DH keeps talking to me

[sallysunflowers]

DH wants the football on. Fair enough, it's the Works Cup, once every three years, blah blah blah.

I'm not in the slightest interested in football, and I'm trying to Mumsnet read. He keeps talking to me though, asking my opinion, and expecting a response. It's really annoying, I'm not interested in whether that was a foul and I don't appreciate getting dragged from my book.

AIBU?

I would just go and sit elsewhere.

I think it is every 4 years.

Yes of course YABU. He's just being friendly. I'll spend the evening in an identical way but it's really bad manners to be mute when you're in the same room.

Just tell him you don't the first clue about football and want to read your book.

I'd love it if my DH would talk to me when the football was on! I'd be getting a few sharp words my way if I tried to talk to him

Four years.

It's quite nice he wants to include tit in it. I'm dead to my DP when it's on

Tit?!!! You not tit

You're lucky he talks to you. Mine just stares at the screen and ignores me completely!

Once every four years he wants to watch something on the tv and have a chat with you about it for a few minutes. Jesus. Yes yabu

My dh does that every time he plays car race games on the Xbox. I just feign interest
It is irritating though

Luckily my DP is only interested in the England games and we go to the pub where I can use the WiFi and he can discuss the penalties/fouls/diving/shirt pulling/diva behaviour with the other blokes there

Ok maybe I am. But he wants to talk like he'd talk to his mates in the pub - that was offside wasn't it, you saw that, that was offside... I'm really not interested (and don't have a clue whether it's offside anyway!)

But.. if I tried to talk to him about something else whilst it was on, he'd not be happy, what's the difference?

How is this even a problem?

Go and read your book somewhere else. It's a lovely evening, why not sit outside?

Are you actually me!!

DH came into the kitchen to tell me the score?!? I could literally not give a shit about sport.

When it’s on it’s a running commentary to me - who are you talking to!!

Weeks of this yet!

Headphones. Noise cancelling ones preferably.

Presumably you have other rooms if you can't bear to be sociable?

This is me every time football is on. My DH is obsessed. I've learned to feign interest.

Maybe he wishes he was watching it with his mates and is trying to 'pretend'. Would he not be happier down the pub?

it's the Works Cup, once every three years

This sums up your level of interest beautifully!!

I would just keep saying "uh huh" without looking up....

I'm so glad my males want to include me in this weird and unaccountable ritual

My DH is doing the same. I HAVE HEADPHONES ON YOU FOOL. I swear to god if I have to stop what I'm listening to, take my headphones off only to find out it's about the fucking football again I will stab him with my sewing needle! In a very delicate place.

I annoy my DH when he does this... I start asking stupid questions (I already know the answer to) and get everyone’s name wrong then he eventually stops talking

Mine wouldn't do it for fear I'll ask him to the playroom to watch it. Tellys not as big in there.

You could always do an exaggerated interest and ask him to explain every little thing in detail. Especially if his team scores and you spoil the moment. He might shut up then.

Come and join me outside op, it’s lovely!

Yay, Sweden have scored!

Misses point of thread.