RE: Should I be worried?

Hi, I'm new to this board. I am writing because I am concerned for my relationship. I am starting to find myself more irritable and frustrated at my boyfriend of almost six months and his reluctance to admit that he has a game addiction. My concern is that since we have only been dating for a short time, do I have the right to ask him to reevaluate the amount of time he is on his computer playing online computer games?

He plays online nearly everyday from the time he gets home from work at about 4pm until he goes to bed around 11pm. I know it's his way of winding down, but It's quite frustrating to think he'd rather wind down with is computer than with me. It bothers me more when on his days off he'll play all day long starting at 8am and continues playing even after I come over in the evening (we don't live together). What's more frustrating is that he'll ask for me to come over, but then he's on his computer the entire time. I don't complain very much, I do ask him if he'd like to go do something, but it usually ends up him playing on his game and me waiting for him. Our mutual friends have told me they think he's got a problem. He denies it and compares it to watching TV. Sure, he's got a point, but at least with watching TV we both could do that. I don't know what to say to him or do without him thinking I'm trying to take away from him something that he enjoys.

Right now, I started to stay over at my place more often. I think to myself, why go over to his place when all I end up doing is watching the back of his head and make unsuccessful attempts to lure him away from the computer to engage in conversation with me and his roommates/friends. When I call him to talk to him I can tell I'm not receiving his full attention since he's on the game at the same time. I find myself telling him to call me back when he's got a free moment, but that isn't until he's actually in bed which for me it's rather late so I end up only being able to talk to him for a short time. Then I get upset for waiting up for him to call me when I know I shouldn't. It's very frustrating and I would love to receive any sort of advice or suggestions. I love him and he says he loves me and I've accepted that he enjoys computer games and he's said that he'll get better about it once we are married or when he gets a "real job". But I don't know and I'm afraid it'll get worse. But how do you help someone in denial without getting him angry. I'm not afraid of leaving him if that's what it takes, but I'd rather be able to help him to see his problem and work through this for our relationship sake.

Thanks so much!