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j i rfiar m h n 16 thursday feb 14 2602 economist sun stouffville tribune do couples that play together stay together staff photomike barrett s ray tsukada and leslie booth of richmond hill experience love on the links y mike hayakawa staff writer ereva sugges tion on how to curb- divorce rates and domestic dis putes or create new rela tionships for those seeking a significant other it doesntihvolve viagra or some love potion not yet onthe market rather its something most peo- pie have tried one time or another sports might be per ceived as catering primari ly to one gender or the other but there are several activities in- which both sexes can take part throughout the year 1 with old man winter photobrendan matthias making his annual appearance some tradi tional- winter pastimes- such as alpine and- cross country skiing ice skating curling badminton and indoor tennis are perfect for couples when the weather is more conducive to being outdoors golf fishing slo- pitch tennis and lawn bowling are viable options there are also sports that can be done almost yearround such as run ning- indoor fitness train ing bowling billiards and darts if you can do sports together you spend more time together and youll have fun and theres a lot less resentment insisted gbrd agar who along see sports page 17 staff photomike barrett errol andpam timol of unionville above took their courtship to the courtsigprd and angie agar left wooed on the water and have been tournament fishing together for the past eight years been there done that beware the bocce ball the old man looked as though he would suffer a heart attack after the rockhard ball smashed into the fence with a crash inches from his head a leisurely game of bocce at the chancellor community centre in woodbridge seemed like the perfect respite but it quicklybecame apparent sim ply watching one of italys great tradi tions can get a little dangerous with his head turned to watch another game the old man almost took one right between the eyes when an eager player launched a bocce ball that ricocheted into the fence you have to keep your wits about you on a bocce court discouraged by the labyrinth of rules governing the deceptively simple game a reporter witnessing the nearcarnage became distracted by an italian soap opera on a tv set next to the four bocce courts then it came wham t oh my god he whispered after the ball slammed against the fenced inches from his groin seconds later a ball rolled ever so slowly past the one that almost ended his fatherhood before it even had a chance to begin but the threat of meeting a violent demise wasnt going to dampen a gen uine enthusiasm for this beguiling game see rules page 17 i