If you're a gamer just pretend this is a couples counseling session – free of charge. And if you are now or have ever dated a gamer, you have our respect and sympathies. 

Dating a gamer is tough. Long nights and grueling hours often leave little time for interpersonal relationships. With their constant need to "defeat their enemies," "max out their characters," and complete just "one more game," gamers come with a lot of baggage. 

So this one's for you. The partner behind the screen, sitting alone in another room having to listen to a 29-year-old man argue with a 13-year-old kid calling him a "washed-up old man." 

While it ain't easy being a gamer, loving one sure isn't either.