And so football season has graced us again Skool Girls. As we welcome the 2014 Fifa World Cup, we also prepare to be ignored, even if our hair is on fire, who cares? Certainly not the guys.

Don’t feel like you’re the only girl who practically doesn’t exist to her Dad, brother, boyfriend or guy friends during this time, most of us feel like this, but you have to get over yourself…no really you do!

Reasons why?

1. Well the most obvious reason is, you’re not a guy…DUH!Correct me if I’m wrong but the general rule when it comes to playing sports, watching sports and even playing sports video games, guys like to do this with guys. Don’t take it personally, its just that guys are wired the same, so it’s easier for them to act senseless, cheer at an unfathomable decibel and experience a personality disorder the moment their team starts losing. Believe me this is something only another guy will understand much better than us SG’s.

2. It’s not the time for ‘talking emotions’, asking how your Skool week was or expecting a cuddle. He’s a guy, how dare you expect him to multi-task? He’s going to be busy yelling at the screen, studying every players movement, tackle, speed and skill whilst occasionally claiming that the manager ought to put him on the pitch because he can do a better job. Yes, we both know this will never happen, but don’t kill his dream, let him at least live it for 90 minutes, sheesh!

3. What do you really know about sports? No really I commend you for your effort of wearing a football tee and having a can of diet Cola handy, but girl who you tryna fool? There’s a fine difference between wearing the relevant gear and actually knowing sports. Reality is, most girls don’t follow football to the level guys do, which means that anything not relating to the current match will not be acknowledged. Unless you can speak football, don’t expect to get his attention.

4. Maybe he just wants space to be ‘a guy’, so let him. He’s spent enough time following you around town, holding your bags, taking you out to lunch and being subjected to watching more chick flicks on a Saturday night than the average guy can bear. It’s not like he asks for much and it’s not like the Fifa World Cup comes around frequently, so be a lady and step aside. When football season’s over, I promise everything will be back to normal (well depending on how exceptionally well or crap his team did, but for your sake you better pray for a victory.)