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  10/25/2005 11:44 am

what happens when your DH says that he needs his weekend sports to have his relaxation on the weekend after working all week...

You wind up fending for yourself for something to do (if you don't have kids) or watching all the kids and still caring for the house all weekend...

Shouldn't COUPLE/FAMILY time come before sports?
 
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  10/25/2005 12:36 pm

I think you have to make some kind of compromises.  Maybe he gets one day to watch sports and the other day is devoted to family time.  You have to communicate with each other and be able to work with each other.  I think the guys do need some time to watch sports, but I don't think that the entire weekend should be devoted to the it. 

 

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  10/25/2005 3:21 pm

I think cus I'm a sport fanatic myself this is an intersting topic.. I've found it often a greta building block in my relationships.... I know I love football just as much as my man and sundays become a standing date.. If you not a fan think of this as one of those things that you can take an interest in you don't have to become a fanatic but think of the one thing u love the most that your significant other abhors and if he took 2 seconds to learn about it.. read an article, take a true interest in that one aspect of your life how pleased you'd be.. so the week before the big game is coming on.. read up on the team be it baseball basketball, football golf, learn a few players names read some headlines.. surprise him once... you never know once you open that door what may happen.. you might become a sports junkie yourself..
and of course I have ideas for the families.. get all the kids together cook a nice lunch or make some sandwhichs and everyone go to the game.. or atleast watch it together... make it a family event... if its just guys day out let him have his rest and relaxation every once ina while but suggest the guys come over once and make some game day snacks.. (chips and dip, or pigs in a blanket will do) .. there's always compromise in between.. .. often to go to a sports bar with him on game day ... this is when the craftiness of being a woman comes in handy ... when life serves u lemons what are u gonna do?
 
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  10/26/2005 10:51 pm

This isn't really an issue with me because I'm a pretty big sports nut myself.....the only sport that he watches that I won't is football and I usually just play on the computer or do some other stuff I need to get done while his game's on.  We compromise....sometimes he has to skip the game to do family stuff and sometimes I do some things without him so he can watch the game.....

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  11/1/2005 2:57 pm

ITA with Jenn.

There should be some compromise, like instead of watching all three NFL games on Sunday, he chooses one, etc.  Even as a sports fan myself, I agree there needs to be some balance.  You're not saying he can't watch sports, but not all weekend long.  I think that's a reasonable request.

 

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