Will you play together with you gf/bf?

[tr1n1trotolu]

through numerous competitive plays, i often find double partners that are gf/bfs sometimes things work too well for them some times they work horribly.

question is... will you play doubles with your bf / gf o_O?

sounded stupid but i see some issues like partner doing this bad shot or something like that and the other just go wild. if one partner is high, the other is high, if one is down, both is down.

[stumblingfeet]

Well certainly. Where do you think i met her? ;)

Your ability to play as part of a team doesn't really depend on whether you're dating your partner. Being able to motivate your partner, to set her up and to take advantage of shots she sets up are all a part of badminton, regardless of whom you're partnered with.

[tr1n1trotolu]

that is very true and i like that *pats* good man

though from what i have seen from some competitive plays, one guy got really upset after some poor shots done by the partner (setting up for other to smash practically)

on another case

this girl in mix was so demoralized by the opponent she lost her will to play and basically the guy covering for her. i know it happens even with non gf/bf, but in terms of the relationship level build between them, the guy will surely be more or less dissapointed (maybe upset too)

[tr1n1trotolu]

darn the post is missing an r on the your...:P

[DarthHowie]

through numerous competitive plays, i often find double partners that are gf/bfs sometimes things work too well for them some times they work horribly.

question is... will you play doubles with your bf / gf o_O?

sounded stupid but i see some issues like partner doing this bad shot or something like that and the other just go wild. if one partner is high, the other is high, if one is down, both is down.

I play doubles with my gf. We play doubles and not mixed style because she is more involved in the game when that happens. I'm fine with that. We often have more fun when we play at a club level. We rarely fight/argue but it is not the case when we play in tournaments (we're at each others throats :mad:). We are both pretty mature in the fact that we leave these disputes on the court and don't carry it off the court.

Most of the time i'm mad at her when someone drives to her backhand when i'm in the front court...she set's our opponents up to smash/net smash at me.... :crying: Oh well...at least she's trying and has showed some motivation to get improve and get better.

In general, teams that are couples are a hit and miss situation. It just doesn't necessarily translate to whether the relationship will be a success or not (not directly related).

[LazyBuddy]

I think it really depends.

If the couple are similar in skill lvl, and have a common goal in playing (be it just a fun social game, or intensive tourny play), they should and will work hard together, while having fun.

However, if they have different goal (1 want to win badly, 1 just wants to have some fun), or big gap in skill lvl, while 1 side being pressured or pushed to a limit, the thing seems gone bad.

So, if u plan to play with ur gf/bf or the other half, or close relative/friends, make sure there's some "talk" before even propose. If u think there's a possible way to have fun for both, go for it. If not, then, forget about it. :rolleyes:

[tr1n1trotolu]

then lets refine the question, will you prefer to play a doubles game with your bf/gf or rather with somebody else? i guess i should've clarified that ^_^"

[LazyBuddy]

then lets refine the question, will you prefer to play a doubles game with your bf/gf or rather with somebody else? i guess i should've clarified that ^_^"

Same answer, depends... as I stated in the earlier post. I don't think there's 1 general solution for all situations. ;)

[DinkAlot]

Suuuuuure I'd play with my GF. I just need to find one first. :p

The key to a successful partnership is to keep it fun. If too competitive, it may not be good. But if you find a way to keep it fun, it'll usually work out well.

[silentheart]

then lets refine the question, will you prefer to play a doubles game with your bf/gf or rather with somebody else? i guess i should've clarified that ^_^"

yes, if i am going to get lucky tonight. yes, if i need a xd partner real bad. yes, if the other team is really really bad. anything else, NO!

[pengu1ns]

As far as i can see, apart from the obvious, the only problem would be if someone did a malicious smash at your gf and you would get annoyed at that.
Btw girls i say smashing at the gf because theres more chance of guys getting annoyed about it i think :o

[KeepinItClean]

i wouldn't, because if i see the other guy checking out my g/f while we're playing then i'll get mad

[DinkAlot]

i wouldn't, because if i see the other guy checking out my g/f while we're playing then i'll get mad

Why be mad? Just smile at him and say, "Caughtcha (looking)! She's mine, all mine. NEENER NEENER NEENER!" :p

[wood_22_chuck]

Sure I'd play with a girlfriend. Problem is, my wife would KILL me!

Lame, I know. It's been a tough day at work.

-dave

[DinkAlot]

Sure I'd play with a girlfriend. Problem is, my wife would KILL me!

Lame, I know. It's been a tough day at work.

-dave

That was pretty funny to me but I even laugh at GuavaWang's cheesy jokes so... :p

;) :) :D

[KeepinItClean]

Why be mad? Just smile at him and say, "Caughtcha (looking)! She's mine, all mine. NEENER NEENER NEENER!" :p

yea true, but my girl in short shorts, it just makes it different. lol

[smash_master]

hum i dont think it would be a bad thing i mean if you have a healty relationship on the court thats what matters the most. personaly i would play badminton with my gf except one problem...she doesnt play badminton, hum maby one of these days i will get her into it.

[Double_Player]

I play mix with some one I like. the level of thinks is start to build up...:) :D I guess I should ask her if she likes me too...:cool:

[DinkAlot]

yea true, but my girl in short shorts, it just makes it different. lol

LOL! :p :p :p :D :D :D

[Michael-Lam]

nope, she barely plays

[kwun]

Sure I'd play with a girlfriend. Problem is, my wife would KILL me!

Lame, I know. It's been a tough day at work.

-dave

haha. reminds me of the other day in the gym. Janet just came back to badminton after a year's break. while we were chatting with some friends in the gym, one guy asked me what happened to my partner. Janet's eye glowed up and asked "WHAT PARTNER? i haven't played for a year, and YOU GOT A NEW MIXED PARTNER?"

"no ma'am. just a regular doubles partner..."

*whew*.... :P

[birdie kim]

haha. reminds me of the other day in the gym. Janet just came back to badminton after a year's break. while we were chatting with some friends in the gym, one guy asked me what happened to my partner. Janet's eye glowed up and asked "WHAT PARTNER? i haven't played for a year, and YOU GOT A NEW MIXED PARTNER?"

"no ma'am. just a regular doubles partner..."

*whew*.... :P

i see your girlfriend's the jealous type. better not get too serious with her. ;)

[chickenpoodle]

i see your girlfriend's the jealous type. better not get too serious with her. ;)
all hope is lost. they're married. :D :D :D

[cooler]

haha. reminds me of the other day in the gym. Janet just came back to badminton after a year's break. while we were chatting with some friends in the gym, one guy asked me what happened to my partner. Janet's eye glowed up and asked "WHAT PARTNER? i haven't played for a year, and YOU GOT A NEW MIXED PARTNER?"

"no ma'am. just a regular doubles partner..."

*whew*.... :P

LOL.
Nice save there, Kwun :D

[BoboTheBadder]

LOL.
Nice save there, Kwun :D

LOL yeah kwun. It's okay. We'll cover for you and Xie Xingfang. ;)

[DinkAlot]

LOL yeah kwun. It's okay. We'll cover for you and Xie Xingfang. ;)

:eek: What will Lin Dan say to this? Best out of 5, I bet. :p :D

[K-MusclePower]

i love to play doubles with my gf in badminton. even though i always lose its still fun cuz then i luck out so much during rallies, pushing myself to the limit :D

[GunBlade008]

No...just....no.

[Hagane]

Me: do you want to join me to go badminton?
The answer: *NO!!!!

So no... not possible ;)

[crosscourt]

Me: do you want to join me to go badminton?
The answer: *NO!!!!

So no... not possible ;)

I get pretty much the same answer, only she continues with "..because it's just fly-swatting"

Shame though as she's 6ft tall and would probably make a good player

[Wong8Egg]

Starting to work out for me and my girlfriend. She doesn't like to play with me at first, but I think we are ok now and she has improved alot since then. ;)

I think I am one of the very few exception out there.

[LazyBuddy]

Starting to work out for me and my girlfriend. She doesn't like to play with me at first, but I think we are ok now and she has improved alot since then. ;)

I think I am one of the very few exception out there.

Good for you. However, don't take it for granted, as the progress goes, things might change from 1 to another. Here's my observation from local clubs:

1. At the beginning, NO. Usually due to big skill gap / different goal, the better player in the pair might get frustrated for "not winning".

2. Then, it will Yes. The weaker side decides to practice for the other love bird, and improved a lot. Then, they started to win the games they usually lost before, more confidence build up, and more fun to compete.

3. Then, it might be NO again. As the game level move up, and more advanced players start to challenge the pair, the game intensity usually go up very quickly. With pressure, the love birds might start to argue (usually guys lost :D ), and even hit the boiling point.

4. Then, I don't know.... :rolleyes:

[crosscourt]

Good for you. However, don't take it for granted, as the progress goes, things might change from 1 to another. Here's my observation from local clubs:

1. At the beginning, NO. Usually due to big skill gap / different goal, the better player in the pair might get frustrated for "not winning".

2. Then, it will Yes. The weaker side decides to practice for the other love bird, and improved a lot. Then, they started to win the games they usually lost before, more confidence build up, and more fun to compete.

3. Then, it might be NO again. As the game level move up, and more advanced players start to challenge the pair, the game intensity usually go up very quickly. With pressure, the love birds might start to argue (usually guys lost :D ), and even hit the boiling point.

4. Then, I don't know.... :rolleyes:

hmm, that's a very detailed description! Is this just from observing others or your own experience?!

[chessymonkey]

Sure I'd play with a girlfriend. Problem is, my wife would KILL me!

Lame, I know. It's been a tough day at work.

-dave

I withness it last nite, makes u wonder.. what a small world..
there was this guy who brought along his wife (he rarely does it) who's name is XXXXX and wala.. 5 mins later this other girl drop in as guest (first timer droped in to our club) and ...what r the odds.. who's name is ALSO XXXXX.
Then so happen, the guy went up with his wife on the same court
against the girl who dropped in and some other guy.. and 15 mins later
they came off the court and i saw the guy's face turned all white and pale...
and it wasn't really an intensive game or nething.. turned out the girl who dropped in is.. dee eX of that guy.. Whom his wife actually know that xgf from his old photo album and did spot out that was his ex on da court..
Makes you kinda wonder what was going on in his mind for that challenging 15 mins.. and.. whats gonna happen that nite when they get home.

[K-MusclePower]

I withness it last nite, makes u wonder.. what a small world..
there was this guy who brought along his wife (he rarely does it) who's name is XXXXX and wala.. 5 mins later this other girl drop in as guest (first timer droped in to our club) and ...what r the odds.. who's name is ALSO XXXXX.
Then so happen, the guy went up with his wife on the same court
against the girl who dropped in and some other guy.. and 15 mins later
they came off the court and i saw the guy's face turned all white and pale...
and it wasn't really an intensive game or nething.. turned out the girl who dropped in is.. dee eX of that guy.. Whom his wife actually know that xgf from his old photo album and did spot out that was his ex on da court..
Makes you kinda wonder what was going on in his mind for that challenging 15 mins.. and.. whats gonna happen that nite when they get home.

his wife is gonna go home and snap all his racquets on his head, HAHA. and man, what are the chances of meeting ur EX- at a badminton place, lucky guy eh;)

[LazyBuddy]

hmm, that's a very detailed description! Is this just from observing others or your own experience?!

Pure observation. I don't even have the luck to be with a girl on the court. :crying:

[K-MusclePower]

Pure observation. I don't even have the luck to be with a girl on the court. :crying:

im sure u can get one if u tried, haha:rolleyes:

[crosscourt]

well, perhaps it's more a case of you hving very high standards and you haven't yet met a girl who reaches those standards!!

[latte]

new here.. hello everyone.. ^^
i actually really want to play as a team with my other half.. though contrary to a lot of the replies here, it's my bf who every-once-in-a-long-while joins me to badminton~ :p
i think it's hard for him though, because i guess it's difficult on his mentality/pride .. being the one who's picking up the sport.. and when he's at the club with me, he's kind of identified as "her bf" :rolleyes: .. kinds of adds to his frustration when he can't make shots that he sees other guys making. not to mention he gets a little jealous when i play well with other guys ..
so, it's a difficult situation.. because honestly i really want to play with him, but the last 3-4 times have ended up in .. pretty much disasters .. such that i don't really know if i should even keep trying to bring him to the court with me anymore.. :(

[Hagane]

so, it's a difficult situation.. because honestly i really want to play with him, but the last 3-4 times have ended up in .. pretty much disasters .. such that i don't really know if i should even keep trying to bring him to the court with me anymore.. :(


The question is whether he wants to improve and continue :)
If he wants to, then by all means, bring him. Sort out those potential relationship issues one step at a time.

Otherwise.. let him sulk at home :P

[smash_master]

lol you know what looks like i spoke to soon, my GF wanted to take up badminton and did (about 3 months ago) i mean dont get me wrong shes not the best and she knows that. sure we would lose games but you know what i really liked it i mean she made an effort to play unlike alot of others i know that play (they think there better than her some are but most of them are all talk haha, shes actually pretty good though) but it was nice i mean im use to competative matches so win win win and i play with her and im so relaxed its like taking a vacation if you can put it that way. i mean yeah i try hard also but they do hit to her etc yet its just like relaxing and enjoying it while she wants to improve, i dont know if im explaining it good.

[winstonchan]

i met my gf on court... she's a good xd partner... training me to run everywhere covering for her...:rolleyes:

anyway, once you know the level of play of your partner, dont expect magic, stupid mistakes and misses are normal, playing together is one way to grow relationship, if both of you love badminton.

[FlamingJam]

it Can work ive seen it before, and sampled it before. Me and my gf were a decent mx partnership getting towards the better pairs in the country (in fact i had 2 gd past mx partnerships with gf's) they both worked well on and off court , badminton was a main common link, i do agree however it doesnt always work and that wen on court it makes little difference to tactics you either or a decent pairing or not , it doesnt bear anything on whether you r in a relationship or not really:rolleyes:

I shud of course ;) point out that these are both past gf's and off court both ended up ...well broken one i havent spoken to for ...well ever :p currently am in a relaionship outside badminton and well seems to work better/brill :D any take on that?

[LazyBuddy]

it Can work ive seen it before, and sampled it before. Me and my gf were a decent mx partnership getting towards the better pairs in the country (in fact i had 2 gd past mx partnerships with gf's) they both worked well on and off court ,

Personally, I think the hardest part is "how to get started". There are 2 types of on/off court relationship:

1. Both play (even with similar skill level), meet on court, then get together.

2. Bf and gf already, only one plays (mostly the guy), or big big skill level gap in between. Then, one "drags" the other to get involved more often, and hope to improve.

Usually, type 1 seems having a much easier time than type 2, as both have common goals, and same undertanding level of the game. It's easier to work together. Type 2 seems tricky, and the difference in game understanding, goals and "larger than normal" expectations usually result into conflicts. ;)

[Baddict_2006]

I bought a pair of racquets for me and my wife..sometimes when my wife is tired and not in the mood..i look for my gurl friend whos is also willing to come.hehe.(dont think dirty aiight?):p

[setaa]

i'd love to play with my gf :) for fun though.. for real, i'd rather she watches and lets out screams of support at the side cuz i love playing singles :P

[yy_ling]

I saw an old couple, they played doubles against 2 men, the couple worked really well together, they really beat the 2 men

[Tweak]

A few of the players at my club are married, and it depends on the situation. Most of them get along well, and don't blame each other for mistakes, while some blow up at each other on and off the court.

[yy_ling]

when you play mixed doubles
a pretty girl will distract the opponent guy
a handsome guy will distract the opponent girl
unless the opponents are faithful lol
but if i play with my gf i would like her to have fun and enjoy herself, most importantly...sweat it out lol :X

[hara^kazuko]

No. The game usually ends up changing partners. :(

[LazyBuddy]

I won't force her to play, unless she really wants to take a shot, or come once a while to have fun. She has her own hobbies, and I have my own, why force each other to be together 24/7? :rolleyes: Even if she comes, I would rather her to have fun, rather than being stressed out for intensive games. :p

[evylgrynn]

I met my fiance playing badminton, and we were mixed partners before we started dating. 4.5 years later, we are still playing together but boy have we had some blowouts due to badminton. The thing I found difficult is that with any other partner, you leave a bad game on the court but with a significant other, it goes home with you. we played one tournament where we made it to the finals, had a huge lead on the top seed, and blew the match. then we had to drive home (4 hour drive). That was one LONG quiet drive.
However, when you are both playing well and achieve good results, it feels even better that you accomplished it with your significant other

[Shiryu]

Badminton with my wife brings out the worst of me. :(

[chessymonkey]

Badminton with my wife brings out the worst of me. :(

you'r not alone

[shadowheart]

I think from now on I won't play with my bf anymore. :crying: since I think he will think the same way too. I am so happy that I had the same interest with my BF, everytime when I am playing with my BF .. I want to be had fun and get improvement. But everytime went I had mistake. He will give me this look:mad: or this :confused: ... it 's kind of give me a big pressure to play with him which also make my performance worse too.

[LazyBuddy]

But everytime went I had mistake. He will give me this look:mad: or this :confused: ... it 's kind of give me a big pressure to play with him which also make my performance worse too.

No matter how good a player is, if s/he can't have fun in a game, it's very much pointless to do it. It's a torture if someone has to participate in an activity, if s/he hates it.

I think the issues between couples or close friends usually comes from higher than suppose to be expectations. All such result in pressure, and kill the fun at the very beginning. Winning surely feels good, but winning does not buy the love and careness. The intention for a relationship, is to share the love, but not to get a "coach". :o

[Dreamzz]

yup agreed, it's all about having the right attitude when playing the game, whether competitively or socially.
there are some people who are very competitive and get really pissed off when they lose, and it doesn't matter whether you're going out with them or not.
best to avoid playing together if your gf/bf is the type.

of course, there are others who are competitive but don't get angry if they lose.
it's all in the mentality.

so yeah, it depends on the type of the person you are i guess ...

[K-MusclePower]

when i played with my gf, we normally have fun. but then for me, it really depended on who i was playing against. sometimes i played against some ppl that got really cocky after every point which kills the fun or if im winning with my gf and they decide 2 aim everything at the girl and laugh everytime they smash and it hits her. such ppl really kill any fun u play with ur partner

[b.leung]

nahhh i won't play with my girl, cuz she doesn't know how to play -_-
i play mens double, more dynamic cuz it's my best friend by my side and we own...
cuz my friend and i are pretty tight, and we know how each other play, so we cover each other pretty well
yea, i gotta agree with that one guy that said, doesn't really matter who you play with, as long as you play well together

[Avatar]

my girlfriend hates my attitude when i play. i think i m kinda like Koo Kien Kit. he shows arrogance in court, but he becomes this friendly person when he is off court. Fans just loves this kind of Pros. friendly off court, cocky on court, young and talented. amateurs hates to see this, as it's for fun but not $.

i m glad that my badminton club members understand who i m. so i try to tone it down as well because me n my g/f got into fights about my on court attitude.

so i become more relax n loose as i play now. i only put my game face on when i m in tournaments. with that, i can play with my girlfriend now in club plays which is still competitive. i m not sure if we will be ok playing mix in tournaments as pressure may be a factor.

you really got to try to work it out with your other part. don't play with her/him only after you both had make it effort. it's all about communication.

[hara^kazuko]

my girlfriend hates my attitude when i play. i think i m kinda like Koo Kien Kit. he shows arrogance in court, but he becomes this friendly person when he is off court. Fans just loves this kind of Pros. friendly off court, cocky on court, young and talented. amateurs hates to see this, as it's for fun but not $.

i m glad that my badminton club members understand who i m. so i try to tone it down as well because me n my g/f got into fights about my on court attitude.

so i become more relax n loose as i play now. i only put my game face on when i m in tournaments. with that, i can play with my girlfriend now in club plays which is still competitive. i m not sure if we will be ok playing mix in tournaments as pressure may be a factor.

you really got to try to work it out with your other part. don't play with her/him only after you both had make it effort. it's all about communication.

Correction : his name is Koo Kien Keat

[LazyBuddy]

After reading the posts again, I suddenly got this idea into my mind, as the love relationship partnership (e.g. bf/gf) might be a natural conflict with the competitive partnership (e.g. tournament play partner).

To my understanding, being a lover, I should be forgiving and more caring. As a competitor, especially under great pressure, we might want to push the last 0.0001% out of your partner. Therefore, it's a conflict to begin with. For ppl can adjust such things well, it's do-able, but hard. For others, it might be a mission impossible, so, better avoid it. :rolleyes:

[kris1503dara]

through numerous competitive plays, i often find double partners that are gf/bfs sometimes things work too well for them some times they work horribly.

question is... will you play doubles with your bf / gf o_O?

sounded stupid but i see some issues like partner doing this bad shot or something like that and the other just go wild. if one partner is high, the other is high, if one is down, both is down.

This year, I just taught my fiancee how to play the game. She loves it. We play together all the time. People usually get a kick out of watching us play because of the ways that we communicate with each other on the court.

As her skill develops, I'm sure we'll even play in some tournaments. Right now though, we're playing semi-competitive/recreational for mixed doubles. :)

[azn_123]

I would but don't have one =PPPP lol.

[hiroisuke]

Well, supposing I had one, I'd play at a recreational w/ her, it'd be fun! ;)

But I would probably never play at a more intense level, I'm not really that great at mixed, not to mention the fact that I haven't liked any that played badminton yet at my level, most of them aren't badminton ppl...:(

Nonetheless, I still think that if it would be just for fun, then yeah, it'd be great!:D

[XKazeCloudX]

i dont like beating girls that i like. i feel bad. and i dont like smashing on girls either. =/ im a very kind hearted person. to girls. lol.

[Wong8Egg]

I think I and my gf is doing pretty good so far, although we'd fight sometimes during games, but that doesn't happen very often. We even talk about badminton off-court and in normal daily life. I am glad that I got her into badminton and now we have one more comment topic.

[Optiblue]

although my gf doesn't play competitively, in the past, I've learned never to play competitively with your gf/bf just because you'll get super angry during hte game and start yelling if you're losing.... swapping up is best

[ph_leung]

i dont like beating girls that i like. i feel bad. and i dont like smashing on girls either. =/ im a very kind hearted person. to girls. lol.

IMHO, it shouldn't be a problem. At non-pro levels any given female may be able to match or beat a male in a game like badminton. i.e. If I play with a girl I've not seen playing, I don't automatically assume I will be able to beat her just because I'm a guy.

I like LJB's philosophy of trying your best and using the best appropriate shots when playing against any opponent.

If I hold back smashes when playing against my wife, how will she learn to defend against them? Drills work to a certain extent but nothing will substitute for being able to use the shots when under competitive pressures.

The same applies to when I play mixed with her. If the shot is supposed to be hers according to our court position, I won't go flying out of position (risking the next shot) just to cover for her moving improperly or to slow. This forces her to go for the shot that she should be able to get.

[chapree]

Yeah, I do play badminton with my girlfriend, against each other or partnering each other...after all, she sponsored my first set of BG66. :D

Our level not the same so I'm kind of pissed off (honestly) sometimes. I will try to be less pissed next time. Sometimes, you just want to nailed that shuttle into the opponent's court till it changes your attitude. :(

[Viper2005]

Here is something I over heard from some ladies sitting next to me.
Lady #1: My husband and I play badminton, but not together. We drive separate cars to the gym, play different times so we don't have to see each other. Our badminton friends don't even know each other. When I see him at the gym, I pretend not to know him. Wow.....talk about some serious relationship with their marriage.....:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Lady #2: My husband plays mixed doubles with me sometimes, but there are some rules that we must abide. #1) If he even thinks about bitching at me or my game, he is sleeping outside on the sofa. #2) If I make a mistake, it's his fault.....if he misses a shot, it's his fault. #3) Nothing comes out of his mouth except....GOOD SHOT! Only then can he come home and sleep in the same bed.....:eek::eek::eek:

[Pete LSD]

Good lord, Master Viper!!! That's some serious relationship issues :eek:.


Here is something I over heard from some ladies sitting next to me.
Lady #1: My husband and I play badminton, but not together. We drive separate cars to the gym, play different times so we don't have to see each other. Our badminton friends don't even know each other. When I see him at the gym, I pretend not to know him. Wow.....talk about some serious relationship with their marriage.....:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Lady #2: My husband plays mixed doubles with me sometimes, but there are some rules that we must abide. #1) If he even thinks about bitching at me or my game, he is sleeping outside on the sofa. #2) If I make a mistake, it's his fault.....if he misses a shot, it's his fault. #3) Nothing comes out of his mouth except....GOOD SHOT! Only then can he come home and sleep in the same bed.....:eek::eek::eek:

[Avatar]

may be the ladies were joking around, or the stuff is only half true. it's interesting though.

hey chapree, do u have a g/f or wife? your theory may seem logical, but you r thinking with your masculine side. :) female don't think like that man. the 2 wives in the above example shows ya. hahahaaaa

[Viper2005]

Hahahaha, next time someone tells you LIFE'S A B**CH!, tell them "ONLY IF UR married to ONE".

Hey, maybe their therapist recommended Badminton, if it helps their marriage.....:D:D:D
Badminton is a good way to let out the steam after a fight....:D
Take it out on the birdy....:p


Good lord, Master Viper!!! That's some serious relationship issues :eek:.

[chapree]

hey chapree, do u have a g/f or wife? your theory may seem logical, but you r thinking with your masculine side. :) female don't think like that man. the 2 wives in the above example shows ya. hahahaaaa

Still a g/f, not yet wife. :D
Yeah, apparently I'm thinking with that side. We've played together again yesterday, I managed to tone down that masculine side. Take some effort to swallow all the "hot and fiery" thoughts.

[silentheart]

I will not play with my g/f. My wife will skin me alive and leave me to die on the court.:crying:

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silentheart, for the fact that u have a g/f, your wife WILL skin u alive any where and any time. :D!!!

[silentheart]

OK, how about female friend?

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o, may be u mean play with your g/f but not in means of playing badminton with your g/f... hahahhaaaa....

of course u can play badminton with a female friend. but then i won't be able to make fun of it anymore.... :D!

[cooler]

Here is something I over heard from some ladies sitting next to me.
Lady #1: My husband and I play badminton, but not together. We drive separate cars to the gym, play different times so we don't have to see each other. Our badminton friends don't even know each other. When I see him at the gym, I pretend not to know him. Wow.....talk about some serious relationship with their marriage.....:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Lady #2: My husband plays mixed doubles with me sometimes, but there are some rules that we must abide. #1) If he even thinks about bitching at me or my game, he is sleeping outside on the sofa. #2) If I make a mistake, it's his fault.....if he misses a shot, it's his fault. #3) Nothing comes out of his mouth except....GOOD SHOT! Only then can he come home and sleep in the same bed.....:eek::eek::eek:

lol, good stories.
I got another one, it occurred last nite when a group of us playing on several courts. I was playing XD against the husband of this couple. His wife was playing XD in another match on the adjacent court. This husband was all ready and about to serve to us and there was a woman (his wife) shouted, 'what is the score?' In an instinctive response without even looking to check which woman, this husband paused instantly (instant voice recognition) from serving and call out 'it's 14-18' (it was our score). Me and my partner stared at him for a sec, then i stare at my partner, and then we all laughed so hard. The husband's face was ALL RED. LOL

[baddictx]

Yes, I play with my fiancee all the time. She used to make me run all over the court and laugh about it but it's the reverse now. =)

We also won 1st runner up in XD Level C last December at our club's Christmas Party Tournament. =)

Sometimes our play goes well when we're in synch, sometimes really bad but most of times I'd say just ok.

One of my friends told me the reason that we have a bad combo is because we play the same position (back liner) and we do end up clashing with each other during some rallies. =)

[2007fp]

I do play with my girlfriend b4 when I have one, we play fine at that time. But I do find one problem, when I am not focusing on the game and she is playing front with shorts and sweating,I will start day dreaming about something else and lose concentration.=)

[staples]

I do play with my girlfriend b4 when I have one, we play fine at that time. But I do find one problem, when I am not focusing on the game and she is playing front with shorts and sweating,I will start day dreaming about something else and lose concentration.=)

She must be really hot then. :D

[ants]

Hahaha... Maria Sharapova lookalike? heheh