At least this virtual orgy came in the wake of our association. For legions of British women, gaming is the ghost at the feast in their relationship. A sufferer recounts: “My husband is obsessed with Nintendo DS games – Zelda, in particular: his great love, and definitely the third person in our marriage. He cannot even go to the loo without her. When we had our first child, I would find him trying to squeeze in a round: child propped in his arms, bottle held in place by his chest, leaving hands free for the console.”