Love to Play, Not to Talk
Posted by
C.L. R.
I have to rant for a minute and maybe, hopefully, someone can give me some advice.
I love to play tennis but I'm really not that good. I'm say, medium to medium-low. The problem is, I want to play more so that I can get better, but the only friend who's at my level loves to talk. She wants to talk through the entire game and it drives me bananas. Once I tried to suggest that we play while listening to our I-Pods but she was like, "What, you don't want to talk to me?" And I didn't want to be rude and say, No I want to play tennis. But come on!
Does anyone know how to get a sports chatter to stop chatting? I know the obvious answer would be to stop playing with her altogether, but like I said - she's the only one I know at my skill level. I'd feel weird answering an ad or something asking for a tennis partner (come on, we've all considered it) but at this point, I don't know what to do other than avoid playing. Help!
Love to Play, Not to Talk
Posted by C.L. R.
I have to rant for a minute and maybe, hopefully, someone can give me some advice. I love to play tennis but I'm really not that good. I'm say, medium to medium-low. The problem is, I want to play more so that I can get better, but the only friend who's at my level loves to talk. She wants to talk through the entire game and it drives me bananas. Once I tried to suggest that we play while listening to our I-Pods but she was like, "What, you don't want to talk to me?" And I didn't want to be rude and say, No I want to play tennis. But come on! Does anyone know how to get a sports chatter to stop chatting? I know the obvious answer would be to stop playing with her altogether, but like I said - she's the only one I know at my skill level. I'd feel weird answering an ad or something asking for a tennis partner (come on, we've all considered it) but at this point, I don't know what to do other than avoid playing. Help!