I read this article recently on MSN.com, answering a woman’s question of how she can change her significant other’s unhealthy lifestyle. It peaked my interest because my boyfriend won’t work out for anything and eats crap all day long.
I was actually pretty happy with the answer. It basically told the woman to shut up and leave him alone, respect him for who he is, or leave him.
When people find out my boyfriend smokes and doesn’t work out, everyone is shocked that I, a personal trainer, would have anything in common with someone like that. Im not exactly like the woman in the peice, as my boyfriend is not over weight and has no health problems that either of us know about, but we are significantly younger than the subject of the article as well.
Im not just my workout and eating habits. I love to have fun, I love to go to his shows (he’s in a band), I love watching movies with him and pigging out once in a while, I love that he takes care of me, always puts my needs ahead of my own, and does things for me without being asked. He hangs out with my family, even though its usually the last place even I want to be, and knows how to calm me down when I get too stressed out.
I also love the fact he probably won’t ever read this.
I think its a respect issue. He respects my choice to the way I want to live and i respect his choice to live the way he wants to live. You can only be responsible for yourself.
Of course I worry about his health, but we are all going to die of microwave and cell phone enduced cancer anyway right? Why not spend my remaining time on earth with someone I love?
Does anyone else have a sedentary significant other, or am I the only one?
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