Too much chess?

I would show him your post.  You don't say much about why your husband doesn't work, but if he's recently lost his job he's probably suffering from low self esteem.  If there's something particularly unpleasant that happened to him at work then it could be that chess is providing him with a distraction and helping to reduce his anxiety.  You might want to get in touch with relate if you feel unable to talk to him directly about things.

It sounds like he is trying to permanently escape reality through chess. I would leave him some kind of letter, like what you wrote here, and see how he reacts when the situation is laid out in cold ink.

May he come back soon.

Really sorry to hear this, bara, and I am not sure I have that much wisdom to offer through a keyboard and computer screen and without really knowing you and your family. I have a wife and children and have - at various points during my marriage - spent too much time on screen-based activities, but perhaps not to the extent that your husband is doing.

Are youn in the Channel Islands?

Here's an idea, instead of making a thread about it, go speak with your husband.

Not sure if serious though

So, is this guy any good?  What's his rating?  Does he play on this site?  If so, tell him to contact me.  I'll straighten things out for ya.

Your friend,

JM

Try learning the game and become good enough to beat him yourself.  This is almost guaranteed to destroy any man's interest in chess.

It is not healthy to play more than say max 3 hours per day. Talk about it. Chess should not become an addiction. It is very well known that it can become one.

Yeah, but you're about eight years old.  Even at your age its probably not a good thing.

As long as it doesn't affect your school work young man!    I'm watching you! 

Maybe you should consider dealing with serious problems in a serious way...

I feel very sad about his condtion==He has a bad case of chessomania=you should disable his computer

i will remember about your hubby in my prayer..

Why don't you suggest that he joins a club rather than play as much online.  That way he would get to meet people and there would be specific times for him to play (obviously he could have the odd game ont he comouter too).  From what you say he does appear to be acting rather selfishly.  Perhaps you need to ask him what he thinks is a reasonable amount of time to play chess.....

whaa how do u get money if your husband busy playing chess?

@ Vivinski

Here's an idea. Shut up.