BlitzFritz

So last week's strategy of taking the wives to Gillette and upgrading to club seats was a success. My wife is now on board with the story around the Pats season, and is dismayed about TB injury.
(Bringing the wives to the Razor)

Now Week 2 -- Some lame friends have scheduled their annual BBQ party at 3pm on Sunday. WTF!!! (Sacrilige). This is SO PAINFUL for me - I usually watch away games in my cave-like barn on a big hi def screen - no phone call interruptions allowed etc.

Dear Patsfans, what is the right strategy now?

1. Use all good will from last week, and basically refuse to go to the party. "Cassel's first game (against ManJudas!!) is too important." I used this approach before (e.g., 2004 Ravens mud game to get out of a concert date with my wife when they changed the game time.) However this would definitely put me in a marital net negative position heading into week 3....

2. DVR the game, which sucks because it will be impossible to avoid information about the game during the party. Plus, watching a DVR game is not the same. It always feels rushed, fast forwarding through commercials, inbetween plays etc.

3. Sit and watch the game at the party, be totally anti-social, and not give a **** what anyone thinks. This would be difficult, and require strong powers of concentration. I also might take on some damage from my wife, but certainly not as much as #1.

Unfortunately, given how early in the season this is, I am leaning toward #3. If this were December, I would be leaning toward #1.
(secret hope -- potential rainstorms wash out the party!!)

Looking for answers and brilliant advice,
FRITZ

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ALP

man, u are forgetting the age old get-out-of-something card....


come down with a fever on saturday....

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If you hold your nose with your index finger and thumb, close your mouth, and try with all your might to force whatever air is in your lungs out through your ears and tear ducts, while the moon is full after 3.72 beers, occasionally two small, ovoid shaped objects might just descend into the space between your legs. If this happens, choose #1 and be a football fan. If not, go with #2 and take solace in the fact that you and your wife have a wonderful relationship, you love her more than anything in the world, and your friends are way more important than any silly athletic competition!

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tatepatsfan

#1 all the way. It's just a BBQ. Explain how ridiculous it was for a BBQ to be scheduled on a Sunday during football season.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

Game is on a 4:15.

I go with #3.

No matter what is going on with the 1:00 games be ready to leave the house the instant your wife is.

Tailgate from 3-4:15. Make no effort to watch any of the 1:00 games a friends house. Get in as much socializing etc as you can in the 1:15. Then retreat to the TV with half of everyone else at the party.

Talk to wife before party. Make it so plan 3 is a compromise from plan 1.

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AndyJohnson

My advise is that you need to establish with your wife that there are 19 3 1/2 timeframes each year that are non-negotiable.
Anthing planned during a Patriots game will have to be done without you.
Establish this up front, and avoid these issues in the future.

If you step back you will realize that there are a lot more than 67 hours a year that your wife expects to be in control of, so you arent really asking for a lot.

JSn

Dude, it's easier to get forgiveness than permission. Usually.

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jmt57

Respectfully decline invitation, or exit early due to a previous commitment.

If neither of those options are possible then I would go with the previous suggestion of socializing as much as possible from the moment you arrive till 4:15 before sitting down in front of the TV. I doubt it will be seen as being anti-social since you will surely not be alone watching the game.

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TheGodInAGreyHoodie

What if we need to play wild card weekend and go to the SB? Make that 20.

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1) Show up at the BBQ on time.
2) Eyeball the grilling food admiringly. Lean in close and catch your hair on fire.
3) Put your hair on fire out and head home, citing the pain. Be sure to point to your blackened scalp.
4) Watch the game from the comfort of your own home.
5) Head to the hospital after the game, if necessary.
6) Enjoy the attention from your wife who helps sooth your pain.

This is a sure-fire plan with which nothing can go wrong.