Is it necessary that guys ought to be interested in sports?

[Ameya]

As a kid I was very proactive when it came to sports. Be it just a simple 200 metres race, Cricket, Football, badminton, slow cycling etc. I was enthusiastic and equally good at everything. But over the years I seem to have lost interest in sports, neither do I watch any sport nor does any sportsperson who wins a medal matter to me...I don't follow any sport religiously, even merchandise of any football team I see my friends wearing fails to impress me...in fact I am even indifferent to discussion over what and how and why a team/player could have won or lost...

& then...I come across sentences like "what is a guy who is not into sports?"..and stuff...just wanna know is it necessary that I follow some sport or be a fan of some sportsperson...to prove that I am a guy and manly enough!

[MikeK]

I HATE people who watch sports... talk about a waste of life!

As far as playing sports, it's okay. I was extremely athletic growing up, and with the exception of football, I played it all. But I never really cared for team/group activity... I always did much better on my own.

It is completely ridiculous how people think it's weird if you're a guy and you're not into sports. Every year at work, there's football pools and EVERYONE in on them except me... GOD and in New Jersey:

A guy like me + doesn't care about sports = social hermit.

[MRize]

It is not necessary in my opinion. Growing up I had no interest in sports and still to this day the only one that even caught my eye slightly last year was boxing, not mma, but actual boxing. Considering boxing isn't a sport I could compete in competitively due to having glasses that interest went away overnight.

[MRize]

Also, the large majority of sports have some object that goes from one side of a type of field to another, what's the point in that?

[cazza3]

Its not necessary to follow sport to be considered a man. I know plenty of men that have zero intrrest in sport and it doesn't make me think any less of them, they are still great guys. We all can't have the same interests it would make for a very dull world. BUT saying all that I could not be with someone who had no interest in sport because I was reared on it. I spend my weekends going to games, it would just cause conflict.

[Azure229]

No, not at all, that's just a stereotype. Other guys, who are probably sports fans themselves, might make fun of you. but I'm sure there are just as many guys and girls who have a similar view as yours and are simply not that interested. It doesn't make you less of a man.

[ja123]

That is like saying you aren't really a women if you don't like shoes and bags,it's just silly.Being into sports doesn't 'qualify' you as a man,it just so happens you have different interests to others.Perdonally it doesn't bother me if a guy is into sports or not.

[Anonymous]

If you don't like sports you don't like sports, no one will make you like them, and no one will really care if you do or don't. I don't care for sports, sure I watch some football, but I do a lot of other things such as fishing, hunting, and playing my guitar. Never stopped me from getting a gf.

[joystickhappy]

Me and you both man. I could honestly care less about sports. They just aren't that interesting to me. I don't think liking or not liking sports is gonna make you any less manly. I wouldn't worry about it.

[PhilaPenn]

No, be who you are. If you're not into it then you're not into it. People will either accept it or they won't. Either way, it's not your problem.

[Anonymous]

No, my boyfriend doesn't like sports. He's a bookish-type and it's a major turn on~

I'm actually really glad, too, because I don't like watching sport or hearing it on TV or anything. It makes me happy not to have to put up with that stuff.

[Anonymous]

Hell no, so long as you're healthy, that really doesn't matter. They may have just been saying that to make their partner sound better or to brag or something.

[Anonymous]

No

[Ameya]

maan, what things people do for Xper points :) ;) :D