me) so I am happy she found something she really likes.

[–]Kigichi 1 point2 points  (0 children)


Welcome to anyone playing animal crossing. That game sucks you in HARD and doesn’t let go. (Currently playing right now)

[–]Ilovepoopies 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The real question is: where were you able to buy a switch? They’ve been sold out for a couple months now

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We live in Canada, tried Wal-Mart with no luck, but Best Buy had the one at least. Couldn’t buy any extra controllers or very many games though.

[–]alexandra-mordant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahaha, this was us. Grew up in a family of gamers but never really latched on. Took the dive together on the special edition switch and Animal Crossing for us to share....

.....I think it was 3 weeks before I stopped playing long enough for him put up a tent and another 2 weeks before I let him plant trees, move things, and pick which villagers stayed and what went 😂

[–]Anthanem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to have a talk with my husband a few days ago, knew something was bothering him... He said 'something something something "you're not trying anymore or doing anything around the house..." and something else about 'over 400 hours.'

We've been married a decade and never had that talk before. But my island is awesome. No ragrets.

[–]Jasole37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get her into Doom!

[–]randomPCgamer15432 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fight back by downloading Witcher 3 and playing for hundreds of hours

[–]ryehawkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you fucked up by thinking you fucked up

[–]psyorganism 0 points1 point  (4 children)

The real question here is WHERE and HOW did you buy a nintendo switch ? I've been trying to 2 months

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

We’re in Canada, Wal-Mart didn’t have any but the local Best Buy did. No extra controllers and the game selection was limited though. My town is only about 40,000 people, not sure if that factored in or not.

[–]psyorganism 0 points1 point  (2 children)

If you don't mind, can you please send me a link to that store (or something). I would really like to try to order one online. I live in San Francisco and everyone here is using some kind of online hack thing to pre buy them all, which is super frustrating.

[–]kingebrigtson27[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sure, hang tight for a minute. Retail just reopened to the general public here, though. Before it was only one person between the sliding doors and you told them what you wanted, so I can’t guarantee the success rate but i’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.

[–]psyorganism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My eternal gratitude, stranger !

[–]nohumanape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about buying my wife her own Switch, because she's gotten sucked into AC as well. Luckily she's not as far gone as OP's wife and I still enjoy seeing her take the initiative to actually turn on a console herself and play something (which she's never done before). But that being said, there have been times when I was hoping to get into the game, but she wanted to play.

[–]TedMeister88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, this is why I have my own Switch, and my fiancée has her own. Well, okay, I have a Switch Lite, but still...

EDIT: But to actually contribute to the topics at hand, relax! You didn't FU-- you just created a new gamer! You now have something the two of you can bond over, and make memories!

[–]AClumsyWaitress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be me, but I'm too poor. TwT I loved this story though!

[–]cdmurray88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife bought me a switch for Christmas. she started play ACNH on her brother's switch (he lives with us) but quickly got fed up with his slow progress and being a 2nd tier player, so I told her she could start an island on my switch.

Now all I hear about is turnip prices and terraforming.

Today she's like, are you sure you're never going to play AC? Cause I want to make you an account so I can design your house if not.

[–]Ralenses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know how it feels...

My girlfriend wasn't a gamer before Animal Crossing but now it feels like she's doing nothing but playing this game the whole day...

8 years of relationship and now I'm replaced by Tom Nook.

[–]DatGuyDoddz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t see what the problem is

[–]NullBrowbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am definitely much closer to the typical definition of “gamer”, think 100+ hour save files across Fallout 3, New Vegas, Fallout 4, Skyrim etc.

Those are rookie numbers! I have 3000 hours both in CS:GO and Rocket League, a character with over 200 days playtime in WoW and wasted even more time on various other games.

...I need a life...

[–]Advaithca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One answer : EMP

[–]sturmcrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could get my wife to play Animal Crossing, good luck, hopefully she doesnt get addicted

[–]CH41N5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude you should be glad! Now you have an excuse when a real sweet AAA game gets you absorbed. "Remember the Animal Crossing incident?"

[–]Inshabel -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Do you only play Bethesda games? :)


Haha, no. Those were just the games I sunk the most time into off the top of my head. GoW2 probably took the most of my time. Would get home from school and pump like 5 hours into various online modes for about a year and a half straight. Oh to be young again.

I also mess around with NBA 2K20, the Resident Evil remakes, Doom Eternal, Madden 20 etc etc.

[–]ZetaXeABeta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My SO had never had a smartphone and thought they were stupid. We used to do fun things, talk, play games etc.