GIRLS – IT’S NOT THAT BAD!

So your husband is getting ready to watch The Game. He’s wasting another perfectly good afternoon glued to the TV when he could be out enjoying the day and doing something useful with you. Well, get over it!

Men are wired differently. Get used to the idea. He would ask you why you are wasting your time cleaning out the garage when it’s only going to get messy again, when you could be inside where it’s cooler (or warmer, depending), with a nice cool (or hot) drink in your hand, watching someone else bust their butts for your entertainment. Well, he would ask if he thought of it. It’s not going to occur to him to justify himself. Get used to the idea.

So… what’s so bad about spending an afternoon on the couch? Get some reading done. I mean a book you’ve been meaning to read, not just flipping thru some silly magazine. Spend some time with him on HIS terms! If he starts yelling at the TV, ask what the error was and who made it. He won’t pay attention to whether or not you’re listening to his answer. All he will remember later is that you cared about his interests enough to ask.

Don’t get so hung up on hating his interest in sports. He doesn’t feel that way about YOUR interests! He’s perfectly happy to see you off on an afternoon with your girlfriends. Extend him the same respect the next time he wants to have the guys over to watch The Game, because you have the biggest TV.

Any relationship is 50/50, giving and taking. Be a grownup and give him his 50%. You can argue later about the toilet seat, but let him watch the game now. And before you ask – yes, this was written by a woman.