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How to be an american football girlfriend
Understand that he will be busy a lot with practices and games.
It may seem that football is more important than you, but it's your job to always support him. Mad at him or not, he's out there on the field thinking of you and wanting to do better because you're in the stands watching him.
Go to his games and practices to show you care. He'll appreciate that you are trying and you care about him.