Why do many of most men like watching sport for hours?

[Successgirl2022]

I know many women like watching different kinds of sports too.

I watch it occasionally but I am definitely not addicted as I have my other more important things to do.

I make sure I keep fit and exercise regularly instead of just passively watching it like my DH.

Before we met 18 years ago (married for 17 years) and for 1 year after that, my DH went to the gym 1-2 times a week while working full time. He was 37 then, and I was 25.

Has anyone else had this happen DH stopped going to the gym (if he went previously) after you had a child/children.

We go for walks, and he does gardening, cleans & polishes his (some sports) car(s). That's his exercise:).

Fair enough:)

Because everything else on telly is so rubbish?

Sport is good for fitness and happy hormones.

Watching it in moderation is ok for me.

I know 10 men who are addicted to watching it.

I have also noticed that more Western men are addicted to watching it. They watch it on average more than Eastern European men.

“Get away with”???

DH and I are both big sports fans in our house, passionate about different sports. We watch on tv and attend when we can. We have a clean house, work full time and the kids do their homework and other activities. We don’t see the other as getting away with anything. We don’t watch soaps and aren’t gym bunnies, watching sport is our downtime.

I've asked and I've been told it's relaxing. I suppose it's like being a part of something, camaraderie, and having your own team you support. Both Love Island and Sanditon are relaxing to me as well.

For me it's not a hobby but SUCH A WASTE OF TIME and not normal to watch sports for hours say 2-3 rugby games a day + ALL the analyses.

Than Twitter, FB for hours.

Basically WASTE OF LIFE ON PC for hours.

I am ok with 2-3 hours and a break doing something useful. Then maybe 2-3 hours in the evening. Not ALL DAY & ALL WEEKEND MOST weekends!

Yes, but you don't spend time watching them for hours?

OP, true, I don't.

Both my partner and me are big football fans and watch it for hours. We watch most games that are on TV. We love it.

The housework still gets done, the kids and pets still get fed. It's no different to other hobbies, but for some reason non-football people like to look down their noses at those that enjoy it.

It's entirely different if one part of a couple isn't pulling their weight as a result of too much hobby time, but that applies to any hobby.

For me, it's SO BORING to watch it for hours.

I could watch the end of some finals for a bit but not for hours.

My DP isn’t much into sport (used to play ice hockey competitively but there’s not much of that on the tele box), the only thing he actually follows is women’s football. He gets frustrated with the diving and ‘diva’ play of the mens’ game.

He’ll happily spend an hour talking about how great Bronze and Russo are but probably couldn’t name the men’s England squad 😂

I presume there is something, maybe just one thing that you love to do and could happily do for hours. Watching tv/gardening/fitness/baking/shopping/music whatever. That thing you love, plenty of people will find it boring. It’s the way life works.

What complete bollocks.

When my husband watches sport I watch my shows I want too, if not doing anything else

We both do what we enjoy want too, it is no different to if he played golf, went to the cinema, the pub whatever

If normal grown up things are being done by both of us then what we do in our free time is equal to we do what we want.

I avoid men who watch lots and lots of sport tbh. They're mainly boring fuckers, and the tribalism that often goes with it is off-putting. The odd match or event, fine, but I can't be doing with men who organise their lives around watching sport or a specific team etc.

I disagree with your perception.
And not what I noticed with my DH or other men in my family.
Somehow they all do physical exercise regularly and look after their health. They enjoy watching certain sports because it is an engaging activity where you can see some amazing skills plus the continuity of following a certain team/sportsperson.
Overall, from personal observation, in the UK, ordinary people do a lot more sport than in other countries. There is more opportunity, amazing variety and it is easily accessible from a very young age until as old as you like. Maybe that makes watching sports more interesting because they understand the sport(s)?

I think you feel shortchanged with your DH because he's not the sporty type he used to be and this is something you valued in him.

What a load of rubbish, I watch some sports because I enjoy them. I was a fulltime professional player, union pay is crap, theres no fame or adulation for individuals, and zero interest in any women who may be watching.

For me I usually put YouTube on in the background and try to have educational bits on, but recently it's more Colombo it's a mix at times.

He is clever and charming, and has done well in his career but gave up staying fit. I never gave up.

You aren't 55 yet though.

Small brains.

For me it's not a hobby but SUCH A WASTE OF TIME and not normal to watch sports for hours say 2-3 rugby games a day + ALL the analyses.
Than Twitter, FB for hours.
Basically WASTE OF LIFE ON PC for hours.
I am ok with 2-3 hours and a break doing something useful. Then maybe 2-3 hours in the evening. Not ALL DAY & ALL WEEKEND MOST weekends!

But it happens to be the 6 Nations at the moment. Normally they don't have the matches back to back like that. As it happens, it is my dd that is following it all with this intensity. None of the men in our house.
When the football World Cup is on though, I watch as much of that as I can, and once again, I happen to be female. DH isn't really bothered.

Some people watch Wimbledon all day every day for a fortnight once a year. Not for me, but I can grasp that we are all different.
Some people watch a 'movie marathon' - all the Avenger series, or a James Bond Marathon. Not for me, but I am capable of understanding people are different.
Some people binge watch a TV drama series. Not for me, but I understand we are all different.
Some people don't watch TV but enjoy spending hours gardening, or sailing, or climbing, or rally driving, or shopping, or on an archaeological dig, or wandering round a museum, or cold water swimming, or taking part in sealed knot. None of which I do, but I can grasp that different people have different ways of relaxing and different ways of enjoying themselves. Why do you find that so difficult ?

As a man, sport bores me witless, and I wouldn't watch it if you paid me. But everybody likes different things.

That didn’t really answer my question. Is there something you’d like him to be doing that he’s not doing? Otherwise, I’m not sure what the issue is. It’s a hobby.

You don’t need to do it or approve of it as a hobby. That is what it is. And all hobbies are, essentially, a pleasurable waste of time. That’s their purpose. We are not in an Orwellian dystopia - life is not required to be entirely productive.

If you’d like to do other things with him on weekends and he’s not available because he’s watching sports, that’s annoying and should be addressed. But that doesn’t seem to be what you’re saying?

What a load of bollocks.

@Successgirl2022

I am definitely not addicted as I have my other more important things to do

Oh Ms SO Important Do tell....

I watch a lot of sport. I enjoy it. I work around things I like to watch live.

What do you watch on TV?

if I was your husband I'd definitely go to the gym. Followed by the pub to watch the sports with like minded people without cats bum faces.

You’re not compatible. You need to find a man who loves going to the gym and ‘being busy’. They’re out there. They read self help books and talk about wanky stuff that bores me witless.

You believe your lifestyle is superior. It isn’t but that’s your personality. Either you have to get some counselling to understand why you’re so judgemental and change to save your marriage, or just leave and find someone else you won’t be constantly criticising.

FWIW I watched 12 hours of netball over the weekend and I absolutely loved it. DH watched a couple of football games and played a fantasy football game online with some bloke from another country. These are our hobbies and we support each other in pursuing them. We like to see each other being happy.

When you met he was in his 30's. It's 20 years later and people change. 20 years ago I used to like camping and hiking, now I still like a walk but I'll be in the hotel, not the field next door