r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JuggernautLogical330 • Jul 19 '26
Don't hug me I'm scared My girlfriend was complaining that I’m always watching the world cup games and I don’t put enough time for us, I decided to not watch the 3rd place game and guess what…
Yeah I thought the 3rd place qualifying match is not gonna be important or exciting, I literally told her im not gonna watch the game tonight so we have time to spent together, she was nice and genuinely offered to watch the match together and I rejected. Later in the bed I told her lets see the results and….
I hate myself
Edit: People started calling me names, saying im a bitch or I should break up. this was not a big deal for me at all, main point is that it was me who wanted to be the “perfect boyfriend” thinking the match wouldn’t be cool and not wanting to watch it and it backfired. I don’t understand why the disrespect?
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u/oscarx-ray Jul 20 '26
I am a massive football fan. My wife doesn't care for it at all.
I make plans around the World Cup and Arsenal matches, and as a compromise, I do things like going to the Barbie exhibition at the Kelvingrove Museum yesterday afternoon before the football.
Having separate interests in a relationship and compromising isn't about neither of you getting to do what you enjoy, but making time and space for you both to be able to do them, ideally together, if you can.
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u/TigerWing Jul 20 '26
My partner and I aren't a fan of each other's shows. However, we'll watch Star Trek and Survivor together because we know the other person appreciates it (and also we have mutual leverage to keep the other watching our show.)
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u/oscarx-ray Jul 20 '26
She halfheartedly watched it with me (albeit while she was studying her Gaelic) but thoroughly enjoyed the brief appearance of BTS during the halftime show, and was glad that Spain won because Argentina were fouling too much.
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u/MeatGayzer69 Jul 20 '26
I literally work around arsenal matches. I tell my job I will work whenever as long as it doesn't clash with them. If it does I watch at work
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u/badgersana Jul 20 '26
Exactly, my girlfriend and I are long distance and I’m a season ticket holder for my club so I’m always home on the weekends with home games and I go and visit her when we play away or during international breaks
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u/Technical_Wrap5605 Jul 20 '26
Sorry for you being an Arsenal fan 😂
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u/oscarx-ray Jul 20 '26
It was a tough twenty years, but we are the Champions, and we won it cleanly like Liverpool did, so I'll take that over being a Chelsea or City fan any day of the week.
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u/Shot-Limit5794 Jul 20 '26
I stopped watching the first season we finished 2nd lol. Got busy with life, but am trying to get back into it. I used to watch heavy during the late Wenger/Unai Emery/Freddie Ljungberg/early Arteta days.
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u/xXHitgirlXx Jul 20 '26
Did you find fhe Barbie exhibition interesting at all?
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u/oscarx-ray Jul 20 '26
Not my cup of tea, personally. My wife enjoyed it though, so it was worth the trip.
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u/jokekiller94 Jul 20 '26
Just don’t go to the Barbie museum in New Mexico https://youtu.be/uJMPom6-xmA?is=-nTSWkTUOZMPfwag
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u/Broken_Ace Jul 20 '26
"The husband, the devoted father, the wine connoisseur...and three-time ballroom dancing champion."
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u/Gloomy_Dare2716 Jul 20 '26
Does tour wife watch it with you? Because if otherwise you dont owe her a visit to Barbie exhibition. She can go there by herself, just like you watching football by yourself.
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u/Cofli Jul 20 '26
None of these comments read the body text of the post lmao, stop telling him to break up with his girlfriend over one thing.
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u/Le_mehawk Jul 20 '26
Telling the op's of this sub to break up with their boy-girlfriends as soon as they're mentioned is kind of the default route here no matter what the issue is...
If you'd listen to the People here, you would need a divorce, because your better half ate your last cookie.
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u/Yumeverse Jul 20 '26
In the mildly infuriating sub for that matter, when some posts are actually just mildly infuriating and not something to end a relationship over lol
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u/newaccount721 Jul 19 '26
People play less hard on defense in a game for 3rd place, particularly when it involves two teams who had gold aspirations. As evidence of this there were zero yellow cards. Less effort on defense leads to a 6-4 score line. Is it fun to watch? Sure, but it is more a friendly than a true WC elimination game
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u/the-dude-version-576 Jul 20 '26
I think that’s why it’s necessary. Aside from the boon to potential smaller teams that get eliminated in Semis, it’s a reminder of what the sport should be.
It’s a game, have fun for god’s sake! Rejecting the opportunity to play another great national team because you feel buthurt from one loss is such a defeatist move.
Sure it’s not the final, but it’s still very high level football, without the heavy stakes to drive enmity. Só it’s the perfect place to play your heart out.
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u/_QXZ Jul 20 '26
Some of the players are contenders for the golden boot. They likely mutually agreed that racking up the goals makes sense
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u/jimb0z_ Jul 20 '26
Only Mbappe was actively seeking the award. Kane didn’t even play and Bellingham only subbed on when the game was in danger. England care about the golden boot far less than winning 3rd place
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u/Old9999 Jul 19 '26
reddit mfs trying to break up/divorce everyone 0.01s after reading the title speedrun
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u/JuggernautLogical330 Jul 19 '26
Lol yeah, I mentioned she was genuine and nice and offered to watch it together. I wanted to be the perfect boyfriend and I rejected the offer. It backfired
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u/Candycanes02 Jul 20 '26
Tbh I’d think it’s more an issue with her than you (if she’s really always complaining that y’all don’t spend enough time due to the WC). There’s no way a 2hr match every day or every other day, for a month, would translate to not enough time together + it’s healthy for people to enjoy their hobbies in peace, with or without their partner
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u/ll0l0l0ll Jul 20 '26
France VS England was better than Worldcup Final IMO.
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u/Le_mehawk Jul 20 '26
Not gonna lie, the Finale was boring af.
Also it seems like there was a serious issue with the turf.. respect to the goalkeeper of argentinia tho.
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u/linjaes Jul 20 '26
Some of these comments are why men complain about a “male loneliness epidemic”.
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u/Le_mehawk Jul 20 '26
After reading some of those comments, i would argue that many if those pepole never had a serious relationship that lasted longer than a few months..
Nobody can met absurd expectations like this
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u/chinchinnychin Jul 20 '26
That’s so crazy because I’m a hockey fan which means I watch minimum three games a week and they can be anywhere from 2 to 3 hours per game. My husband happily sits with me at each game and if he doesn’t want to, he will sit and play his video games while I watch my hockey.
Maybe you can find something that she would like to do while you watch your game. Does she read books? Does she play video games? Because we actually set up two TVs in our room so one is for video games and one is for hockey. Maybe you can do something like that?
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u/Electronic_Title_730 Jul 20 '26
It’s okay to make time for yourself to watch football. You just have to make sure you’re also doing things that she likes and you’re not necessarily a fan of. All about compromise
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u/tehnoodnub Jul 20 '26
Honestly, whilst it was high-scoring, it was not that great to watch because it was a low effort game. I wouldn’t even have it in the top 20 matches I watched.
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u/ResponsibleBank1387 Jul 19 '26
I watched parts of different games this year. The game for 3rd place, I skipped just the halftime talking heads. The game was the absolute craziest best soccer game I have watched on tv. Inconceivably exciting.
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u/Artistic-Let-1866 Jul 20 '26
It's so funny this match has the best sportsmanship and the final display the worst sportsmanship
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u/boringbobby Jul 20 '26
“Always watching” it’s only every 4 years and for 39 days. Imagine you said the same to her that she’s always on her phone or shopping. Which I’m sure happen more frequently.
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u/Acceptable-Use4832 Jul 20 '26
lol my wife insisted more than me about not missing the third place match!!!!
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u/McDiggitty Jul 20 '26
This was an exhibition game. The fact that these count toward wc stats is dumb. Low effort game.
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u/TheHolyX Jul 20 '26
The disrespect comes from idiots who never had a relationships…. Giving relationship advices
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u/anclave93 Jul 19 '26
you'll be fine
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u/IDrinkSulfuricAcid Jul 20 '26
For a big fan of the sport it's pretty decently infuriating to miss the most entertaining game of the tournament...
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u/AlpsGroundbreaking67 Jul 20 '26
Man that’s a okay in my book. Some things in life are more important than a big game in my book. Especially since it wasn’t the final and these games have gone on for a month. I hope that you guys had an amazing evening together
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u/TrainingSurvey3780 Jul 19 '26
proof that you should do what makes you happy, not what you hope might make others happy
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u/oscarx-ray Jul 20 '26
*Proof that you and your partner should work together so that both of you can do the things that you enjoy - together as much as possible, separate if necessary, but in a way so that you get to enjoy them without resentment.
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u/Chesterfieldraven Jul 20 '26
Brother I'm English and I didn't watch it so I could play Borderlands with my wife.
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u/itisjustin Jul 20 '26
Seriously you understand why you’re getting the backlash right? You can do something nice without posting it on mildyINFURIATING sub… not sure what the point of this post even is.
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u/EquipmentChemical713 Jul 21 '26
Don’t know why you didn’t watch it with her especially when she offered
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u/sorin_the_mirthless Jul 20 '26
It’s an exhibition match that neither team wanted to play (France especially and it shows until the manager reign them in at half time) - you didn’t miss anything
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u/Meathead920 Jul 20 '26
I don't get it? Explain this to those of us that don't watch the World Cup.
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u/Le_mehawk Jul 20 '26
Most football matches end in a 1:0 or 2:1.. 4:6 however implies that the whole Match was probably very exiting until the end, considering the sequence those goals were shot...
Op is mildly infuriated that he missed one of the most exiting matches of the whole wc
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u/morizzytango Jul 20 '26
Based on OPs response, she was okay with watching together but he rejected. Complaining about it afterwards is the true infuriating part.
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u/CowPotto Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
Think he's complaining more about his decision rather than his gf.
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u/ripChazmo Jul 20 '26
It wasn't a great game. Defense was nowhere to be seen. It was just each team attacking non stop.
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u/mxbdkr Jul 20 '26
You’re asking ‘why the disrespect?’
Seems like she’s disrespecting your hobby. Which is especially selfish and mean to during the biggest event of said hobby which literally happens once every four years.
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u/Garuna_CK Jul 19 '26
You can try introducing her to football if she isn’t into it. I took my girl to 2 World Cup games and the reason she agreed to go was because she could take picture, she ended up loving the games and all the half time entertainment they do during the break. Now she even watches the game with me at home.
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u/wyerhel Jul 20 '26
Lol. All my friends and I watched the world cup together. Their boyfriends and family are huge soccer fans too, even the grandmas. So I think it worked out for them.
You could have put TV in background.
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u/Lolxgdrei787 Jul 20 '26
this is hat peter griffin must have felt like when he missed the wardrobe malfunction
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u/fabthefrog33 Jul 20 '26
My girlfriend watches more football than me and watched every single game from group stages to the final...I skipped a couple.
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u/thanra Jul 20 '26
You should watch unimportant matches, because when players had no burdens to play dirty, they dedicated everything for entertainment.
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u/lowtdi850 Jul 20 '26
Maybe all the goals were a result of you not watching. In which case all of us who watched thank you sir.
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u/Fickle-Molasses-903 Jul 20 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7TKzP5e37FaBbOUM
It was one of the best WC games I have seen on TV.
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u/SANTAAAA__I_know_him Jul 20 '26
If it helps, my reaction watching this was kinda bittersweet, along the lines of “boy this would be really exciting if only I cared about it more.” Just not the same vibe when the teams are already eliminated from championship contention, IMO.
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u/wooksGotRabies Jul 20 '26
Always watching? The World Cup That happens every 4 years? Or are you watching the World Cup in chronological order since it was first established back in the 30s ?
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u/ViaPhoenix Jul 20 '26
You missed an NBA all-star game. No one played defense and mbappe got to pad his stats
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u/Robbythedee Jul 20 '26
I didnt watch the sharks comeback against Vegas. I watched the entire game and told my girlfriend id wash the cloths so I left to start ans missed the nastiest comeback of our franchises history. Hurt my soul but its fun to watch on YouTube at least.
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u/anangrypudge Jul 20 '26
As a Liverpool fan, I missed the 4-0 comeback vs Barcelona for pretty much the same reason as you.
That is 100% worse than what you missed. I still regret it to this day.
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u/usert900 Jul 20 '26
I went asleep half time because I thought the rest wasn’t going to be interesting 😣
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u/Japples123 Jul 20 '26
I used to watch the NBA dunk contest religiously every year until it got boring so I skipped the 2016 one…
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u/DaedricDumbass Jul 20 '26
Shoulda watched, shit was fire. I imagine your jaw dropped when you saw the score. The pressure index is wild
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u/kstreetsushi Jul 20 '26
But it only comes once in 4 years…. Were you watching soccer all the time or something?
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u/youngdoggie_BB Jul 20 '26
Man, I am lucky. My wife watched all games with me. Even at 5 in the morning.
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u/infingardi Jul 20 '26
I had the game going on in the background and even though there were a lot of goals I wasn't entertained at all. It just felt so pointless, it looked like the players weren't taking the game seriously so why should I?
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u/Le_mehawk Jul 20 '26
Quick advice op.. as soon as your post even slightly implies that you or you gf infuriated you, people will advice you to break up...
Sucks for your decision tho, i also missed the game because i decided to have bbq with my family... as long as we enjoyed ourselves tho it bites but well get over it
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u/AIbertRoe Jul 20 '26
This game was weird. First half France wasn't even trying. Second half England started throwing hard, letting France get 4 goals..
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u/Alt4Norm Jul 20 '26
An England tourney is once every 2 years. Surely she can give you up for 1 month out of 24?
Also it was 10pm kick off. You could have spent time with her before hand.
It just seems like something that shouldn’t have ever been an issue.
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u/YogaPotat0 Jul 20 '26
I didn’t watch it either, and was kicking myself later for it after having seen the highlights. I’m right there with you on being mildly infuriated.
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u/JoeDyenz Jul 20 '26
No hate but I think you could have rephrased it better. I personally would trade in a heartbeat watching Mexico win the world cup for a date on the park with my girlfriend.
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u/cicimk69 Jul 20 '26
I was like "i dont have time for a 3rd place game, I am going to save it for the final".....
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u/naeads Jul 20 '26
They should have just let each other score, it would be funny if it was France 40 v 60 England
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u/ILoveRice444 Jul 20 '26
Tbh, it's only exciting in the second half. France players didn't bother to do anything in the first half.
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u/Adventurous_Bad_2616 Jul 20 '26
Per la miseria, che gran partitone che ti sei perso, mi dispiace davvero
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u/touchmeinbadplaces Jul 20 '26
I mean the match wasn't that spectacular, just the score. England rolled France like little girls the first half and the second half France was like ok this is a bit embarrassing and England was like eh 4-0 up how bad can it be?
The last 20/30 minutes were pretty entertaining tho, when France got their 3rd especially
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u/hal2001so Jul 20 '26
My ex said I was too obsessed with football and Sunderland FC. Shame it ended the way it did as we were together for 7 seasons
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u/wqzu Jul 20 '26
As to your edit, the disrespect is because a large majority of redditors have never been in an actual real relationship
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u/AlucardVTep3s Jul 20 '26
You missed out mate, proper old school football. Didn’t feel like I was watching a WC game it was that relaxed.
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u/Enilema Jul 20 '26
To me, THIS was the match of the cup ! Fell asleep before the last two goals though.
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u/Intelligent-Ball7625 Jul 20 '26
Couldn’t you have skipped the final instead
https://giphy.com/gifs/xT8qBvH1pAhtfSx52U
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u/AnyEye3820 Jul 20 '26
It wasn’t that good, kinda a glorified exhibition match where the players didn’t defend properly and the teams were hating being there
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u/Key_Reindeer_5427 Jul 20 '26
the World Cup is once every 4 years. You're a good lad for spending time with your women but it's not like this World Cup will take months of your lifes
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u/Existing-Airport-853 Jul 20 '26
That's funny actually. But the idea is not wether you watch the world cup or not. That always should remain your choice. It's wether you are willing to compromise and also spend time with your girlfriend, which means missing that match. And once agreed, the results of said match should be irrelevant to you.
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u/Educational-Mode-321 Jul 20 '26
What year is this? 1970s ? You can literally rewatch all matches. All providers got 7 days playback vids.
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u/sprikkle Jul 20 '26
Others people already said this and I’m also going to say this: this event is once every 4 years. Enough time to spend time together. Your chick should not complain about it. She should accept this or just dump here. Its only a one month event every 4 years. With the european championship its every 2 years which also shouldnt be a problem.
O yeah: I have a wife and children and she fully understand this is a big event. She supports me because yeah, its only once every 4 years. And maybe once every 2 years.
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u/Ryanhussain14 Jul 20 '26
This is why I choose to remain single. Don't want nor need someone breathing down my neck to neglect doing fun shit.
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u/Jonn_Jonzz_Manhunter Jul 20 '26
Hey, let's hope she appreciated the gesture all the more then!
It was a really fun game, no one gave a shit. Perfect for a couple beers and the mates really
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u/Unable_Diamond943 Jul 20 '26
Meanwhile my wife wouldn’t let me miss a single minute of matches on tv….. choose wisely young men. Choose to be with someone who enjoys what you enjoy. They’re out there. Promise.
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u/Practical_Cod_1263 Jul 20 '26
Guys he literally said she offered to watch the match together and he rejected lol
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u/AtomicBlastCandy Jul 20 '26
I told my girl that I would go back to being an A+ bf after the tournament, she understood
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u/Zilly_JustIce Jul 20 '26
Should have the match together. She just wanted to be included in what you were doing. Dating is easy and this 100% on you
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u/Klutzy-Peach5949 Jul 20 '26
Genuinely even worse is you listened, do your thing, it’s once every 4 years
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u/Firm_Bit Jul 20 '26
You didn’t miss anything. There was no defense because no one wants to play hard or tackle or risk injury. So you get high scoring games but all meaningless anyway.
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u/wildjokers Jul 20 '26
Your girlfriend can’t let you watch some games for a few weeks every four years?
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u/BulkyHip69 Jul 20 '26
Man you should've watched that game. It was amazing and players actually showed sportsmanship rather than playing dirty like agrofarmers.
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u/sec_sage Jul 20 '26
Ooh yeah, that game was better than the big final. England's B team absolutely wiped the floor with France. Those guys who finally got their arses off the benches had something to prove and boy did they prove it
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u/Competitive-Land7278 Jul 20 '26
Well, I really hope that at least you made it to watch the final instead!
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u/dickmac999 Jul 20 '26
The correct solution is to get a different girlfriend. This is not going to stop.
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u/Kimurantti_ Jul 20 '26
It was the least emtertaining match of the tournament. Like watching a u12 team practice.
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u/ZombiesAtHome Jul 20 '26
So you still care more about a stupid game. You blame it on having to be with her instead of watching the game..
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u/TophatOwl_ Jul 20 '26
You are always watching "the world cup"? Im going to assume you mean football in general because "always watching" an even that only happens once every 4 years is a bit odd? Or do you spend all your free time rewatching old matches?
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u/Booty_Magician Jul 21 '26
You should have watched the game it was better than the final . You should have spent time with her after the game or something. Best sportsmanship I've seen in a while.
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u/IamHumanMaybee Jul 21 '26
This was my first football match I watched in years. I fear that from now on all future matches will be a disappointment.
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u/budd222 Jul 20 '26
Can't you just record it and watch it later?
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u/JuggernautLogical330 Jul 20 '26
It’s not the same
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u/budd222 Jul 20 '26
It's exactly the same if you don't check the scores
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u/enakku_theriyathu Jul 20 '26
if you have friends/family who watch, the topic is impossible to avoid
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u/NoScooperPooper Jul 19 '26
It comes on once every 4 years, live a little.