What do you do when your spouse watches football or another sport on TV?

when my hubby is watching soccer on tv. i surf internet using my laptop or watch movie on my laptop using ear phones or maybe.. read a bk...

We only have one t.v. in the house right now. When my husband is watching sports, or playing a video game, I am either on the computer, reading a book, working on a project, or cleaning the house. We have a pretty decent system though. The show I like to watch is on one or two days a week, and neither day is the same day as his UFC shows. We watch my show on the day or two it is on, and he watches his, without me complainng when it is on. I have plenty of things to do that do not involve the television, so the only time I even watch it anymore is when my show is on. The rest of the time, he and the kids have reign over it.

haha,dude,we are the same...i am a crazy fan of soccer....i would like to watch England Premire League every weekends...my mom always complains many times and it doesn't work because my dad and my brother are soccer fans, too...but now i moved away from home so i won't disturb my mom any more..lol anyway, i advice u to prepare another TV set for your wife if possible..don't make u wife feel not being loved ....

usually, i watch it with him. i grew uo watching football, go cowboys! lol and since we've been together the past 3 1/2 years he got me into hockey, go flyers! if i happen to not be in the mood or he's watching a team i don't really care about, then i usually sit on the couch with my laptop, or i sit at the table and scrapbook, or read. i might opt to go to bed before him if it's a late game.

I think the best solution would be to have 2 TV sets. Anyway she sometimes watches some sports like skating or skiing or snooker and depending on the mood and the length of time she wants to watch it i will either let her watch and do something else instead or convince her to stop or just let her watch for a while and then ask her to stop.

Hi ronaldinu, We have another TV in our bedroom so whatever my husband wants to watch and I don't, he normally goes there to watch the programme, so I just stay in the living ans watch whatever I want. We have no problems. Tamara

of course i do get irritated when my husband thinks of something more fanciful.it disturbs the whole normal routine.i do get upset and carry on with my normal work.

My husband is not into sports so this I don't have to worry about. I wouldn't anyway. I have a few tvs in the home. He loves watching discover and history channels. I do too, but when I've seen what he's watching already a time or two, I will go to another tv and watch it if that's what I wish to do. But mostly I'm on the computer while he's watching tv. I'm here or checking my email, or playing a game I have downloaded so I can at least be in the same area as him since he's not home much.

I dun face such a problem yet because i'm not married.. lol =D Though i'm very much into sports, but i'm not really interested in watching them, so it wont be a problem for me.. lol =D The problem i faced is with my parents.. lol =D Because there's only cable tv programme in the hall, and thus we can only watch one channel at a time.. So whenever my mom is watching, i will have to watch the same programme as her even though i dun like it at all.. lol

My husband doesn't watch sport on the tv as he isn't in to it. But if he is watching Top Gear/ real cop shows or anything like that I normally sit at the pc, half watch stuff like Top Gear as I like Richard Hammond and like to have a look at him and chat to friends, do mylot, surf the big web, plenty of thnigs to do

Hi Ronaldinu, fortunately we have 2 TVs, so it's okay that he wants to watch his favorite games, which is badminton. I don't mind the football matches, as I'm a fan myself!

i'm not yet married but when my boyfriend is at home with me he likes to watch basketball. he is a big fan and i just watch it with him even though I don't really understand the game (LOL) He does the same when I watch my crime shows :)

Whenever my spouse is watching something I'm not interested in, I occupy myself with what interests me. I might read, or open Photoshop for a while, play a game, or yes... even sleep! I also make sure though, that my honey and I do have common interests of stuff to watch on tv. And he makes sure to watch stuff with me, even if it doesn't interest him. It's a two way street. And sometimes, every once in a while, that tv program he LOVES to watch, that I can't stand, he'll forego watching. But then, many times, I just cuddle up with him for a while anyway while he's watching.

Join her. Encourage her. Cheer for who ever she likes.

Well, mine only watches wrestling which I also enjoy but he has shows I can't stand watching like Reno 911 and cops and others and I usually will read,get on the computer or like your wife hit the bed early.

thank goodness i dont have to deal with my hubby and sports.. he doesnt like any sports but i grew up in an sports obsessed family and its so nice to not have to hear the yelling and cheering now!

where like that before.i watch football and my husband watching a different. till there was a time he joined me now we join together watching football and since then he enjoyed it.

my hubby isn't into sports so there's no need to worry.. plus, hubby's working on a graveyard shift so i could get to watch my favorite tv shows at night..=)

My hubby isn't into sports so there's no need to worry..=) and hubby's working on a graveyard shift so i could get to watch my favorite tv programs at night.. i don't like watching sports either..

It is the other way around in our house. I am used to sitting on the computer and mylotting and my wife gets fed up of seeing all the programs on TV and after a while she gets bored and wants me to quit the computer and talk to her. I usually do not sit on the computer after 10 PM. I usually go along with what my wife wants to watch. I am not that crazy about watching games. I would rather be playing the game than watching it.