How do I stop my b/f from watching football?

Question

He did it last year, and I felt like he wasn't paying as much attention to me as he did during the summer. Help?!

Answer 1

Let me begin by asking, "Have you lawst yo dam mind!?"

You can't stop him from watching football. It will never happen! Football is an interest of his and it's very entertaining for anyone who understands it. It's the equivalent of asking a girl to stop shopping. A guy has a better chance of getting a steak from an angry rottweiler than confiscating a chick's credit card. Why would you want? He likes football, let him watch it.

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P.S. what are you nuts? leave him the hell alone, how dare you? Watching football has become an artform. It's a social event, it's very entertaining, it's something you can enjoy forever because there are new games and new players all the time.
It's just like shopping but it's better cuz there's nothing frilly, pink, nasty, fat free or "specially textured". You need to take him a beer and tell him, ", I enjoy watching you enjoy football and I like seeing you get excited like that. Perhaps you could spare some of that energy elsewhere after the game."

Answer 2

You don't. See, some part of his brain longs for the olden days, when differences were handled with brute force and physical confrontation. Nowadays, they have conflict resolution and political correctness.

Here's the way I look at it. Football is only on Sunday afternoon, and one follow up game on Monday night. If you can't be without your boyfriend for one day of the week, something is wrong. On the other hand, if your boyfriend is obsessed with football and he neglects you all week long.....then you, my friend, are dating a sports junkie! At that point you have two options
a) leave him for some office nerd who hates sports
b) get some popcorn and a beer, and sit down and watch a game with him

If you are like every other woman in the world (I'm sure you are), then at some point you made him participate in something that he had no intrest in, like planning a wedding or shopping for shoes. In all fairness, you should try to take intrest in something he does. One thing, though- Don't interfere with the game by asking lots of questions. Don't make him wish that you weren't there. Just sit and watch the game. You can ask questions during the commercials, if you really are curious.

Answer 3

Perhaps you could learn to appreciate football and watch it with him. Maybe you could read the book Brian's Song, and then watch the movie. (I linked to an ESPN Page 2 story about the movie below). There are also a lot of guide books to help women appreciate football, see the Amazon.com link. If you are serious about the relationship, understanding your boyfriend's interests will go a long way toward bringing you closer. It may also help in the future to impress a guy whose caught your eye if you can discuss football intelligently and show some interest in one of his favorite topics.

If all this is just too much for you, or if you put forth the effort, but your b/f is not suitably appreciative, I would suggest that you make it a quid pro quo. (see wikipedia link). If he wants to watch the Michigan-Notre Dame game on Saturday, he has to take you out to do something on Sunday. Alternately, if you hang out at the mall with all of your friends on Saturday, you will sit quietly during the Giants-Colts game on Sunday evening (Sept. 10 at 8:15 PM), and get him snacks and drinks while he watches the game. And you will even figure out the signficance of the Giants-Colts game.

Answer 4

Are you insane? There's no way to make him stop watching football! You should try to get into it too. When I was little, I hated Sundays during football season because my dad would watch it ALL DAY! But by the time I was 15, I would watch all day with him! If you can't get into it yourself, just leave him alone...it's only one day a week, get over it!

Answer 5

You don't. And he wasn't paying as much attention to you as he did during the summer, it's not just a feeling. I too hated football but that's because I didn't understand it all that much, I'm a baseball girl myself, but my hubby took the time to explain it to me a little better and now I actually find myself enjoying it. (Shhhh don't tell no one) Anyhoo, you should try it he might like that you get into it with him and hey, at least it's not another woman that's distracting him....

Answer 6

I'm sure there are a lot of shows you watch that HE would probably consider to be idiotic.

Guys don't usually whine about that kind of stuff though. Nobody goes around saying "My gf doesn't pay any attention to me while Oprah's on!!".

Why don't you like football? It's the greatest sport to watch in the world!

Answer 7

why do you wanna stop your boyfriend from watching football, there aint nothing wrong with watching football. "he wasnt paying as much attention to me as he did during the summer." And are you paying attention to him? why does he gotta be the one who gotta pay attention to everybody. next time he sits to watch football, why dont you sit by him, and watch the game with him. ask him about football, like the rules, if you dont know them. or just sit down and watch with him. if you pay attention to him, he'll pay attention to you, too. if you want somebody to stop doing something, here's the trick: love them.

Answer 8

What are you saying, he can't watch football AT ALL or he should watch LESS football and spend more time with you? You're both going to have to compromise on this one. Does he understand how you feel, and does it matter to him (because if it doesn't... dump him)? Do you respect his boundaries and needs? Maybe he can take time from something else to make it up for you.

Answer 9

Kill the TV. Tell him how neglected you feel, and don't take an apology for an answer. Make plans to go somewhere on football days. In the end, you may not be able to make him budge at all on this issue. Good luck!

Answer 10

Hey, Im from Mexico and even here there is no way of stoping us from watching football, Come on, Foot Ball is not only a sport, but a way of life.