Marital strife
Updated below:
There are a few events that will push even the most intimate couple to opposite ends of the couch.
Such as when the husband buys a vintage Mustang without consulting the wife. Or the wife is caught flirting with the gardener. Or either mother-in-law comes to live in the guest room for an indefinite period of time.
In our case, it’s the day on which our fantasy football teams go head-to-head.
Last Sunday, we sat together on the sofa with my laptop, shooing away the girls’ requests for “anything but football!” Kyle watched his victory progress, and I watched the Cincinnati Bengals seal my defeat – both in terms of their spectacular offense (SIX touchdowns – which belonged to my opponent’s quarterback) and their dismal defense (51 points allowed – which scored a negative TEN points for me). I cheered him on, and he commiserated with me.
Not this week. This week, we are enemies.
Realistically, he will probably win. I mean, the man does have LaDainian Tomlinson. And my quarterback suffered a concussion last week (but then came back to win in OT). I’m not hopeful.
But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to put on my game face. It’s ON.
(I’ll update later to advise which one of us is sleeping in the guest room tonight.)
He cleaned my clock – 154.8 to 109.7
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am
gooooooooo, team MGM!
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 am
PS: I just checked my game and I’m taking on Carson Palmer this week. @*&#(.
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
No clue. Uh.. er .. go team?
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:42 pm
You were too kind last week. If it went the other way, I’m sure he’d be pissed.
September 23rd, 2007 at 3:40 pm
if I talked football with my husband at all i think we’d be doing other things on the couch.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:39 am
Oh yes, thanks for the reminder, hockey pool starts soon, I will be a hockey widow until the playoffs. Oh well, more time for surfing
September 24th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
what the freak is fantasy football?