How To Get Your Girlfriend Into Sports

Getting thrown into the lake when you were a kid might have taught you how to swim, but taking your girlfriend to the most hardcore Packers section during a negative thirty degree windchill game against the Bears might not be the best for acclimation. But here are a series of tips so that you can gradually appreciate sports together, and get her to not only accept you for the hardcore fan you are, but for her to even help you paint your chest.

1) Pick The Right Sport

There are some sports you enjoy more than others, so the same would be true for your girlfriend. Maybe you have been trying forever with football, when she would be down for a hockey or basketball game. You’re not going to turn he instantly into an Around the Horn panelist, so find something you can agree on.

2) Teach Her the Game

Never talk down to her, but simplify the game on TV so that anyone could relate to it. Think of it as how would someone in Australia try to explain the rules of Aussie Rules Football to you. Not so easy anymore, is it?

3) Tell Her Those Inspirational/Intriguing Back Stories That Normally Bore You

Repeat the stuff that the announcers and promos say to get people interested. A former assistant coaching against his former boss; brothers; rivalries, etcetera. Look for the other story lines.

4) Be Patient

Never roll your eyes, lose your cool or ignore her. If she is asking questions it means she’s trying to show interest in what you like. The whole goal is to get her involved.

5) Go to a Live Game

Think about how special it was when you went to games as a kid. The live experience nearly always trumps the same game from home, so get her involved.

6) Make sure the weather is nice

It could be the game of the year, but if the windchill is negative twenty and your girlfriend is sitting through a four-and-a-half-hour college football blowout, she is not going to give you another shot.

7) Get good seats

Get up close, feel involved, or find the fan section where everyone gets into it without going crazy. You want this to be as fun as possible.

8)  Make a night or day of it

Make the game part of a larger activity. Maybe she has some friends who are tailgating beforehand. Maybe you can go out to a nice dinner beforehand or walk around the neighborhood after. Add things throughout the day that you know she’ll like.

9) Get Her Sports-Liking Female Friends To Help

You don’t have to be alone in this campaign. If she has female friends who like sports, why not invite them along as well? If she has a great day, then she’ll be happy to relive the experience.

10) Do Something She Wants To Do

You can always resort to compromising. If she still doesn’t want to go, and you really want her company, try negotiating doing something that you don’t want to do if she’ll go with the game with you. Who knows, maybe you’ll both have fun.