Why You Sit on the Couch...

Sun, 19 May 2008 17:14:02 GMT

posted by wtac

It's really amazing when there is a genuine love for something (in this case, sports). It's actually also pretty incredible when you hold someone so dear that you learn to appreciate what they love because it's an opportunity to share something special.

For me, I think it's extremely necessary to identify the reason behind the action. Honestly, a lot of times a significant other won't really care about the athlete on the court... You know, in regards to the particular happenings off the court. But, women do... we just naturally care. When we gain a greater understanding of who the athlete is off the court, that athlete becomes more than just a phenomenon, but a person-a real person. This person then becomes someone you can identify with and truly see yourself in.

That's the goal! To make a genuine step toward putting a finger on why you're sitting there on the couch (when you know you have to go to work the next day) or in the sports bar watching that game.

Personally, I fall in between the two... I truly love sports and I love the time sports allow my husband and I to spend together. I can laugh hysterically about a crazy Michael Jordan (Come on, you gotta love Mike!) moment or recall the great latter years of Magic (Notice I said ‘latter'... a lady never tells her age. Oh, and that's Earvin "Magic" Johnson). And with that same passion and love I can debate my husband about why the Utah Jazz fans would "boo" Derek Fisher (now with the LA Lakers) every time he touches the ball when they know he left the Jazz to help save his daughter's life (Uh, a no brainer, by the way.). Rarely, if ever, are we in different rooms when a game is on because in some way it becomes a special time between the two of us.

So, let's identify this ‘why' together... And, it's okay wherever you fall on the spectrum. The main thing is to develop that ‘why' and just go from there. I'm compelled to believe that no matter where you fall, sports can be an amazing vehicle to some wonderful times.

I'd love to hear your ‘why you sit on the couch' story...

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