Football on the First Date?!!

[SashaCanCan]

I've had a guy chasing me for a date for about a week. I said I was free for drinks on Saturday night. On Saturday morning he text messaged me saying he had tickets to the rugby (a major football game) and would I like to go? I was so peeved at this because like most girls I know, I hate football games and can't think of a worse way to spend a first date. I politely declined and he wrote back saying that's cool, contact me next week if you would like to catch up.

 

I am thinking I will just let this one go. I like him, but what kind of guy invites a girl to a football game for the first date?! I wouldn't invite him shoe shopping. I think it was inconsiderate. I just don't want to sound like a complete princess, but I just don't understand what was going on inside this guy's head.

Any opinions on this?

[tokyo]

I understand your frustration. I actually do not even like guys who like watching this stuff, so I would be less than pleased to get an invitation for some sports game as a first date as I would consider this to be quite careless and if a guy is not even able to do something that simple right at the beginning then how will he deal with other more important things later? Right?

 

However, he might be a quite nice guy who was excited he got this tickets and instead of asking his best buddy to go out with him, he asked you, because he likes you. Maybe he just wasn't aware that girls don't like football. You can teach him the lesson the hard way that going with a girl on a first date to a football game is not such a good idea or you can give him the benefit of doubt still go out with him next Saturday if you are not too irritated and maybe during the conversation ask him about this game. At least you would know now what is going on in a guy's head when he invites you to a football game.

[moimeme]

Maybe he just wasn't aware that girls don't like football

 

I'm fairly sure that those stands full of spectators are full of men only. Some girls do like sports and maybe he knows a lot of girls who would have felt very privileged to be asked to a game (I imagine the tickets aren't cheap).

So it's kind of mean for you to get mad at him because he didn't happen to know that you don't like football. Maybe he hardly ever goes to games and this was a special occasion for him.

 

At least go out once to find out a little more about him. You might be missing out on a great guy.

[Craig]

Originally posted by SashaCanCan

what kind of guy invites a girl to a football game for the first date?!

Many girls love/like football. I've met lots of them. Personally I'd rather chew my leg off than watch sports of any kind by myself, but I have gone to a couple games with friends just because I enjoyed their company. You see my going to the game with friends wasn't about the game, it was about having fun with my friends.

 

Like Moi says, give the guy another chance, go on a date with him. Be honest with him about not liking football, actually just be yourself on the date.

[tanbark813]

Originally posted by SashaCanCan

I just don't want to sound like a complete princess

 

A little too late for that.

[laRubiaBonita]

my bf and my first date was a hockey game.

 

really, it was nice. there is plenty of time to talk, and to see what kind of social person he is.

[ratzskinakie]

Maybe he just wasn't aware that girls don't like football.

 

What?! Girls don't like football? What the hell is this world comming to?

[gridiron]

Originally posted by laRubiaBonita

my bf and my first date was a hockey game.

 

really, it was nice. there is plenty of time to talk, and to see what kind of social person he is.

Depends on the guy and the game.

 

You wouldn't want to see how social of a person I am, if it were an important game for my team and the score was very close, especially if there was poor officiating. I could become very "social" with the referees.