BF's ego bruised after we wrestled, Why can't guys deal w/losing to a girl? |
BF's ego bruised after we wrestled, Why can't guys deal w/losing to a girl? |
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Please help!
I have a problem w/my BF's ego. A few weeks ago I finished taking beginner level judo classes and earned my yellow belt. I really enjoyed the classes and found i was pretty good at it, even tho' i'm not really muscular (i'm tall, 5'9", but slender, and weigh about 125lbs)...plus i'm a pretty girly-looking girl..i wear my hair long and like dresses, etc., and am considered a "looker." Anyway, b/c of all this,my BF didn't take my classes very seriously and when I told him i got my yellow belt he just laughed. A lot. And when he was done laughing, well, I was kinda mad and so I challenged him to a wrestling match. He's about my height but has at least 40lbs on me, and he didn't want to do it at first but after I said 'your just afraid of losing to a girl' he was like, "OK, let me teach you a lesson'. So we got going and he didn't try very hard at first but when i tripped him w/a leg sweep and he went down, he got miffed and started to really try hard to beat me. Well, long story short, I kept using throws to send him to the floor til he got really tired, and then eventually, I pinned him! So i had a little laugh at his expense and said "I hope you learned YOUR lesson", but since then he hasn't let it go, and kept after me for a rematch, saying "I got lucky", etc...last week I finally said "OK" to one more match b/c he wouldnt stop asking, and, well, I beat him again. Now he's totally bent out of shape and keeps trying for another match to prove he can beat me and I need help b/c I'm sick of his pissy attitude! Was I wrong to defeat him? Should I just fake it and let him win? I keep telling him it's just b/c I know judo and he doesn't but he's still mad!!! |
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*steve330* |
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You could also tell him what you're doing and offer counters. I wrestle w/ my friends allllll the time and I hate losing too. The other night I lost to a friend cuz I was careless and I know I can beat him but w/e not much I could do. I just let it go and I'll whoop up on him another time :D
But yeah, if you're doing a certain thing, tell him what it is and show him how he could possibly counter it. Don't be confrontational. If you bite your tongue for the time being, and give him all the attention in this matter and help him "beat you", then I presume things will get back to normal and his ego will be up again. |
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