The Other Woman!

So, I'm sure that many of you will be able to relate with the oh so familiar tell-tale signs. . . once upon a time, there existed the feeling like you were the only thing that mattered and was on his mind 24/7. The honeymooning state of being 'inseparable' and wishing away the hours that you're apart until you're together again. The knowledge that you came first on his list of 'can't waits' to see, talk to or 'do' (nudge, nudge, wink wink!!).

Now, there's another woman I'm constantly having to battle against for his attention and I think I'm loosing that battle . . . damn the person who invented that blasted game of FOOTBALL!!! UUURRRGGHH, I'm telling you, my frustration is unreal. How the hell could football be such a large part of my life and I don't even follow the sport??? Let me break down the seriousness of Beau's addition . . .

From the Premier League, the Coca Cola Football League, the National League, the Sunday League, the European league, World Cup fever, promotion and relegation within these leagues and the amateur leagues I find myself driving to and fro cos he's playing in them, it's the bain of my life cos he watches them all. He'd be forgiven if it was just the Man U and rival matches that he found interest in, but no - such is my luck that he's into them all. If it were Martian United vs T-Rex Rangers, trust me, he'll be watching it :D

But you'd be forgiven for thinking that's where it ends cos it soooo doesn't. When none of the above are happening, the presence of 'the other woman' lives on in the electronic form of Fifa 10 (Xbox) or Football Manager (laptop). I mean, does 'she' get all the quality time??

I take solace in knowing that I'm not alone and far from the only one exisiting in a threesome and maybe you, my lovelies, will be able to relate to one or more the following physical appearances that the 'Other Women' uses as a disguise:

1. Xbox or Playstation

2. Laptop or PC

3. iPhone apps or BBM

4. .coms / htmls / website managament / blogs

5. Music & studio (as in, "I'm going studio to spit my rhymes". . !)

6. DJing / promoting / mixing

7. The car, the rims, the trim, the sound system

8. The garms and the bling (referring to them as such is enough to deal with)

9. Work/The Office
10. A best friend (you know the kind, that one that makes you shudder upon sight, or comes to the 'yard' expecting to yam it out, bun it out and 'go larng' like to say he's sharing the bills!)

and the list most probably goes on. Admittedly, I have a thing for BBM but not the point which would mean that there's four of us in the relationship!!!

What do I do to try and win this battle?? I feel that I've tried everything from distraction (naughty negligee), to tolerance (say nothing and pay it no attention) to outright frustration ("haven't you finished with her yet???") to compromise ("alright, show me how to play this thing then!") to eventual defeat (*screw face*), and none have seemed to even phase him. Well, there was a momentary agreement to every other day but that took only about a week to dwindle. It's difficult to not think that no one else's 'other woman' can be this invasive their lives - am I wrong??

I'll let you know if I manage to 'foot' the 'ball' to a less significant position in my life. But please don't hold your breath because I can't be done for manslaughter.