Who would’ve thought that a total sports lover would end up married to a total non-sports lover. I’m sure it happens often enough out there. But . . . how often are the roles reversed?
| She Said | He Said |
| I will fall on the sword right up front and admit I’m a sports junkie. There aren’t many sports I haven’t watched. I live for NFL football – enjoy watching any and all games. I splurge on the NFL ticket thru Directv in order to watch my favorite team all season long (and let me tell you – it was a very long season for the Skins). I’m currently enjoying the Australian Open and looking forward to March Madness.Many husbands would be thrilled beyond belief to have a wife who will not only watch many sports but be just as, if not more so, engaged. I apparently did something horrible in my past life – because not only does Jack not like to watch sports – he practically abhors all sports and finds them a huge waste of time. Is this for real? Am I destined to spend the rest of my life enjoying sports alone? Imagine watching the “play of a lifetime” – and turning to share in the shock and amazement – only to remember that you are entirely alone in the living room.
So, gentlemen, I totally sympathize with you on Gameday – whether it be NASCAR, NHL, NBA, NFL or college ball. So when you jump up to “high-5″ your buddy for that killer catch, think of me alone trying to get my dog to give me his paw! |
Men, I admit that I am wasting a perfectly good woman. Ladies, I totally understand where you are coming from.Hey, it’s not like I am stopping her from watching a game or even having other sports fans over to watch with her!
But how can a person spend that much of their life watching overpaid professional players stand around? Did you know in the average game of football there is only about 12 minutes of actual action? The other 2 hours and 48 minutes is spent talking about what happened in those 12 minutes! As if you didn’t just see it happen yourself. Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against people playing the game. It’s one thing to be actively engaged in a game for exercise and social reasons. I have even attended several professional and amateur sporting events and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and camaraderie of those I was with. Playing a game, or being there is exciting. Watching a digitized 2 dimensional version, well that is just a bore. However, I am an equal opportunity boob tube critic. It’s not just sports, it’s most television programming. I’ve been there and done that. For decades, like most, I spent 20-30 hours of every week in front of a TV, so it’s not that I don’t understand the draw, it can be entertaining. But in your old age are you going to remember the cumulative 13+ years the average person will watch T.V. in their life? What a waste! Did you know your brain works harder when you are sleeping than when you watch T.V.? What a waste! Unless I can be educated or I plan on going to sleep I don’t watch much T.V. I believe there is more to life, and there is certainly other things I’d rather do. Hey Jill, how about we turn the damn thing off and spend a little time together? I’d much rather have the extra 13 years with you! |
We all have hobbies that we want to spend time on. For some it’s sport for others it’s knitting. When two people don’t share a common interest does that mean one should suck it up and participate? Please share your thoughts by clicking on the link below.
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