Okay, so my girlfriend of 2.5 years birthday happens to fall on October 3 which is a Friday and the begining of the playoffs. Her being who she is, of course we have to celebrate all weekend. So one night, I bring up the fact that is the first weekend of the playoffs and the Sox might be in it. She immediately assumes I will skip whatever activities for the game and gets mad. On top of that, I was already assuming that I would have to miss whatever game to treat her to a great brithday weekend.

 

Is she right or am I right? Wouldn't a great girl allow me to enjoy my White Sox, and do some sort of compromise?

 

Help me out here!

I would skip the Sox game to show my girl a wonderful time, because I am a great guy.

 

Have I mentioned that we have a Mother's Day baseball tradition? We've also gone to ballgames on my birthday, her birthday and our anniversary.

 

So like I said......do the right thing.....

 

Take her with you with the promise of doing whatever she wants the next day - ALL DAY.

Here's your solution; it's entirely possible that the Sox will start off playing a day game. The games against the Red Sox were day games in 05 except IIRC for the clincher, and it's actually shaping up right now that we'd wind up playing the Red Sox or the D-Rays, whichever one has a better record.

Dump her...date a Sox fan.

We delayed my daughter's Baptism in 1991 a couple weeks because of a possible conflict with Bulls playoff basketball. Ordinarily that should have indicated a "keeper", but it didn't. Anyhow. And seriously. If you cannot work out this compromise, you will have some major problems down the road on really important things. Talk to her, express your needs, allow her to express her needs, and work through it. You are potentially building communication that will be huge down the road.

I already planned on missing the game and taking here wherever to celebrate her birthday, but she knows how much the Sox mean to me, and I'm quite surprised when I threw it out there that they would be around the same time, that she did not offer to compromise. If situation were reversed, I would offer up to watch a game for 3 hours with her.

 

Also, I think they won't even play Saturday according to the tenative playoff schedule I have seen.

1) Delete this thread as not to jinx anything.

 

2) It's a birthDAY not a birthWEEKEND. Tell her to calm the f*** down.

2) It's a birthDAY not a birthWEEKEND. Tell her to calm the f*** down.

 

haha classic!

 

 

I taught my GF everything I know about the White Sox. She knows everything about the team and about baseball in general. We watch just about every game together. She is now worse than me when it comes to not missing a sox game (let alone playoff game.)

 

She is now my fiance.

haha classic!

 

 

I taught my GF everything I know about the White Sox. She knows everything about the team and about baseball in general. We watch just about every game together. She is now worse than me when it comes to not missing a sox game (let alone playoff game.)

 

She is now my fiance.

Didn't know you were engaged, congrats!

 

I got married on October 14, 2006. Obviously that falls right in the playoffs. However, my wife knows my love of the White Sox and when we're in Vegas next month for our 2nd year Anniversary... you can damn well bet she'll encourage us to find a spot, lay down a bet, and get crazy!

Didn't know you were engaged, congrats!

 

I got married on October 14, 2006. Obviously that falls right in the playoffs. However, my wife knows my love of the White Sox and when we're in Vegas next month for our 2nd year Anniversary... you can damn well bet she'll encourage us to find a spot, lay down a bet, and get crazy!

 

thanks, got engaged about a month ago. Yep, My fiance loves gambling too. Of course she wins $100 or more and plays penny slots while I lose big at the tables.

Try to compromise. Birthdays can be celebrated other days. Games only happen at a specific time. She should understand that. Key word being should. You are only asking for a 3 hour window that can be made up elsewhere. But girlfriends are fickle, and sometimes you get f'd when it comes to this stuff.

 

If nothing works, go with my motto. The Sox (or insert team here) were here before you, and they'll be here after you.

 

Dude, its the playoffs. If you give in now and continue the relationship, lets just say trips to Home Depot on Super Bowl Sunday.

 

I can't get my wife to watch any sports with me, however she knows that you don't f*** with my Sox schedule.

 

smart girl!

Edited September 18, 200817 yr by Jimbo's Drinker

Catch the game and let her get mad. Won't be the last and probably not the first time.

If every time she gets mad you do what she wants, you're f***ed my man.

Catch the game and let her get mad. Won't be the last and probably not the first time.

If every time she gets mad you do what she wants, you're f***ed my man.

 

 

Amen