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Tennis star's girlfriend dumps him over Modern Warfare 2 photo

It seems that videogames aren't just a relationship strainer for we common mortal mole rats. Even athletes can find themselves so obsessed with gaming that their partners can't stand it anymore. Take professional tennis player Andy Murray, for example. He spent so much time playing Modern Warfare 2, among other games, that his girlfriend left him.

"He would spend all his time glued to them. In the end she just got fed up with it. She wanted more out of the relationship," a source tells British dishrag The Sun. Apparently, "all his time" meant seven hours a day, which really isn't all that bad compared to some of the Modern Warfare 2 players I've seen.

Murray's agent insists that he "doesn't play computer games any more than any other 22-year-old." Nevertheless, Kim Sears was alleged to have been driven "mad" by Murray's love of Modern Warfare 2, and it played a huge factor in the break-up.

Also, The Sun chose to use the pun "in-console-able" in the story. I am almost impressed by how bad that is.


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RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:44
RenagadePanda
7 whole hours eh? She probably spent as much watching Oprah or something, so it balances out.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:44
Monodi
The question is now, who should stop bitching about games? Gamers or chicks?
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:44
MrSadistic
It would have been more awesome if she dumped him FOR MW 2. Disc all over her nips and everything.
Linfosoma's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:46
Linfosoma
"in-console-able" cracked me up so hard.
This makes me feel kinda good though, considering that I was worried because I spend about 3-4 hours playing games.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:46
Black Nexus
In-console-able? Whoever thought it was a good idea to say that ought to be shot with a rocket launcher.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:48
manasteel88
its her fault. if she couldn't find anyway to get his attention off the games, then she's not worth having as a girlfriend.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:49
Xzyliac
Sorry but if a woman can't beat a game for a male's attention, well, it ain't the games fault.
Isay Isay's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:51
Isay Isay
in-console-able

Now that's my racquet
StingingVelvet's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:51
StingingVelvet
Glad I have a girl who is not so demanding of my time... that said, 7 hours is a lot, I probably get 3 hours of gaming in on a lucky day.

My girl spends that much time on Facebook though, so we're even.
Quantum Zombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:55
Quantum Zombie
Pfft, they've been together for four years now. That relationship died a long time ago, and she was just looking for a good excuse to end it. Nothing of value has been lost.

Andy Murray is a damn good tennis player, and I very much doubt this will change anything. Besides, if his girlfriend is to be believed, he already spends more time with MW2 than he does with her.
Quantum Zombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:56
Quantum Zombie
Pfft, they've been together for four years now. That relationship died a long time ago, and she was just looking for a good excuse to end it. Nothing of value has been lost.

Andy Murray is a damn good tennis player, and I very much doubt this will change anything. Besides, if his girlfriend is to be believed, he already spends more time with MW2 than he does with her.
father33's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 15:58
father33
Dude. That's why you play AFTER they go to bed... that is to say after she is exhausted from the horizontal disco if you catch my meaning. Cmon man! Priorities! Guys play video games because they aren't getting laid! Not in lieu of said laying!!!
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:01
Onlineatron
Well he was playing the PS3 version.... and we all know people who play MW2 on PS3 a backwards talking dance midgets.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:04
akathatoneguy
First off, "in-console-able" is awesome, and all of you know it.

Second of all, the headline should read, "Tennis star's girlfriend dumps him because she fucking sucks".

You know what would be awesome, though? If she had literally dumped him over Modern Warfare 2. Like, if they were playing Hardcore and she was like, "Andy, look over here." And he turned his avatar towards hers and was like "What?" And she shot him in the head and said, "You're dumped, fucker." Or if he had gone online and she was playing in another dude's clan. And he's all "what the fuck?" and she's all "this is mah new man's clan...his k/d ratio is much betta, noob."
brendonia's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:09
brendonia
prestige claims another girl
worldagainstjose's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:26
worldagainstjose
Ditto xzyliac
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:35
Trevor McGee
If she wasn't such a dumb joyless banshee, she would have realized that she could have simply sat down with him and joined in on the fun and it would have given them something else to bond over. Instead, no, she's an attention whore who probably gets pissed at him for not staring at her 24/7 giving her all of his time. That's why gamer girls are so much better, they're realistic and they're not selfish bitches most of the time.
grasslunatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:36
grasslunatic
Murray is my hero.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:40
Xzyliac
@Trevor McGee
Holy shit...that was...insightful.
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:48
Soulwax
I honestly doubt that this story is true. While she may have dumped him, I reckon MW2 had very little to do with it.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 16:50
Face
She should have shown him her dedicated servers.
KapitanFiggs's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:13
KapitanFiggs
Considering this is coming from The Sun, the veracity of the story is definitely called into question, as they are muck-raking tabloid scumtards. Even so, Andy Murray gets even more street cred. I mean, he's Scottish AND loves the game-sauce? Epic win, yo. Epic. Win.
ninjalegend's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:17
ninjalegend
I always found videogames as a great way to find if a mate is worth being with. If you can not put up with each others habits and quirks, you are not meant to be together. The moment the nagging starts, her stuff will be prominently displayed in the front yard. Next....

On an aside, 7 hours a day is quite a lot of time to do, well, anything.
artha14's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:20
artha14
7 hours? That's it?
Ke1nTrinkwasser's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:41
Ke1nTrinkwasser
Good riddance. If she truly loved him she would've picked up a controller.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:43
Shadowiii
My wife spends that much time or more on blogs and other social networking sites. It's that gender equality thing again: girls feel they are entitled to attention, while boys are grateful when they get any.
Point being it's good she dumped him. I guess now she can just find another famous tennis player to date, right?
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:46
Magnalon
@Ke1n
COD MW2's core mode is online multiplayer: a mode in which she wouldn't not be able to join in on.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:46
Magnalon
@Ke1n
COD MW2's core mode is online multiplayer: a mode in which she would not* be able to join in on.
Pixelated Lilac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:10
Pixelated Lilac
LOL @ brendonia

If material possessions are ending a relationship, that relationship wasn't good in the first place. Of course, this is The Sun we're talking about so I question it's credibility.

That being said, while MW2 hasn't strained my relationship, however, I almost lost my boyfriend over Metal Gear Solid spoilers. It's not my fault I started the series 10 years before him and have a sexual obsession with Solid Snake.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:25
Tarvu
Shallow bitch
Gee-Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:31
Gee-Man
Jeez, if things as trivial as material objects can end a relationship, it probably wasn't so great to begin with. Besides, she seems to come off as a selfish bitch in this story. I mean instead of bitching and moaning about your partner's habits and hobbies, you should try to make something of it. If I'm going to try and understand your pointless love of shoes and shopping, the very least you can do is understand why I like playing video games.
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:49
Bigmoose85
He is a rich tennis star.... WHO GIVES A FUCK?
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:55
mrplow8
He looks like a douche anyway.
brysweeney's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:57
brysweeney
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh god this is funny
Arch649's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 19:13
Arch649
MW2 has been out for what 2-3 weeks? He's enjoying his new toy. Maybe is she wasn't such a bitch he wouldn't send SO much time on it.
neoREgen's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 19:58
neoREgen
Another reason the retro revival is heaven sent. Spend time with your girlfriend and have quickies with the games. 15-30 minute play periods FTP.
Perfidious Sinn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 20:15
Perfidious Sinn
She's just jealous that Modern Warfare 2 is sexier than she is.
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 20:34
ajaxender
7 hours may not seem like much to some, but 7 hours a day + international level tennis training/playing/travelling etc = fuck all time for anything else. Essentially, its game vs girlfriend. Good to see his priorities are straight!
matrixdude171's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 22:00
matrixdude171
So she wanted to dump him and found this excuse. Why can't women just grow some and just say it instead of hiding behind stupid reasons like those.
Pixelated Lilac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 22:07
Pixelated Lilac
@matrixdude171

If you think only women use shitty lame excuses to break up with their significant others, then I'm afraid you're terribly misinformed.
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 23:29
LsTr Of SmG
I'm with Pixelated Lilac. We guys are dicks just as often.
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/02/2009 02:54
JustLikeBuck
Wait... She dumped him after he played a videogame (that only came out a couple of weeks ago) a bit much?

The man does nothing but train for Tennis and you leave him for having another hobby?? What a callous cow!

I bet it was nothing to the hours she'd occupy the bathroom, or the hours extra a day she'd have to sleep because she was "tired".
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/02/2009 03:42
Cowboy TTop
Cute tail, but he's probably better off without her. Chicks have to learn to accept people for who they are, and if his gaming is part of who he is, why should he compromise that? He should only do that, if he wasn't tapping that ass, which I doubt. Never mind, Andy. I'm sure they'll be lining up around the block to replace her, and get a ride on your rich meal ticket.

He's a pro tennis player. His downtime he needs more than most people, so I doubt we'd have been catchng him online, while she was asleep. That's a luxury for us regular folk.

Next time, bitch, join the fuck in with him playing MW2, instead of pretending you are busy with other stuff. Females can game too, and its not rocket science to learn how. I'm sure he would have happily shelled out, for a second 360 just so she could play too.
Fiat Mediocrity's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/02/2009 08:23
Fiat Mediocrity
You sure she didn't leave him because he ended up being gay?

He plays tennis and video games. I'm not expert in the field of what warps a man's sexuality, but I've been told that those are both major factors in limpwristedness.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/05/2009 10:09
Holyetheline
My girlfriend sometimes has this problem with me... We've never even come close to breaking up over videogames though, or anything. I only play a few rounds at a time when I play MW2 anyway.
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