I tell my wife I do not care for the types of programs she likes to watch and playing SH3 or any game for that matter is relaxing to me. I tell her that she should be happy that I'm in the house and not down the street at a bar checking out the scenery. Furthermore, I tell her it is my hobbie, I do not golf, surf, play pool, make models etc. My hobby and interests are in computer games.
What I really do to keep her happy and off my back is this: I do the laundry, I get to sit for hours playing SH3 as the loads go through. This works great on the weekends! Also, I take care of her business (
) regularly and she knows she is loved and feels sexy. My wife is like most women, if you show you care and are genuine to her interests, you can pretty much do what you want.
You need to make time to come back to reality and not play SH3 every night. Each needs equal time. If you sit and watch some crappy program with her one night this means the next night is yours for SH3. It is all about trade off!