Pokémon Go is already ruining everyone's relationships


For those of you who’ve missed it, the new Pokémon Go game is the hottest thing around right now. And like every gaming widow knows, that means bad news for your relationship.

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Just days after its release on July 6th, the virtual reality game which sees users tracking and capturing Pokémon as they appear in the real world, has seen people become insanely obsessed with the game.

Pokémon Go players try and catch Pokémon as they appear in the real world. Photo: Instagram/goodiebites
Pokémon Go players try and catch Pokémon as they appear in the real world. Photo: Instagram/goodiebites

That means falling over, getting mugged, catching Pokémon while their partner is trying to give birth – and ditching their significant others to go hunting.

And Pokémon Go widows aren’t happy.

According to Similar Web, gamers are playing for 43 minutes each day on average (higher than Whatsapp, Instagram, Snapchat and Messenger) with 60 percent of downloaders using it daily.

People would rather play Pokémon Go than enjoy time with their partner. Photo: instagram/ janejji_
People would rather play Pokémon Go than enjoy time with their partner. Photo: instagram/ janejji_

Single? You’ve just hit another speed bump on the road to love, with reports just a day after its release Pokémon Go is more popular than Tinder with the game installed on more US Android phones than the dating app.


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