Is sports obsession (specifically football) in men a turn off?
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Anonymous
| Football, fantasy football, "can't miss a game" ... owns hats and sweatshirts from alma mater he wears on Saturdays. Otherwise decent career and normal. Turn off? |
Anonymous
| No, as long as it doesn't take priority over everything else. |
Anonymous
| Any obsession is a turn off |
Anonymous
| No, I like people with hobbies. It's not MY hobby, but whatever. I'd go to a game or two. |
Anonymous
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Yes. I hate football for many reasons and haven't liked many people I've met who have a strong interest in it.
On the other hand, I like fans of most other sports (except golf...snore). |
Anonymous
| As long as he and I have different TVs/rooms available during game season - all good. |
Anonymous
| YES. For me at least. Also video games. |
Anonymous
| Yes. I find people who are obsessed with sports to be "average" and "vanilla". Just not my type. |
Anonymous
| No. DH isn't obsessed but does watch college and pro. DC now goes to a big football school and we have enjoyed going to games/watching games. |
Anonymous
| Fandom isn't a problem for me, obsession would be. I'm okay with someone who likes to plan the weekend around watching their favorite team as long as they're not planning their life around every single game played in the sport, and as long as they can accept not watching the game live if there's something else of significance going on at the same time as the game. I'm totally okay being the person who runs the kids to activities when the Redskins are playing, but wouldn't be okay with my husband skipping out on a family event to watch the game or expecting me to take care of the kids all Sunday afternoon and evening so he could watch the 1:00, 4:00 and 8:30 games. |
Anonymous
| Yes it's a turn off unless he is making money from it. Otherwise, it indicates he is mediocre and I'm not interested. |
Anonymous
| It would be for me because I have no interest in this stuff. But, plenty of women would like it. It's just about finding the right fit. |
Anonymous
I go out with girlfriends when he watches his team and he is in charge of the kids. Win for me. 
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Anonymous
A guy I dated did marketing for the Redskins organization. By the time the weekend rolled around, he didn't want to hear a word about that weeks game. It was lovely--he did all his football stuff during the week and then we did whatever we wanted in the weekends. Occasionally, he did have to attend a game but that was fun too. I think because he worked in the environment, it was just a job and he treated football the same other people treat having to work on the weekends. |
Anonymous
| This would bother me because there is always a football related something going on. |