So... I've been playing MMOs since I was a full-time student, then a grad student, then into the corporate and, currently, senior management life. 
The key rule I follow by is RL First, Game Second. While I love XIV, I also love my job, and priority-wise, the job is more important. Thankfully, I also have an SO who plays XIV, so we can play together on weeknights when we're both home and have taken care of food, the dogs, and such. Keeping priorities straight is critical, and to be honest, an MMO -- a game -- is lower priority than real life.
The end result is that, yeah, I don't get to play as much as I would maybe like to during the week, but I make up for that on weekends.
The key rule I follow by is RL First, Game Second. While I love XIV, I also love my job, and priority-wise, the job is more important. Thankfully, I also have an SO who plays XIV, so we can play together on weeknights when we're both home and have taken care of food, the dogs, and such. Keeping priorities straight is critical, and to be honest, an MMO -- a game -- is lower priority than real life.The end result is that, yeah, I don't get to play as much as I would maybe like to during the week, but I make up for that on weekends.
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