Cate Cameron | Pros and Cons of Loving the Same Sport Your Boyfriend Loves
Pro of Same-Sport Loving โ If youโre really dedicated to excellence,
you have to spend a lot of time working out, practicing, and otherwise
perfecting your game. If you have school or a job as well, there isnโt much time
left for a relationship. But if your work out and practice time is ALSO
relationship time, youโre all set!
Con of Same-Sport Loving โ One of you will probably be better at the
sport than the other. This isnโt necessarily true, but itโs pretty likely. What
effect will that have on the relationship? And if both of you are equally
dedicated and equally skilled, how will it feel if the difference is based on
something neither of you have any control over? Like, say, your boyfriend hit a
growth spurt at puberty and turned into 6โ2โ muscle-man, and you? You didnโt.
Pro โ Youโre both probably pretty fit. Nice muscles, strong bodies,
lots of enduranceโฆ hard to argue with any of that!
Con โ Youโre both probably pretty competitive. This can work well if
youโre both on the same team, but if you face off against each other? Look out!
Pro โ Passionate competition can
lead to other kinds of passion. After all, you wonโt always be playing your
sport.
Con โ Some sports have a lot of gear, and gear can take up a lot of
space. Not that big of a deal when youโre a teenager and youโre both still
living at home, but when you get older? If you want to live together? Can your
garage hold two bags of hockey gear? (Can your garage hold the smell of two bags
of hockey gear?) How about two rally cars?
Pro โ Again, for older couples,
sports can be expensive, and if your finances are combined it might be a bit
hard to explain why you absolutely need to spend a lot of money on a new tennis
racket (or a new horse!) Itโs not nearly as big of an argument if your partner
already understands your passion and also understands the demands of the sport.
Con โ There arenโt that many sports that are equally popular with
women and men. Soccer, basketballโฆ equestrian eventsโฆ maybe a few more. But in
general, if you both like the same sport, one of you may be โcrossing the aisleโ
and playing a sport traditionally favored by the other sex. Male synchronized
swimmers, female football playersโitโs not easy to challenge stereotypes or to
carve out a spot for yourself.
Pro โ If you are playing in a sport
where you donโt always feel welcome, you need someone to have your back. And if
you happen to have a boyfriend who loves your sport and loves you, he can give
you a lot of support. Yeah, youโre tough and you donโt need his helpโฆ but itโs
kind of nice to have it anyway.
In WINGING IT, Toby and
Natalie grew up together, both totally dedicated to hockey. Then Toby got
drafted to the OHL and his career took off, while Natalieโsโฆ didnโt. The
difference drove them apart for a while, but when Natโs crazy โfake boyfriendโ
scheme brings them back together, it doesnโt take long for them to realize that
they may not be on the same hockey team anymore, but theyโre still definitely
playing on the same line.
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language,
ice-melting kisses, and a swoon-worthy hero. This fake relationship romance will
have you wishing for a hockey player of your ownโฆ
Natalie West and Toby Cooper were best friends growing up, on and off the
ice. But when Tobyโs hockey career took off, their friendship was left behind.
Now Natalie has a crazy plan to land her crushโTobyโs biggest rivalโand she
needs Tobyโs help to pull it off.
When Nat asks Toby to be her fake boyfriend, he canโt say no. Not when it
means getting his best friend back. But Natalie is all grown up now, and
spending time with herโeven when itโs just playing hockey togetherโstirs up a
lot of feelings, old and new. Suddenly pretending to be interested in her isnโt
hard at allโฆif only she wanted him and not his enemy.
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