AreYouRomantic.com recently ran a Sports Lovers Poll (which, coincidentally was sponsored by Caesars Pocono Resorts, near where I grew up) that asked how their favorite teams impact their, well, favorites in life. Faithful readers of this blog (HM4Her contributors) know that sports are a huge part of my life. Colossal, even. If you made a pie chart of my interests, sports would be the big slice – right next to knockin’ boots…or cleats, for me.

Unfortunately, my love affair with anything centered around a ball sometimes ruins my chances with those who have balls of their own. Watching the game can sometimes make a man forget about “running game” and when you combine that with a chick who knows what’s happening on the field…well a man could lose his mind. Case in point: in the 2006 Rose Bowl matchup, Texas beat the favored USC. It was the first time my then-boyfriend was spending the night at my place. He was rooting for USC. When the game was over, we didn’t have sex. According to the Sports Lovers Poll, my ex isn’t alone: 17% of respondents think their performance in the sack is directly related to their team’s performance on the field. Ugh.

There were a lot of other surprising answers. For instance, did you know that 1 out of every 4 sports fans would give up sex for at least a month if their favorite team won the Super Bowl? And 11% of respondents would give it up for “however long it takes” to win the Lombardi trophy (that’s the name of the Super Bowl prize)! However long it takes? There are 15 teams who have NEVER won a championship!

Personally, I’m a baseball fan above all so my season is winding down – but I’m not. Although I am guilty of prolonging poking until the game ends, I have never waited an entire season. Or even a month. I have used SportsCenter in the background as a way to “keep me in the game”, but to be honest, it’s just because my partner had no idea what he was doing down there – and I didn’t have the heart to tell him otherwise.

Ladies, this football season, remind the football fan in your life that there’s no reason he or she should wait 17 weeks to score a touchdown of their own. Bring some of your own fantasy football to gameday by wearing next to nothing (or nothing) and surprising your partner for a halftime quickie. Regardless of the score on the field, he or she will feel like a big winner by the start of the 2nd half.

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