Eh.. if you have the option, and you love gaming, make sure you find someone who's at least somewhat into it or she just won't understand. I don't ever break/forgo plans with my girlfriend for WoW or even talk about it much, but a conversation game up about gaming recently, and she looked at me like I had 3 heads when I said I'll sit down to game for 3-4 hours a session once or twice a week. I told her it's better than watching reality TV for hours every night of the week.. I'm not sure I'd want to see her reaction to the gaming if we ever live together. I'd probably have to sacrifice some game time for more 'traditional' hobbies I enjoy.. playing guitars & building cars. But I'm okay with that. Would it be easier and more of a bonding experience if my girlfriend was at least partially into it? Definitely.. but you can't center your entire life around a video game.