Jackal_17 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 A funny letter... (Well, not so much the girlfriend...)Hahahaha....http://news.yahoo.com/s/dear_margo/2008121...6tUddZoKhtxFb8C12/12/2008 – DEAR MARGO: I have been dating a guy for two years, and when we met, everything was perfection. We have had ups and downs, of course, but I feel there's one thing that is always putting a strain on our life: My boyfriend is totally obsessed with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Everything he does revolves around them, from the clothes he wears each day (always a Penguins hat and/or shirt) to the car he drives (his license plate boasts the name of his favorite player) to his room, which is covered floor to ceiling with 8 by 10 pictures, jerseys in cases, pucks, sticks, game-used skates and hockey cards. He needs to go to all the home games (42-plus over eight months), and he goes alone because he only has one ticket. His hockey mania takes a huge toll on our relationship because it involves a large chunk of time away from "us." We both work and go to school, so our time is limited, but the Penguin season in the mix makes it much worse. I end up feeling unimportant to him -- almost as if he has a second girlfriend and he's cheating on me with "her." Please help me find a way to make him understand my feelings and to lessen the strain on our relationship.--- OFF-SEASON-ONLY GIRLFRIENDDEAR OFF: You have my sympathies. A former husband was also obsessed with hockey ... about which I knew nothing. In fact, I remember watching the first game he took me to for a while and then blurting, "My God! They're on skates!" I suspect that even if your boyfriend had two tickets it would not solve your problem. Your guy sounds like such a jock and a fanatic that my hunch is the romance cannot last. No offense, but the Penguins seem to have edged you out in terms of where he puts his energy and spends his time. I suspect he already understands your feelings, and that a relationship is not so important to him. I am guessing the only way you could see more of him is if you ran the Zamboni machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexxus6 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 She should start wearing a Bruins shirt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HattrickSwayze 3 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 Or a Hossa Red Wings jersey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interpathway 9 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 Well if he is a Penguins' fan then he's is not exactly the kind of man you'd want to date anyways I suppose :P . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyJTa 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 She should start wearing a Bruins shirt!Yeah! Because the Bruins sure showed them in '91, and '92!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Thompson94 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Thats bad advice. That girl needs to watch fever pitch and see that love can prevail if she learns to accept hockey and the pens. Plus it would funny to watch her run out on the ice. Plus c'mon it's the Pens, they'll eventually lose all their good players and probably declare bankruptcy and she'll get her boyfirend back. J/K maybe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackal_17 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2008 I was more amazed at how the advice didn't even include seeking couselling or talking things out and just said that it won't work...Don't know if I should laugh or feel bad for the guy or the girl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEATHTRON 19 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 Hell, the guy has hobby, she had to of known that going into things. Now she has realized that it is going to take way more effort in trying to "change" him than previously thought and is distraught. Women....always trying to change a happy man (For better or worse). Zach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
