Dealing with Covid has been hard on so many relationships. It's forced people to stay more confined and hense constantly kept in contact with a partner and even a child. This has created alot of cabin fever feelings in many families. We all NEED our sense of personal space and when that doesn't happen we can all get grumpy and stir crazy. There is such a thing as TOO MUCH together time. Truth is, it can get to feeling like someone else is constantly hovering and NO ONE likes that.

From what you have shared, it sounds like your wife feels suffocated by both you and her child. So, she is distancing in whatever way she can get the feeling of distance. There really isn't anything wrong with her wanting to keep playing that game even when you get bored with it. And, if she plays through the night, it could be that subconsciously that brings her more sense of space and having a chance to be alone because you and your child are sleeping. Too much of anything tends to spoil the good of whatever was so desireable.

We all love candy, but if we consume it constantly, we can actually get tired of it. Honestly, it sounds like you are taking her request for needing space as a rejection. That isn't always what it really means. The internet has become a form of escape for a lot of people right now because of the confinement due to Covid. I suppose it can become a bit of an addiction. I remember when it used to be sitting and talking on the phone for hours, and now it's the internet and also constantly using the iphones with all the ways a person can look at different things without having to go anywhere.

As far as her 14 year old getting C's right now, this is something that MANY students are struggling with of all ages. It's actually becoming a mental health problem for literally millions of children and teens. We were designed to socialize and move around, NOT, be sedentary. And giving a partner space isn't about being rejected, it's about allowing that other person to have their own personal time and space which is something we all need. Some may need it more than others. And just because she discovered this younger guy and played gaming with him and talks to him, it doesn't always mean she is having an affair.

Needing space has a lot more to do with maintaining one's sense of self. When we are constantly couped up with the same person it can literally cause one to actually lose that sense of self. So, you got bored with the gaming and you wanted to stop playing, that really doesn't mean your wife has to stop. She has a right to keep playing if she wants to, and even see if she can get better at playing the game. This doesn't mean you are being rejected if she doesn't give you all HER time. You don't "own" her and she isn't there to constantly service your needs. She does deserve to have needs of her own.