The group was started by junior Jenn Calovich, a girlfriend with her own gaming-obsessed boyfriend. She said she's taken most of the obsession in stride and even bought boyfriend Jeff Kung a subscription to Xbox Live for Valentine's Day. For his part Jeff said he'll stop playing a game when Jenn pays him a visit, though he'll occasionally "put it on pause and sometimes hope that she might leave early."

I'm sure she was thrilled to see that last bit when the article went up.

Gaming's audience is certainly becoming more diverse, but hardcore gaming is still a male-dominated pasttime. Is this sort of problem a widespread thing? It would also be interesting to see how many females have a problem with their partners gaming at all due to perceptions of the hobby, not necessarilly in an obsessive way. Feel free to add any insight or personal related anecdotes.