GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Why is my boyfriend always playing video games?

In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Rhiannon Goulding answers a woman who is worried about her boyfriend’s gaming habit.

Dear Woman Alive,

I am dating a great guy, he is a Christian like me, and we have a lot of fun together. We are both in our early thirties, and thinking about marriage, however the one thing that puts me off is how much time he spends playing video games. He often stays up late playing, and sometimes I feel like the games are his ‘other woman’. Because I am not into video games, I don’t really get the obsession, and I find it hard to respect. He says it relaxes him, and its ‘his time’ which is really important. I get that men need ‘cave time’ but I can just envisage us marrying, and me being stuck with a man obsessed with gaming. I know the Bible doesn’t talk about video games, but do you have any advice?