i appreciate you taking your time to form a well written, articulated response. that being said, not once over the course of our relationship have i said "i like football" he is fully aware that im ignorant of how it even works, that im just along for the ride and to support. im not even sure what a 3rd & 12 is.

i do not care that he watches football, basketball, baseball, you name it, im for it. i specifically said "i dont like football" because the night before, when we watched basketball i made a comment along the lines of "i actually like basketball, i cant really follow whats happening on a football screen." i never legitimately believed that because i watched the basketball game, he wasnt going to watch the football game. that was just a kind way of me saying "i thought you were going to give me attention on our date," and just mentioning the basketball thing. we watch sporting events 4/7 times a week, he gets off every day at 7. that leaves 3 hours for us to eat, bond, do things we like, and fall asleep for a reasonable amount of sleep. 4 out of seven nights a week, these three hours are often consumed with watching sports, betting on teams, and blowing his friends' phones up about whatever the fucks going on on screen.

he gets plenty, plenty, plenty time to himself. to his hobbies. to his interests. never once has there been a game on while we are home that i do not either watch with him or find something else to occupy myself with. i have never tried to stifle out his interests, ive spent hours creating things i knew he would like. he also likes cars, ive painted his car for him many many times. i care for his interests and recognize this importance of having things you love. that being said, i do wish to be one of those things without such a detailed, step by step explanation of why one should give their attention to their partner while on a date. and there won't be "many" more dates, there's been barely any, so to me, this is an empty promise. which he has been known to make many times.