Boyfriend isn't supportive, what do I do?

My parents pressure me into doing sports because they think it'll keep me away from all the "bad people" and it looks good on a college resume. My boyfriend hates sports, hates people who play sports, and has demanded that I quit. I lied to him, told him I did, really didn't (we live 70 miles away) and he just found out minutes ago when my dad said something about it at the dinner table. After dinner he just took off, didn't say anything. This has been going on since summer, ups and downs him finding out then that season ending and me promising to quit again. We've been dating about a year but we've been best friends for about 4 years. He's said millions of times he'd never leave me, no matter what the circumstances. I really do feel like an asshole for lying, and I'm just wondering what anyone else would do in my situation. He's really serious about his feelings regarding sports, so it's a big deal in his mind. But I can't just quit, my parents will honest to god not let me, what would you do? Thanks.

 

Tell him the truth and if it's that big of a deal to him, then you know that he's a superficial person. Why does you participating in sports have anything to do w/ your relationship or him? He's the one with the problem, not you. That's an unreasonable demand. If you were whoring yourself out, yes, he would have a right to say something. You're not doing anything remotely close to that, plus your parents are right about that looking good when you want to get into college. There's so many people trying to get into college that you need some activities such as sports to help you get into the school of your choice.

Bottom line: if your boyfriend doesn't realize that participating in sports is not only healthy but can help you get into college, then he doesn't care about your future. Plus, he has a concept about sports which is more important than you as a person.

Think about it: if he is trying to control what activities you participate in now, how much more controlling is he going to be later in the relationship? I would say this is a red flag. Keep an eye out for more red flags, b/c you never know what a controlling man is capable of. If you start seeing warning signs, get out quick and don't look back.

Peace and love

 

Your boyfriend sounds like a dipshit. He hates sports and everyone that plays sports? So some guy who's trying to not be a total loser and maybe lose some weight, or needs to be active because he has diabetes is an asshole? Fuck him.

 

he's being a bitch. iff he's dating you, it should be because he likes you - and the fact that your taking sports says that you must at some point like them or participating, and he should respect that. if he doesn't like you playing sports then fuck him.

 

You should talk to him.
My girlfriend does sport every second day.
Yes, it shits me up the wall. And i hate sport.
But she has to do it and i except it.

 

He should accept you and what you wanna do. He sounds really controlling which is NEVER good. So just tell him you play sports and thats that, if he can't handle it then forget him. Be yourself, don't let some asshole control you.