The study focused on 349 heterosexual couples, and split the participants into two groups where both spouses played one, the other where only one of the spouses WoW cataclysm Gold played.

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In couples in which both spouses are gamers in a game, the study showed that the majority of people said that gaming could have a positive impact on their marriage, specifically couples who played together.

The average age of participants in the national survey was 33, while the median length of marriage is seven years. In the couples where only one of the spouses played most of them were husbands. In those couples that played both the majority of those who played more were married.

"It's well-known that many couples have issues with playing games," re-creation management professor at BYU Neil Lundberg said. "Particularly in the case of husbands who are avid gamers, it can have negative effects on their relationships."

In the case of couples which only one person played 75 % of the couples claimed that they had experienced a negative impact from gaming particularly through the disturbance of their sleep routines. The study notes that these couples faced problems like the fact that they spent lesser time spent together during group activities, and less serious discussions.

Incredibly, similar problems were observed in couples who played. In the group that reported poor marital satisfaction, disputes over gaming were reported as well as the disruption of the bedtime routines.

"It's not the buy WoW cataclysm Gold game hours that matter," Lundberg said. "It's really what it does to the relationship--whether or not it creates conflict and quarrelling over the game."