I'm not sure if you know this, but sporting events are great places to meet people--they're quite the happening spot for single boys and girls.
Granted, it's more likely that a guy is going to find the gal of his dreams at a sporting event than the other way around, but both sexes can reap the benefits from a little bit of spectator-sport action. See, a guy is more likely to find that extra-special girl of his dreams at a sporting event because he immediately knows that almost any young lady he spies, anywhere in the entire arena, is probably a sports fan ? and as anyone who's seen "There's Something About Mary" can tell you, guys like this. (Um, I hear that it doesn't hurt if you look like Cameron Diaz, either.) Yes, yes, yes, it's sexist to assume that women aren't (spectator) sports fans. And yes, yes, yes, it's unrealistic to assume that every woman watching the game wasn't actually dragged there by someone else. But I feel like these two lame assumptions mitigate one another, don't you?
And as for the women, presumptuous and sexist though it may be, it's safe to say that you're not exactly going to be surprised if you find out that the man of your dreams likes to watch/play/be brutalized by sports. Nor do you need to go to an athletic event to meet a man who likes sports1x On the other hand, let's look at the demographics of the typical sporting event - professional/college sporting events are virtual pits of testosterone. In other words, the odds are in your favor in terms of sheer numbers. Yes, you will face off with losers dressed in head-to-toe team colors wearing those big foam "Number One" hands. You will come across those who find beer-guzzling and hotdog-inhaling to be cool (have you never been to a frat party?). But somewhere in that crowd of thousands may be the man for you. (And hey, you may even learn to like the team-inspired color scheme of his house.)
The one big no-no? Don't go to an event about which you know nothing and care very little in the hopes of snagging a mate. Yes, you've heard this advice before, but it's good advice. Men, this goes for you too. If you're going to that WNBA game to pick up chicks, and you plan to heckle players for "passing like a girl," then you may want to just stay home. And ladies, if you like football, but think that the cuter men like baseball (this is a hypothetical, here), don't abandon your gridiron enthusiasm in favor of watching men run around a square. Or vice versa. Because you will ? I promise you this ? regret it at some point if you abandon your sporting preferences (or any preferences, for that matter) for a mate. Or worse yet, a potential mate. If nothing else, imagine the showdown that could erupt when it comes time to decide between Monday Night Football and Game 7 of the World Series. Do we even dare to imagine?
