Nearly 40% of couples report arguing while playing Call of Duty together, study reveals

Lockdowns caused by COVID-19 have led many to pick up a controller, but all those hours gaming with your significant other could cause a strain in the relationship. A survey found a quarter of UK couples have argued over games once or twice a week and about 12 percent said gaming-related fights happened 150 to 200 times a year. The most common sources of strife were Call of Duty and the popular FIFA soccer franchise, which were both responsible for over a third of fights. However, one in 50 couples admitted to rows over online gaming every single day, and some of the men have contemplating ending the relationship because of it. One of the most popular games out there, Call of Duty is also the source of the most relationship strife: 38 percent of couples say they've argued over Activision's first-person-shooter war game Online poker forum CardsChat polled more than 1,000 adults in the UK whose partners play online video games.