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Incredibly dull things your husband gets excited about

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Adventcandles · 29/11/2019 13:17

Please tell me I'm not the only one?

We live in a village and have a bit of a drive to the nearest "proper" shops. Hence the excitement over the new Eurospar that has been built over the last few months, opening today.

DH has provided a running commentary on the development of this project, his approval of how they've blended the new construction nicely in with the facade of the listed building involved, his disgust at the choice of electricians used (he spotted their van) his excitement when he peered in the window and realised it's actually going to be a sort of split level effect...

Today I woke up in darkness to DH's head sort of floating above me in the morning gloom, and a hiss of "it's half six. The new Eurospar opens at seven"

I had to tell him that, according to Facebook, it opens at 12,and he will have to wait until tomorrow so we can visit it as a family. He was absolutely crestfallen, but I'm going to suprise him with an emergency need for chocolate later tonight. He will then be able to visit this new Mecca, and come back all puffed up like a pigeon, to report on its wonders. I imagine that once the excitement fades, he'll go back to his previous fixation, "what sort of shed shall we get next summer"

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Adventcandles · 29/11/2019 13:18

Posted too soon- I love him dearly, by the way, and think he's incredibly sweet

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puds11 · 29/11/2019 13:18

Shoe polish Hmm

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Span1elsRock · 29/11/2019 13:20

Watching golf on the TV. And getting a Screwfix catalogue through the door.

Hmm

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Adventcandles · 29/11/2019 13:23

Ooh, mine loves a Screwfix catalogue too!

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Bellyfullofbiscuits · 29/11/2019 13:23

Price of petrol

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BarbaraofSeville · 29/11/2019 13:24

Oh, God, the Screwfix catalogue. DP even buys his clothes there Grin.

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Bellyfullofbiscuits · 29/11/2019 13:25

And deep space ,quantum theory or something like that . I actually tell him to stop, I really, really don't know what he taking aboutBlush

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preproombabe · 29/11/2019 13:26

The weather. Particularly snow. He has his own weather station in the garden that sends weather data to his phone, which he can then share with me at any time of day or night. The temperature, how much rainfall we've had, how windy it has been and so on. And on. And on.

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QueenAnneBoleyn · 29/11/2019 13:26

Maps
Canals
Maths
None of which remotely interest me.
I do love him...... honestly..........😁

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danadas · 29/11/2019 13:27

Different types of fishing bait and what is working well on different parts of the coast.

I can join in with most topics but fuck me, that's dull.

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Mrsjayy · 29/11/2019 13:28

Aww that is adorable my inlaws have a Eurospar in their village I love a mooch Blush. DH loves his magnet and Screwfix catalogues

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KristinaM · 29/11/2019 13:28

Lidl and Aldi weekly magazines

Grand Prix racing

Like the OPs husband, he also provides a running commentary on any local building projects.

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exiledfromcornwall · 29/11/2019 13:28

"Today I woke up in darkness to DH's head sort of floating above me in the morning gloom, and a hiss of "it's half six. The new Eurospar opens at seven"

OP thanks for making me laugh out loud for the first time in a while, that post was quality!

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nitgel · 29/11/2019 13:28

Football Grin i think thats sweet op

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SweetSally · 29/11/2019 13:29

Smart home apps and gadgets
...bleach
Amazon deliveries

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TreesRUs · 29/11/2019 13:29

Oh Advent he’s going to be so happy when you ask for that chocolate later Grin

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purpleleotard · 29/11/2019 13:29

football

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Mrsjayy · 29/11/2019 13:30

Oh god. Fishing faffery going round a fishing superstore was a low point for me

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LizziesTwin · 29/11/2019 13:30

His own cycling & running. I only want to know ‘yes i enjoyed it’. Beyond that I don’t care.

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Sparklfairy · 29/11/2019 13:30

OP, that is pretty adorable Smile can't believe you let him be crestfallen though and will drag out the surprise trip there until later! I wouldn't have the heart!

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Bluntness100 · 29/11/2019 13:30

Golf.

Playing it
Watching it
Buying crap for it

So so dull,

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itssquidstella · 29/11/2019 13:30

Climbing rope. Thickness, weave, length, stretchiness. It's a world of wonder, apparently.

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nancy75 · 29/11/2019 13:32

Outback truckers, I think he wins the most boring prize

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awomancalledtrevor · 29/11/2019 13:32

Pak choi. No one can like it more than him. It's HIS vegetable.

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Dollywilde · 29/11/2019 13:32

Um. I think I'm the DH in my marriage Blush

I spend a lot of time talking to DH about trains and transport networks and stuff. To be fair he listens and indulges me very sweetly, in the same way I do when he starts telling me about the 'storylines' in the WWE that week.

Ah, love and tolerance Grin

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