Incredibly dull things your husband gets excited about

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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"

Neat brickwork, how an engine works, how the boiler works, Screwfix, B & Q.

I've perfected mmmm, to perfection.

Someone else said it, but "Golf" playing it, watching it, telling me all about it, describing the course and the state of the bunkers, the the fairways, his score, how his companions played, their score. None of which I understand anyway. It bores me rigid. Otherwise he's a really interesting, kind, amusing person

A stainless steel spinning top he bought from Etsy. It's about an inch in diameter, very well made to be fair. He can only regale me with how long it spins for on different surfaces in the house (yes he does time it) as he won't tell any of his friends, colleagues or brothers he's got it as "it's a bit geeky and they'll take the p**s" Lucky me....

Another one who's DH loves the Screwfix catalogue. He can also spend hours looking at John Norris, Sportfish and David Austin roses.

Such a sweet post OP and all the accompanying threads

Rugby league - nonstop for 20 years

Until I rebelled and then he changed to:

Birdwatching - it can be interjected into any conversation on any subject by anybody else
The economy, the performance of the FTSE, what his pension pot is worth at any given moment....

Lightbulbs
Any new building project in town
Road surfaces - he loves a moan about potholes

That was a really atmospheric post OP. ("Floating above" etc)

My OH has recently become obsessed with fleeces, he's bought about 5/6 in the past two months and will try and chat to me about new ones he's seen he's only 25 so god knows what he'll be like in 20 years

I'm beginning to wonder if Screwfix is what men's whose wives are addicted to MN do, like a secret society.

Dogs. Which breeds every member of the family own/ has ever owned. Which breeds everyone in the village has ever owned/ stories of other people he’ll never meet owning dogs. How old they are versus how big they grow. What colour they are. How much they eat/ how much they poop. Walking routines. Training. Coat maintence. Rules in the house. History of the breeds v observed behaviour. 😂

Omfg me too. I’m actually howling and have just read it out to my partner. Funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time. I have tears pouring down my face!!!

Football
Football manager
Money off coupons at Waitrose
How much he;s saved by using all the money off coupons at Waitrose
Football again.

Like OP I love him dearly. He has a huge heart and has taken good care of me while I've been unwell recently. But I can't share his joy at the coupon game.

Snooker and Football Manager

Single malt whiskey
Philips Hue lights
Charles Tyrwhitt shirts

Mine's an ex H now but his topic of extreme dullness was health and safety. It started when he was made assistant to the assistant to the assistant safety officer at work (or something like that).
Every thing I did was accompanied by a lecture on safety (pans on the cooker, ladders, electrics, tins, plastic bags, cups of tea, microwaves, brazil nuts, mobile phones ..... all apparently items of unlimited deadliness)

And every lecture started with 'can I just say........'

One of my happiest memories was after we separated he saw I had bought a garden incinerator bin and he followed me around saying 'can I just say......' in increasingly urgent tones - and I just quietly answered 'no' every time.

Mortgage overpayments and compound interest. He could talk about it all day.

The dog and what a good dog he is and how he's his best mate.
Watching dog videos.
Football.

Rocks and holes in the ground (aka mines)
Canals
Maps
The weather
Recyling

My DF reads books on the history of coal.. I once spent far too long in a museum dedicated to.... anthracite.

@SweetSally Have you nicked my husband 😂

So glad it lived up to expectations. DH can talk at length without drawing breath on historic schisms within sporting associations.

Gadgets in general, what's wrong with a remote control a light switch and a heating meter on the wall? Oh no smart phone and voice is much better.

Excel
Stacking the dishwasher properly

Family Tree
Football

The Battle of Waterloo

He tricked me into going there once.

He left me on a bench whilst he wandered about.
He said he was looking for the shop.
There isn’t a shop