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Basically, it's the question above.
First off, let me clear the air by saying I'm not expecting him to suddenly drop a sports obsession. My boyfriend who I love very dearly is obsessed with sports. The normally soft spoken man turns into a wild beast even if the game he is interested in isn't even on TV.
I am fine with leaving him to watch his games, for the most part, but I do expect that if he makes plans with me on a game day, that he won't be CONSTANTLY on his phone looking for updates, or trying to end plans early (that HE made with me) to go home and watch it. If you don't want to be away from the never ending games, don't make plans, you know?
The only other issue I have with it is that he wants me to be there with him to watch it, and sometimes I am, but I have tried (really!) to get into watching sports, and i just can't do it. I have googled it, watched it, gone to the games, asked questions, and I just CAN'T pay attention. Also, if his team does something stupid or is losing, he is in a horrible mood for the rest of the day. The guy fumbled, the sky didn't fall. There's no need to be in a terrible mood for the rest of the day!
How do the ladies who have honestly tried, but can't get into it (and there is ALWAYS game!) deal?
Haha, Megan, I know exactly what you mean. Today he asked me to pretend to care. I get that it's important to him, but I think that being extremely day-ruiningly pissed about a non-televised college game because your team is losing in the first quarter is unreasonable.
Null- Thanks for input. I DO want to be with him, and trust me that going on date when there is a game won't happen again. I actually am grateful for your answer because you also think this is inappropriate, and I didn't want to seem ridiculous if I called him on it. It just gets hard to plan "quality time" like dates and things when we are finishing college and working. This week I was a little annoyed because the ONE day I had free for a date night (we try to make an effort to do something special once a week) he replied with "I can't, there's a game, but we can watch it together." I didn't say anything because I don't want to nag him over this, but the fact that it was an absolute I CAN'T instead of "we can do dinner early before the game" was irritating.
Once again, I'm not necessarily asking him to give up something he loves, but there are certain compromises than can be made. For example: I go to some games with him and have a good time, at least ask questions, sometimes bring food for him that I made for the game, and he doesn't always have to put every single game that happens above me.
Basically, it's the question above.
First off, let me clear the air by saying I'm not expecting him to suddenly drop a sports obsession. My boyfriend who I love very dearly is obsessed with sports. The normally soft spoken man turns into a wild beast even if the game he is interested in isn't even on TV.
I am fine with leaving him to watch his games, for the most part, but I do expect that if he makes plans with me on a game day, that he won't be CONSTANTLY on his phone looking for updates, or trying to end plans early (that HE made with me) to go home and watch it. If you don't want to be away from the never ending games, don't make plans, you know?
The only other issue I have with it is that he wants me to be there with him to watch it, and sometimes I am, but I have tried (really!) to get into watching sports, and i just can't do it. I have googled it, watched it, gone to the games, asked questions, and I just CAN'T pay attention. Also, if his team does something stupid or is losing, he is in a horrible mood for the rest of the day. The guy fumbled, the sky didn't fall. There's no need to be in a terrible mood for the rest of the day!
How do the ladies who have honestly tried, but can't get into it (and there is ALWAYS game!) deal?
Haha, Megan, I know exactly what you mean. Today he asked me to pretend to care. I get that it's important to him, but I think that being extremely day-ruiningly pissed about a non-televised college game because your team is losing in the first quarter is unreasonable.
Null- Thanks for input. I DO want to be with him, and trust me that going on date when there is a game won't happen again. I actually am grateful for your answer because you also think this is inappropriate, and I didn't want to seem ridiculous if I called him on it. It just gets hard to plan "quality time" like dates and things when we are finishing college and working. This week I was a little annoyed because the ONE day I had free for a date night (we try to make an effort to do something special once a week) he replied with "I can't, there's a game, but we can watch it together." I didn't say anything because I don't want to nag him over this, but the fact that it was an absolute I CAN'T instead of "we can do dinner early before the game" was irritating.
Once again, I'm not necessarily asking him to give up something he loves, but there are certain compromises than can be made. For example: I go to some games with him and have a good time, at least ask questions, sometimes bring food for him that I made for the game, and he doesn't always have to put every single game that happens above me.