Yet again. Please. Just say what your husband’s bloody hobby is.

[AliciaQuays]

Stop all this highly irritating coyness.

Sailing and cycling mamil here
I join in the sailing thing.. A bit, it means nice sunny holidays.
But our home is often filled with wet kit, bits of rope and wetsuits..

DP has got a new job, which involves a lot of travel and long hours. When he does get home, all he does is pursue his hobby, which is painting cardboard boxes to look like London buses, and therefore is not at all outing.

He has also just got a new dog, and although I don't mind walking it for him, AIBU to expect him to pick up the dog sh*t in the garden BEFORE pursuing his hobby when he is at home?

I think the secret hobby is trainspotting.

I've worked with loads of men for 20+ years, some of whom are very nerdy, and absolutely none have admitted to doing that as it is clearly too shameful. Every other hobby I've met at least one person who has done it.

There are loads of cyclists around me and some are very lardy.

And as for those talking about how sexy their cycling husband is - err... have you seen bib shorts? Instant fanny-shriveller
Literally just the sort of unpleasant comments I said people love making about cyclists.

Heaven forbid anyone wore appropriate clothing for their chosen activites.

I have a colleague at work whose hobby is German longsword fencing.

It's the only hobby I've ever known where I felt a MNer would be justified in writing "can't say hobby; too outing".

Some hobbies are embarrassing. I know someone whose husband spend every hour under the Sun working on StarWars little models.

Or WarCraft, internet porn or picking op their noses

I love kayaking but no way would I do it here, far too bloody cold. I prefer gliding through a tropical mangrove wearing a shortie with the odd monkey for company. Doesn't happen often enough though.

@Templetonstunafish so do I 😂

I quite like DH's

Music - opera and classical - great nights and days out but he can bore on.

The constitution - he really does know his stuff and has had lengthy discussions with people who should know more than him but don't.

Horse racing - again great days out but again he can bore for England re provenance.

Stock market and investments which has been quite fruitful.

Golf - now that and lunch there is really fucking tedious.

When he goes into took much detail and people's eyes are glazing over we have a little code. I put my arm on his back and tap twice - moving the conversation swiftly on.

Yes to trainspotting! I have met some enthusiasts as young as 21.

Fox hunting is another secret hobby

I have a MAML. But I don't mind at all, since I, too, have a Greek God who gets the fuck out of my house so I can do all kinds of bad things.

Me too. He also doesn’t just do his fair share, he often does my share too, so I can save my energy to do the things I like. And he looks fit as feck doing it.

Completely agree, @LolaSmiles. It’s never about the hobby.

LolaSmiles Sorry, but it’s said affectionately and with love (My own DP loves playing up the ridiculousness of Lycra but still wears it, because as you say it’s the most effective thing to wear) - I think you’re taking this thread a wee bit personally, it’s clearly lighthearted... be thankful I didn’t mention Chamois cream

Dungeons and Dragons type fantasy/role play always crosses my mind. Or civil war enactments.

Golf - now that and lunch there is really fucking tedious

I used to play golf and loved it, however it would take a lovely mild climate to make me take it up again. Not going to happen in Scotland.

Fox hunting is another secret hobby

Now that is one I'd never admit to. Barbaric.

gaming for hours at a time in the evenings or at weekends ( which is usually referred to openly, not hidden as ‘his hobby’). To me that’s for adolescents with zero inner life

Spoken by someone with no clue about gaming 🙄

Many games are effectively interactive stories, often where moral decisions you make can change the entire course of the tale. They’re richer and more intelligent than a lot of TV programmes.

I wonder how many people who complain about gaming and insult gamers watch reality TV such as Love Island,

I always used to get irritated by this but then DH took up a hobby that if I mentioned it in a thread anyone who knows me irl would instantly know it was me. I've talked about things on here that I don't want to share with some people.

It's not cycling or golf either....most people would not even know it's a thing. On the other hand though I have no issue with it.

I feel quite sad I don't have a hobby. I'm too fickle

NearlyGranny
Tinkering with his classic Italian sports car. He's actually become quite a good amateur mechanic and I love whizzing through the lanes in it watching the heads turn. We put it on the ferry and he drove us to Turin and back. Can't complain!
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My husband's hobby was classic car racing too.

@IdiotInDisguise everyone I know who fox hunts is pretty open about it! Plus much fun can be had when they get home knackered, still in hunt gear but ready to chase again when they see you naked bar a pair of fluffy ears, clutching a bottle of champagne & yelling "view hulloo" before you scamper off.

I know loads of military reservists, too! Not quite a hobby but def gets them out the house.v

To be fair, I wouldn't want to admit it if I was married to a cyclist.

Usually cycling or running, never anything interesting.

Metal detecting, surely? I always imagine they're out hunting for Roman coins in a field somewhere, dressed in camo-print trousers.

To be fair, I wouldn't want to admit it if I was married to a cyclist.

Why on earth not?

Some hobbies are embarrassing. I know someone whose husband spend every hour under the Sun working on StarWars little models
I can't think of much that would be as dull as that, but is it really embarrassing?
I couldn't paint on a piece of paper, let alone have the talent to so some of that intricate painting that models require.

LaLoba
Yes the exact hobby doesn't come into it. If you're in a loving and respectful relationship it doesn't matter what hobbies you both doing you're doing your bit at home.
Some men are selfish dicks and will be regardless of hobby
Some women don't have any interest, martyr themselves so don't pursue any and generally bitch and be unpleasant about anyone who does. They'll be like that regardless of what their partner does.

Then again, I'm a fairly terrible mountain biker. Before pregnancy I bought a pair of bib leggings to stop my back getting cold. I'm just waiting for the gods of hobbies to come and mock me for having a hobby and that wearing bibs is giving all men a floppy willy because im so unattractive in them.