What are your thoughts on men that like to watch sports?

I wouldn't mind having a BF that liked sports, even though I don't care for it myself. Although it also depends on the sport lol

Olympic sports are cool, and I would appreciate someone who can see technical skills and appreciate effort of that scale. But if it's something like football, then yeah, I'm hesitant. When I was a kid, my dad used to scream at the TV as if the players could hear him. It terrified me, and he'd start swearing at all of us if his team lost. I had to fend for myself at a young age twice a week (college football is on Monday I think?) since he was glued to the TV.

I also don't get Tom Brady. He had everything going for him. He's not Hayao Miyazaki, just say you're retiring and stick to it. Like I get it, he's an outlier for being able to perform at his age. But he will eventually have to retire, and when his health catches up to him, he really won't have family to lean back on. Just his money.

`I would encourage them to do things that they enjoy, but would not accept being judged for watching any kind of TV that I enjoy. Also, I would not watch it with them unless I too was into it. It's healthy to have separate interests and any man who demands you sit through a sports night on TV if you don't want to is offering up a serious red flag... what else might he expect you to do that you're not into?

I don't date men who watch sports. It is an entirely different mentality of man than what I am attracted to. I love the artists, the musicians of the world.

I believe sports is where men are allowed to express themselves under the patriarchy. This is one area of life where men can scream, cry, shout for joy and howl with frustration and it's considered a good thing. Otherwise they tend to be emotionally shut off, which as we all know is a terrible way to live.

The problem isn't around sport itself. A man who can only express himself through sport is LV. A man who can express himself through sport and other activities and in his relationships has some HV potential.

I hate any instance of men making fun of women's hobbies and interests. It's nothing to do with reality TV being quality or not, but everything to do with defining themselves as not feminine.

I personally love sports, watching sports, and athleticism in general. Sports have values that align with my own personal values: consistency, discipline, camaraderie, strategic thinking, accepting your strengths and knowing where you stand in terms of weaknesses, collaborating with your teammates who possess the strength you don’t so that ultimately you function as a powerful unit. If a male shares these values as well, we will get along.

Like all things, it’s about having healthy boundaries and not becoming completely consumed by the hobby or interest.

I’ve known men who made the sport of their choice their absolute life and they’re awful to be around because they have no knowledge outside of it, and have no actual personality. I’ve also known men with a healthy approach, who enjoy their interest without it consuming their life.

My ex was like that. It was boring af. Everything we did was scheduled around his NHL, or Tour de France or Wimbledon or whatever.

I’m not attracted to 99% of the men who watch sports. I’m very athletic and played sports growing up, but never was attracted to the type of man who watched sports. At least in America.

So I can’t picture myself being with a man who watches sports, personally. The only exception for me would be if they were a professional athlete (highly unlikely), or were extremely committed to actually playing the sport in competitive leagues and such.

I've been creeped out by it ever since I learned many men beat their partners after their team lost.

Sorry for responding to this thread way too late after it was created. I have been severely frustrated by this and I was doing a search for "sports" in the FDS search bar and found this. Anyway I wouldn't be able to tolerate the man watching sports (on a regular basis, at least), which makes it probably impossible for me to find someone, as impossible as it already felt. I don't want to watch boneheaded jocks sniffing each others asses before they pass a ball, lol.

I can’t personally see myself spending every Saturday or Sunday in the autumn having to work with a “watching football” schedule. I’d rather be out enjoying the weather with someone instead of sitting around watching sports on tv for 4 hours. I do agree with others that it depends on the sport.

edit: removed “morning” since games are usually in the afternoon

I would like a man with hobbies and exercise programs.

It depends because I’m not much of a “sports girl”

so I don’t understand when they get so happy/so angry about their teams.

where I live it’s all about hockey. Which I don’t actually mind watching but I’m not super into it.

it’s funny that you mention the reality tv thing. I LOVE my trash shows and the past 2 boyfriends I’ve had were both really into sports but weren’t crazy when their teams lost. So I’d watch games with them and they’d watch reality tv with me. It’s good compromise. I think it’s a red flag when they make fun of you for watching tv like that. We like what we like. Any guy that won’t watch my shows with me is a loser. It’s such a small thing that makes me happy