To say there is no need to wear a mask in a forest at 6pm?

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I have suggested going somewhere different for a walk one evening someone like the local forest. I suggested evening as it is likely to be much quieter. DH has said he will go if we can wear masks.
We don't wear them for our daily walks or when we go for a jog so why at 6pm in a quiet forest? AIBU?

It makes me really cross to think of the 2 extreme types of people:

1 Those who don't give F..k and have street parties and go to places like The Range, where they don't social distance when queuing or buying stuff not essential, and not wearing masks on the tube

2 Those like your DH who are totally illogical and scared to put their head out of their front door.

To give him some slack I do think everyone's fear threshold is different though. I've worked since the start of the outbreak in a very face-to-face environment, whilst OH has been furloughed so very limited social contact. But he appears to be much more stressed about it as its not the 'norm' for him. I tend to be more inclined to hand wash, and naturally do the social distance dance as it's now a bit of a learnt behaviour iyswim.

They must be the same people who wear condoms on their own

I couldn’t agree more!!

At least you don't have to live with him Jingling!
He very much does understand and some days says something like "We are all going to have to face this one day, it isn't going away " And then the next day is on about wearing a mask for a walk!

I live in one of the most infected boroughs in the country and I am a bit at people wearing masks to walk up and down the city streets. Ok if you are in a shop or on public transport. But otherwise? Seriously?

Might as well practice all the meaningless bollocks that will be part of our lives for the foreseeable.

If a mask is worn deep in a forest and no-one is there to test and trace..............?

We don't wear them for our daily walks or when we go for a jog so why at 6pm in a quiet forest? AIBU?

If he is anxious as others are suggesting, why is he not anxious enough during the day or jogging to wear one then.
It's obviously some sexual kink. Go along with it and see what his fetish is. If you don't want to participate in masked sex or whatever you can simply say no.

Why are you letting him dictate how you live? He's the one who is anxious, so he wears a mask in the middle of nowhere, wipes the shopping (funny how his anxiety is fine with you going to do the shopping ), etc. You and the kids do as you please. I'd tell him he's welcome to wear what he wants but he doesn't get to dictate to you and the kids. Nope. I'd put my foot down on that.

Does it really matter? Let him wear one if he wants to. Unless he’s planning a highway robbery I don’t see why would it matter either way.

I don't wear them for walks, but do wear indoors for shops. It's becoming increasingly clear that infection from just passing people by outdoors is extremely rare.

It does, Branter, because he wants 'we' to wear them, including the young kids.

I am anxious about quite a lot of this stuff. The one thing that helps more than anything is my OH understanding and not just trying to convince me it will all be ok.