My partner and I have argued at length in the past about my poker hobby. She hates that when I play a tournament, I am committed to that tournament until I bust out or win.. This could be 10 minutes, 1 hour, or 5 hours. So I can only really do these MTTs at night when my partner and baby are asleep. We've managed to find a balance and I am generally supported in my hobby, but the balance with family is more important than anything else. Poker must not come before family, ever. We agree on that, and so it works! I do sometimes dream of the days when I was young and single and could play poker all day long, but at least I get to play.