I have to travel to Chicago with my girlfriend for a wedding during Florida football weekend. This is just the most recent example of having to put the blue blood on ice to please "the ol lady". What are some of your war stories from having to miss UK games/events for your significant other?
Does your wife/girlfriend interfere with your fandom?
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Nope. My wife actually asks me if UK is playing on certain days before she plans ****, or locks us into someone else's dumbass wife's plans.
This. Dream scenario, really...I credit myself mostly though, as I established this part of my life as VERY IMPORTANT almost immediately after we met.
I've missed at least 10 of her friends' weddings (or similar ****, extended family I don't know or care about, etc) over the past 5 years, and didn't even have to ask. It's just assumed and she makes some excuse for me without any prompting.
Latest Example ------> her best childhood friend is moving to Charlotte, and having a going away party in Louisville during the Florida game. Sent my wife a text that said "LOL" when I got the FB invite this week. "No worries, already told her we can't make it..."
My wife sucks at lots of things...but luckily not this.
Been married almost 2 years and havent had this problem yet. But I did put UK in my vows.
"I promise to cherish our love and to always make you a priority in my life (unless Kentucky is playing)."
Got a good laugh out of the pastor on that one.
"I promise to cherish our love and to always make you a priority in my life (unless Kentucky is playing)."
Got a good laugh out of the pastor on that one.
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I agree with bbonds. My wife supports my fandom and is often right along side me. We will often schedule things in accordance with games. But, we both know there sometimes sh$t happens and things interfere.......we are both good about sucking it up (DVR helps all things). It works both ways, b/c I support things she's into as well.
Married 26 years - not an issue; she understands that sports are therapy for me and she believes I need lots of therapy...
I got burned by September weddings 2 years in a row. I just tell all the younger folks now not to schedule weddings during football season. Maybe they won't listen but at least they get the message.
Kind of had to miss the '13 and '14 opening football games due to attending girlfriend's family functions, high school reunion. I did manage to download the appropriate software to catch it on my phone via frontrowsports, but still...
Edit to include she does support my fandom, even serving on the high performance program for a year.
Edit to include she does support my fandom, even serving on the high performance program for a year.
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Yes, she does this passive aggressive b.s. like, "Well, I guess you would rather watch football, than drink a glass of wine with me watching the sunset." She is a fairly new development in my life, and does have a sweet 5th floor condo with a huge balcony looking west. I showed her a basketball schedule, and suggested we could spend the weekend before Christmas in NYC, and watch the Cats while there. Now she is starting to come around to the whole UK thing. I'm willing to give up almost all other sports, but not UK sports.
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I fear that I am traveling down the same road. I believe, honest to god, that UK sports is the biggest commitment that I ever have/will make, in my entire life.
If everything else in life doesn't work out. I'll still have that. It's the one thing that will never abandon you and vice versa.
Well Maverick, I'm pretty much a psycho when it comes to UK sports (as most of us are on here), and we met in late March of Cal's first year, which feed into Football season a few months later.
She got a huge dose within our first 6 months together with March Madness + Football Season, so tt didn't take long for her to figure it out, but I was pro-active with it just in case. There was absolutely no ambiguity with regards to how serious myself (and my crew) take UK Sports.
She got a huge dose within our first 6 months together with March Madness + Football Season, so tt didn't take long for her to figure it out, but I was pro-active with it just in case. There was absolutely no ambiguity with regards to how serious myself (and my crew) take UK Sports.
Not an issue. We make all of our plans around the different games. She is almost just as big fan as I am.
My problem is not with the wife but with the kids. Their sports make me miss more events than anything. We are always traveling to some ball field. I try to dvr everything but it always seems that some idiot is spouting off the scores.
My problem is not with the wife but with the kids. Their sports make me miss more events than anything. We are always traveling to some ball field. I try to dvr everything but it always seems that some idiot is spouting off the scores.
I bet you're a "glass is half empty" kinda guy. I'd set up the weekend at the condo, move the TV to the balcony, give her 1 (or 5) glasses of wine (while I drink 5 or 12 beers), watch the game as the sun goes down, then drill her bent over the balcony as the buzzer sounds.....
If they interfere ... you should probably dump/divorce them. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
And if your significant other roots for another team (especially UofL) ... God bless you.
And if your significant other roots for another team (especially UofL) ... God bless you.
She knows im not usually gonna do **** on saturday so its better to not schedule anything. Im a little better during football season. I would go to the hospital if her parents or something were in there over watching us get drilled by somebody, but I will not miss a basketball game.
My girlfriend isn't from Kentucky so she will never understand. She tries to rationalize it and says things like "my dad is a bears fan, and he doesn't act like this". Then she gets mad when I explain to her how cute it is that she thinks that is anything close to being a UK fan.
I can get out of about anything if I really want to see a game. If the house is clean and all my "to do's" are done, it's a bonus. Most times, the things that get in the way are my kids sports (basketball, soccer, etc) and I won't miss those, but that's my choice. That's why I have DVR. Usually she's right next to me watching games.
Then I would have to buy her a TV. She's from Belgium, and the only thing she cares about watching is Downton Abbey and a few movies. She just moved out of a furnished apartment, and said she only ever turned the TV on about twice in the 10 months she lived there. I just go over to her place after the game, and the rest as they say is history.
Wife? No.
Kids? Absolutely
In fact, if you have kids and your fandom doesn't change, you probably aren't that good of a father.
Kids? Absolutely
In fact, if you have kids and your fandom doesn't change, you probably aren't that good of a father.
Mmmmm, Belgian........I bet she's a freak. Make her wear a UK cheerleading outfit complete with pigtails then bend her over the rail while shouting "GO CATS." That's worth the price of a TV, I'd think.
My wife is from N. Carolina. Lucky for me she was a State fan. Also lucky was she didn't much give a **** about it. Didn't take her long to catch on to UK. She bought clothes and trinkets, starting planning events around games without me asking. After fifteen years, you'd think she was a lifer.
The only good thing to come of the UNCheat scandal is, earlier this year she wanted to go home for a week for something or another and told me I didn't have to go if I didn't want to. Most of her family are UNC fans and she didn't want me to get into it with them like I did the year before. She got into it with them and was texting me for things to say. Good times.
She also understands that I'm a golfer. She almost lost her ride early in the relationship because she didn't understand that.
The only good thing to come of the UNCheat scandal is, earlier this year she wanted to go home for a week for something or another and told me I didn't have to go if I didn't want to. Most of her family are UNC fans and she didn't want me to get into it with them like I did the year before. She got into it with them and was texting me for things to say. Good times.
She also understands that I'm a golfer. She almost lost her ride early in the relationship because she didn't understand that.
Outstanding idea! Working on the nurses' costume first. But I'll try to work that in as well.
For football gamedays my wife completely understands, absolutely no events on home dates, to schedule around the game on road dates , and if that cannot be done... my attendance at such an event is not mandatory.
Case in point....Saturday were having her family over to celebrate someones birthday and before I could even process that, she said...."they will be long gone before the game so we can watch in peace"
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For basketball, the rules are much more relaxed, outside of SEC / NCAA tournament time, she can basically schedule whatever she wants. Regular season games I can just as easily DVR or blow off all together.
Case in point....Saturday were having her family over to celebrate someones birthday and before I could even process that, she said...."they will be long gone before the game so we can watch in peace"
kay:For basketball, the rules are much more relaxed, outside of SEC / NCAA tournament time, she can basically schedule whatever she wants. Regular season games I can just as easily DVR or blow off all together.
Not at all. During football season, first thing she asks when trying to plan something or reply to an invite to an event is whether UK has a home game or not. Doesn't really care about going to a game herself, which is fine since I have season tickets with my dad and that's kinda our thing.
Every now and then, something comes up that leads to an exchange which involves her mentioning she wished we could do random event, but she understands that we bought season tickets. I generally ignore the undertone that maybe, just maybe, I should pick random event for once and instead lean on the fact that the tickets are already paid for and in hand.
It usually works out well for us since we're just talking 7-8 Saturdays a year. Of course, the downside (if you can call it that) of having a wife that is understanding and aware of the football schedule is that you'll inevitably be obligated to things that fall on away game weekends. Home games are an easy "out" for things you don't want to do, but it kinda leaves you exposed and fully unarmed when there isn't one. That said, I'll gladly hit up some things I don't really care about in exchange for having someone cool with my fandom.
Every now and then, something comes up that leads to an exchange which involves her mentioning she wished we could do random event, but she understands that we bought season tickets. I generally ignore the undertone that maybe, just maybe, I should pick random event for once and instead lean on the fact that the tickets are already paid for and in hand.
It usually works out well for us since we're just talking 7-8 Saturdays a year. Of course, the downside (if you can call it that) of having a wife that is understanding and aware of the football schedule is that you'll inevitably be obligated to things that fall on away game weekends. Home games are an easy "out" for things you don't want to do, but it kinda leaves you exposed and fully unarmed when there isn't one. That said, I'll gladly hit up some things I don't really care about in exchange for having someone cool with my fandom.
My wife knows what time it is. The only time I have ever done anything during a UK football game was last year during the UF game. My wife's best friend had a 40th bday bash.They assured me if I went I would have my own room and be left the touch alone.
Sure enough, my "room" was the living room. I was left alone the whole night UNTIL we lined up to kick the FG to tie the game. Well, some loud ***** comes in and starts saying how cute it is I am so intense about UK football. How I remind her of her Dad that is a Vandy fan blah blah blah. I tell my wife if we miss the FG I am going to lose my **** with that jinxy *****. Luckily, it hit the goalpost and deflected in.
She dodged a major bullet that night and Diana didn't lose a house full of friends. I did that once in 12 years of marriage and won't do it again, F that!
Sure enough, my "room" was the living room. I was left alone the whole night UNTIL we lined up to kick the FG to tie the game. Well, some loud ***** comes in and starts saying how cute it is I am so intense about UK football. How I remind her of her Dad that is a Vandy fan blah blah blah. I tell my wife if we miss the FG I am going to lose my **** with that jinxy *****. Luckily, it hit the goalpost and deflected in.
She dodged a major bullet that night and Diana didn't lose a house full of friends. I did that once in 12 years of marriage and won't do it again, F that!
My ex-wife understood for the most part and became a huge fan because she knew how crazy I was about it. However, she always wanted to make it a social event. "Let's make apps and invite over Abby and her new bf for the game."
I usually just put up with it, but I always pissed her off with my in game antics. Blasting the volume to drown out their conversation, excessive drinking and smoking cigs on the balcony with the door open so I could see and hear, shouting expletives that would make a sailor blush, and just overall anti-social behavior. Happened once a season, and it's like a year later she would forget what an unbearable prick I am during games. Rinse, repeat.
I usually just put up with it, but I always pissed her off with my in game antics. Blasting the volume to drown out their conversation, excessive drinking and smoking cigs on the balcony with the door open so I could see and hear, shouting expletives that would make a sailor blush, and just overall anti-social behavior. Happened once a season, and it's like a year later she would forget what an unbearable prick I am during games. Rinse, repeat.
Our first date was in 2008 living in Charleston. We had dinner and then ended up watching the UNC/UK game at a bar. She's a UNC grad but not really a sports fan.
I essentially reacted as I always would when UK is sucking *** without regard for the circumstances...it just kind of happened. She didn't really question it then or after any repeat performances that season. A great sign for wife material, really.
Not a superfan like BbdK but enough of one to where it's a big identifying trait with our friends. Wife actually does know UK's schedule and acknowledges I might be missing something in a genuinely sympathetic way but luckily most of the games I have "missed" (still followed on phone rudely in some capacity) have been the relatively unimportant ones.
Missed Kansas game last year for some utter ******** thing though
I essentially reacted as I always would when UK is sucking *** without regard for the circumstances...it just kind of happened. She didn't really question it then or after any repeat performances that season. A great sign for wife material, really.
Not a superfan like BbdK but enough of one to where it's a big identifying trait with our friends. Wife actually does know UK's schedule and acknowledges I might be missing something in a genuinely sympathetic way but luckily most of the games I have "missed" (still followed on phone rudely in some capacity) have been the relatively unimportant ones.
Missed Kansas game last year for some utter ******** thing though
Wife knew pretty much after we met. Hell, I had my folks over for Dream Game 2 on our Wedding night, they didn't have cable and the game was broadcasted on TBS. Even took her to KY for our Honeymoon to meet family and friends. We've been married for over 30 yrs and she knows there's a few UK BB games I must watch and March Madness is my time. But I pretty much do anything she wants during FB and BB season. A walkoff HR I hit with this one.
Yes. I married a UL fan.
She can't name one player that has ever played for UL. But boy, she runs her mouth on game day.
She can't name one player that has ever played for UL. But boy, she runs her mouth on game day.