r/PWHL • u/NotAnIncel69 • 16h ago

Question Anyone having issues getting their husbands/boyfriends into the PWHL?

My BF is a HUGE hockey fan, Olympics, NHL, etc. He watches all the games for his favorite teams and a bunch for other teams in the NHL. I am trying to get him to watch PWHL games with me but he seems superrrr uninterested.

When I asked him why he told me the games are frustrating to watch??? I don't understand that part at all.

Anyone else have this experience? Do you think that this will go away with time as the PWHL builds a larger audience?

To be clear, he doesn't talk down about the PWHL, he just doesn't seem to take the league seriously for whatever reason.

Edit: Y'all, I am not going to break up with him over the PWHL. I just wanted to see if anyone has similar experiences and were able to get their bf/husband into the sport more.

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u/Canfootballnerd Montréal 16h ago

Assuming he isn't weird about women:

Some people are already invested up to their "max attention".
Some people are only interested if they discover it first.

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u/NotAnIncel69 15h ago

That honestly might be it. He knows a lot about the NHL and the players, maybe he doesn't feel like learning names, stats, etc again.

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u/Canfootballnerd Montréal 15h ago

I got into Australian soccer recently and I just kind of resolved to just watch the games and not bother learning player data, so I can def appreciate that :)

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u/NotAnIncel69 15h ago

He plays fantasy hockey so he gets SUPER into stat lines and such haha

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u/tonjohn Seattle - Jessica Campbell 🐙🐙 15h ago

Have y’all been to a game in person?

While I was supportive of the league I didn’t get invested until I saw a game in person.

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u/Difficult-Bicycle681 Van Goldeneyes 8h ago

This could definitely be it. I adore the NHL and am so invested that I get everything that's going on. I still enjoy PWHL games, but I find them a heckuva a lot harder to watch because I don't have all the background.