In light (or the lack of it) of the recent heated exchange of words and flame wars in almost all the Top 4s' threads here, let us discuss on something more heartwarming and less risk (I hope) of a battle of words again.

Being a football fanatic and having dated a few girls, I find it amusing to see how different girl approaches and acts differently towards football. I used to have this girlfriend who was obviously very annoyed with my passion for the game. I remember this conversation once:

Me: Have you heard of Lionel Messi?
Her: What? Who?
Me: Lionel Messi?! One of the best football players around! He's so famous!
Her: When YOUR girlfriend doesn't know who whatever Messi is, obviously he's not popular enough!

As for my current girlfriend, she is slowly picking up on the game and she's actually very receptive towards supporting Liverpool! We went to Anfield together and now she can even memorise the Torres, Gerrard and You'll Never Walk Alone songs by heart!

So, come fill in your stories that involve your other halves and the beautiful game. For you single guys, you can even tell us about your parents with their funny antics and sentiments toward the game or something similar.

Please, do not drag club comparisons and rivalries into this thread. Keep it light and fun!

my gfs dont care bout football...but if i talk about football they will listen.. and listen only..at least they dont complain... well i have to put up with their crap at times to.. .so thats how we go around...
they do watch footblal with me once a while... mostly when i go to mamak/pub with my mates... cause they also go makan minum and chit chat with my mates's gf.. so quite mutual.. guy watch football.. gurl talk gurl stuff..kinda funny come to think bout it now

This post has been edited by mingdynasty: Apr 27 2009, 09:19 PM

During a double date. Me and my mates are Utd fans.

The conversation is in BM.

Me: Lepas ni kita tengok game tau.
My to be wife: Ala, penting ke game tu? (In her manja voice)
Me: Semua game penting lah.
My mate to his GF: Ahh,, dengar tu apa dia cakap.

Conclusion: United > GF.

Haha, my girlfriend doesn't even have to try, she knows how Liverpool is important to me and she's just learning how to live with it now. Pity them at times though

Man Utd, Kids, Wife - in that order

Girl Friend : I found that football very funny.
Me : ?
Girl Friend : Give 1 ball to each player la. Problem solved.
Me : (.......)

*watching the game of Liverpool against Chelsea last season*

GF: You cheated me.
Me: What?Where got?
GF: You said 2 yellow cards sent off..See that guy(essien) still on pitch.
Me: *blur*...Rob styles...wtf?
GF: You cheat me...Dont talk to me...
Me: .....

This post has been edited by solstice818: Apr 27 2009, 09:40 PM

one question here for those who have kids, do u force ur kid to follow you to be the fans of the football club that you are supporting ?

sounds lots like my gf.... ha ha ha... but good thing she is hardcore MU supporter though....

my ex bf was arsenal fan. meh, we din have a great time coz i felt like i was more passionate than him.lol. ever happened before? coz when some games were on and i'd see a damn nice goal and i'd text him like " so and so scored a damn nice goal!" and he'll be all, "oh? i am out. not watching".. i mean, hello? call yourself a fan? and when arsenal lose or draw, he will emo, i will emo, so both depressed and pissed and we end up being crabby.

my current bf is a mu fan and i think he's better than my ex. he adores mu. enough said. and he is ok with my passion to arsenal. but he does not make my life miserable. hell, when we lose or draw, he will try his level best to make me laugh. he makes it a point to watch arsenal games with me and when mu and arsenal games on at the same time, we'll go to mamak where both matches are showing. when we go mamak with his friends, and mu lose, he sends me home first before going all emo. and when i dont watch games coz of college or exams, he will call me. like against liverpool tat day, he called me at weird hours of the night to tell me that arshavin is so bloody amazing. pity not all mu fans are like this. no offense mu fans, most of my friends are mu fans, and they are the 'typical' ones. =p

corez forced his daughter to wear united jersey. and full kit pulak tuh

LOL, when her daughter grow up, if she turn up to be supporting other club, she would hate what her father did to her

This post has been edited by gerrardling: Apr 27 2009, 11:37 PM

I think watching the game with the gf and her being a football fan, even the slightest, is very sexy.

My gf is slowly picking up, she just saw Kaka's face the other day and said he was handsome and I told her, he "might be coming" to MU next season, hehe...

Aww, sweet.

well i have a peculiar relationship with my wife and kid about my love for the beautiful game

my wife ask me to be fair when i'm out on games, it normally means she goes gallavanting with all her gal pals when i'm watching a match..

and my kid, knowing that I am a liverpool fan insist she be taken to my mom-in-law, so she can be a rascal while I'm out watching the match...

all in all, sometimes I think my love for my team is giving them the perfect excuse to go party when i'm out watching a match....

so yeah, i feel its the perfect arrangement for all parties (excuse the pun)

Thank goodness i have yet to be force to answer THE question - who is more important - football or gf - never got that far. But have been sounded by my parents - there are other things more important than footie in life.

i never mentioned about Man Utd to my previous gfs.
But this one, i mention Utd almost everytime we're on the phone

*Me: mlm ni Manchester lwn...
gf: pukul brpe?
Me: 10.55
gf: takyah tgk laa...utk sy...plss...
Me:

Hehe..but she understands la how important is Man Utd for me..every gift for me also would be based on Utd lah basically..
I dont know how to rank both Utd and my gf in my life but basically my gf would be one level higher than Utd eventhough I've known and supported Utd wayyy longer than her.

This post has been edited by yoecr7: Apr 28 2009, 10:19 AM

That's because your girlfriend can give you something a football club can't

Luckily, my gf understands my passion for football. She never obstruct me when I'm going out for a match. She even bought me a Nike Arsenal woven jacket 2 days ago. Don't ask me how much it cost. It's around 3 figures, and it doesn't start with a 1...

Anyway, as much as I love my gf, football is still the other half of me.

Gunners till I die...

my gf knew nothing about football when i first dated her.

now, shes a true gunner. watches every match with me live, cheers, screams and jumps for a goal, remember player's names, reserve player's names, best positions to play who AND thinks arsene wenger is handsome.

i think i did a good job