Video games can be, well, addicting. God knows how many late nights I spent trying get out of that one dungeon, or unlock that one sword, or kept saying to myself, “Just one more level…” Still, I draw my limits on things like World of Warcraft.

In case you aren’t up on the MMORPG (that’s Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) front, World of Warcraft is the most popular MMO out there, with well over six million – yes, million – players. I know people who are hopelessly addicted, people who have no social life, people who dropped out of school so that they could spend more hours playing Warcraft. So when I read about a married couple of six years that divorced because of this game, I could only say one thing.

Wow.

Jocelyn and Peter had been sweethearts since they were 13. They got married in 2002. in 2004, Jocelyn decided to buy Peter WOW for Christmas. As time passed, he got predictably more hooked. They reportedly starting having real issues in May. Issues like the fact that as soon as Peter got home from work, he got straight on the computer and didn’t get off until it was time to go to bed.

Issues like him not doing his share of work around the house or even so much as paying bills. Issues like the time when Jocelyn tried to set aside a meager 30 minutes to watch TV with her husband, and Peter couldn’t dare pry himself away from his computer.

Jocelyn moved out in September, and even though they’re split, Peter still plays WOW, even though he reportedly is weaning himself. I don’t buy it.

I refuse to play WOW. It isn’t the fact that the game upsets me, and I’m sure if I played it, I’d adore it. My issue is that I know how quickly and easily I get addicted to video games. I was bad enough with MapleStory, a free, more cartoonish version of WOW, and the only reason I quit that was because the server it uses is blocked on my campus.

The server WOW uses isn’t blocked, because so many people play it. I know quite a few people who play, and though some of them still have healthy social lives – like R. and A., two friends of mine who are a very happy couple that play WOW together – some are clearly hopelessly addicted.

I, however, will not be touching World of Warcrack. I have nothing against the people who play it, don’t get me wrong. Still, I know I’d get hooked. People who are easily addicted would be wise to stay away from any MMORPG, and may want to find safety in a game that does eventually end. As for me, I’ll stay away. I wouldn’t want to danger any of my relationships because of a video game. (And hell, my girlfriend already hates it when I play Guitar Hero; I’m pretty sure she’d drop me like a hot potato if I signed up for Warcraft.)

Have you ever wished there was a “Massively Multi-Player Online Erotic Game” where you could pretend to be smoking hot and have lots of cyber sex?

Then let me introduce you to Erotasy Island.

Much more than just your average cleverly named role playing game, Erotasy Island dubs itself a “romantic virtual vacation spot” where players can amuse themselves with activities such as strolling though “a lush jungle garden” or dining “in an amazing volcano view restaurant” all without having to step foot outside their house.

For a monthly fee, users (sadly for all those love-deprived Mac users out there, it seems only PC computers are compatable) can “interact” with people all over the world, most likely creating and maintaining a scantily clad Greek-ish avatar and doing all the things online they only dream of doing in the real world (that is, if you dream of “dancing in a disco”…which most of us haven’t done since 1975).

Not being up on the latest role-playing information, I have no real idea how all of this virtual fantasy stuff works—but I can imagine, and my imaginings are very, very boring.

But maybe that’s just because cyber-sex has never struck me as interesting in the least. I prefer my men real and in front of me, or safety in my dreams.

However, for all those who’d like to pay for the honor of jumping into a virtual bed, Erotasy Island is waiting.

Just steer clear of those fantasy STD’s.

Do geeks make good boyfriends?

Because the internet is all expansive and all knowing, someone has already answered that question for me in a convenient, numbered fashion.

Many of the reasons are funny, and most make a lot of sense. Like number 6:

“[geeks] are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. Due to their neglected status, they’re more attentive than guys who “have more options”. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend, they’ll likely have mental lists of all the things they’d love to do once they GOT a girlfriend.”

Having never dated a tried and true Geek before (although I did have a brief fling with someone who was a closet nerd…which wasn’t the reason we broke up…as far as he knew), I’m not the biggest expert on socially awkward people in relationships. However, the guy geeks I’ve been acquainted with over the years do tend to treat their girlfriends with an amazing amount of care.

And yes, like reason number 11, the cause for this amazing amount of care seems to stem from the fact that actually having a chick dig their nerdly ways is enough to make them ready and willing to do just about anything.

So tell us, DO geeks make better boyfriends? Or will they always make you second best to that hot pixilated babe in EverQuest?