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To ask about your OH’s hobby...

239 replies

Nanna50 · 20/06/2019 20:20

So many threads have husbands / partners off doing their unidentified hobby. AIBU to ask what are these mysterious pursuits that our menfolk do?

Mine goes fishing...

OP posts:
nestertables · 20/06/2019 20:33

The gym. 3-4 hours a day at the bloody gym! With running and football on top.

DearLady · 20/06/2019 20:33

Painting toy soldiers, making battle scenes for them, watching videos of other fellas doing the same & playing war games with them.

QueenofallIsee · 20/06/2019 20:34

Cricket, Darts and 5 a side footie

MegaMonsterMunch · 20/06/2019 20:34

Gardening and beer. But mainly gardening. He loves his garden.

Jinglejanglefish · 20/06/2019 20:35

Golf

Natsku · 20/06/2019 20:35

Mine plays guitar in the basement, for hours on end. It's alright so long as he doesn't start singing.

Greysparkles · 20/06/2019 20:36

Fixing up old cars

Gigia · 20/06/2019 20:36

Chess, also in a serious way

tashac89 · 20/06/2019 20:36

Mine spends hours building tiny little models and painting them, occasionally he will get together with other creatures as strange as he is and pretend they're fighting.

Hedgehogblues · 20/06/2019 20:37

Table Tennis

cheeseislife8 · 20/06/2019 20:37

Gaming, walking, and making a mess !

AquaFaba · 20/06/2019 20:37

Shooting and fly fishing

Pericombobulations · 20/06/2019 20:38

LARP! (Live action role play to those who dont have a clue - d&d in a field)

Original poster
Nanna50 · 20/06/2019 20:38

My sister has a fab social life through her DH’s cricket club and my friend attends many a do with her DH’s car club.

I’m happy not to go fishing Smile

OP posts:
DaffodilsAreMyFav · 20/06/2019 20:38

The gym - a lot!

troppibambini · 20/06/2019 20:39

Gym
Running
Martial arts
Boxing

He's very hands on with the kids but as soon as they're in bed he's gone. It's pretty lonely to be honest I'm a sahm so on my own with kids all day then on my own at night.
I've started just doing my own thing now and seeing my friends at home/getting a babysitter and going out too.

MuddyMoose · 20/06/2019 20:39

Gaming & football.

mumwon · 20/06/2019 20:39

photography - my dc have strong memories of being told to freeze in summer photos which as we were in England was a very accurate description :) !
In self defence (waiting for him to try several angles etc) I started sketching & had plenty of time to do this!

jaggynettle · 20/06/2019 20:40

Drones - building and flying racing drones. It's all consuming for him. He doesn't smoke, drink or gamble and isn't massively into sports so live and let live I say - as long as he clears all the crap up behind him and stops crashing into me with the bloody things Grin

AxCap · 20/06/2019 20:41

Football - 11s and 5s including training for 11s.
Gaming

amusedbush · 20/06/2019 20:43

Computer games.

Pursefirst · 20/06/2019 20:43

Golf and the gym. I am also v into the gym, but not even remotely interested in golf.

madamim · 20/06/2019 20:44

running, he's done 3 marathons and an ultra this year, God knows how many 10k's. He's always training for the next event. It's totally taken over his life, however he's gone from a 24 stone couch potato to currently 14 stone healthier, happier man. Still does piss me off on Sunday's though when dd and I go to the beach and he'd rather run Angry

Corndog · 20/06/2019 20:45

Talking about the news

Geraniumpink · 20/06/2019 20:46

Painting and playing with small plastic war gaming models.

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