So I'd like to think I'm not that old, but at 37 I'm sure I'm well above the average user age here at SG. What I'm wondering is how you all squeeze in time to game? With 3 kids 6 or under in the house, it feels like I'm always at sports, or a Doctor's appointment, or of course work. My 360 hasn't been used for a game in well over a year, and the last time I played anything on steam was mid March. I'm taking next week off, and I'm stoked that I'll finally be able to catch up on some games, but really it's kind of depressing that I have to take a week off just so I can enjoy my hobby. Am I alone in this?

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36 here. The girlfriend (soon to be wife) and I are both in agreement that we won't be having kids. Some people tell us we're selfish, but we have plenty of free time and extra money for travel and gaming so nuts to them.

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Hah, screw 'em. If you're happy without having kids then more power to you.

Do keep an open mind. I've had friends who had made the same initial decision, and one of them changed their mind later but didn't want to cause a rift so kept quiet about it. Caused some serious friction until they told their partner, who then admitted they'd also been having second thoughts. Keep the lines of communications open on the matter.

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30 years old. Non-gaming but understanding girlfriend. No kids, no intention in having kids. 2-months holiday starting today. Backlog full of games. Summer sale incoming.
Life is good.

So yeah, finding time to game is trickier with a full-time job but I can't complain over getting a nice little paycheck every month.

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I could copy/paste your text, also have 3 children and it´s hard to find time for playing when your going to work and have also a wife, but there is some time when the Kids went to bed and I´m a Little older than you (39).

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I'm 41 next month. I just play my games at night when the brats are in bed.

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That's life

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I'm glad to know that I'm not alone)

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I'm 36 and have two kids under 6. I game plenty. I must be a terrible father. :D

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Only if you're too busy gaming too feed them. ;P

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Heh, I like to think of these generations as the ones who wake and go to sleep with their games. Once you get old, like for real old, and retire, you'll have all the time in the world for games. For now, play as much as you see fit.

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I'm 33. I'm looking for job right now... so I have more time to play than I want to have.

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I'm in my 30s, but I'm child free and self employed, so I get a decent amount of time to game. I sympathise, though. I worked shifts and was on call when I was in my early 20s, and had no time for any hobbies at all back then. It wasn't fun.

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i'm 39 and have a family with two young kids, not so much spare time normally, anyway atm i'm far from home most of the time because of the job, so i use to have some gaming when i'm alone. when i'm back home in the we i use (or try) to spend all my time with my family. my backlog is ever growing, but who cares?;P

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31 here, but no family as of yet, so there is still some time for me to squeeze in a little game time.

Just work, that hinders ^^ :D

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I'm 27, but I'm lucky in that I'm still at college. So no kids or anything for me yet. I still have loads of free time.

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Even if you reach the age of 100 years you can still gaming!

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Not gonna say how old I am, but I got my first pc in 1985.

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