Female weekend hobbies

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Frequently men having "hobbies" that take them away from their family/house at the weekends is frowned upon.
But surely what we should be doing is encouraging women to also maintain a sense of self and own interests away from the family? IMO it's good for the family and for the individual.

So wise MNetters - hit me up with your weekend hobbies where you make your husbands/partners/SO weekend widowers.

Aerial silks.
I look like a sack of potatoes on a string but I love it

Gaming, writing fanfiction and maybe hitting the exercise bike.

Mountain biking, tennis and fell running.

Dancing. Parkour. Walking.

Allotment! Partner not the least bit interested (doesn't even now the lawn, I think he's broken) but I love it

This will be terribly outing - playing naked lacrosse 🥍🤣

@countrygirl99 Not sure if such a group exists virtually but my DH is definitely part of this group in real life (widowers of horse lovers). In one of our groups of friends most women and DDs ride, which usually takes up a good part of the weekend and holidays. Men keep moaning about how much time it takes and the cost but at least they’re doing their own stuffs together and since he’s found these like minded friends DH stopped hassling me, asking me to come back early etc

Football - playing and watching

Unfortunately all the hobbies I like are hobbies that DH and I did together pre kids and most of the appeal was DH and I doing them together, I feel that if I were to go do them now, it would be for the sake of it and I don't really enjoy it. A waste of money and family time.

Exercise wise

• Run
• Ride
• Gym
• Walk and talk

Chill

• reading (my favourite actually. Chair, tea pot, addictive book)
• painting
• Netflix
• napping

Cycling
I wear the Lycra and I’m proud

@MrsGulDukat

Gaming, writing fanfiction and maybe hitting the exercise bike.

I totally forgot to mention writing Fanfiction, which fandom(s) do you write for? Mine is Sherlock.

ancestral healing, geneology, activism, campaigning, walking, camping, travelling, visiting family in other areas.

Cycling main hobby. Walking or gardening secondary interests. Also drive to some quiet beach area, read for an hour or two and take time for myself.

Rowing
Belly dancing
Archaeology
Learning guitar
Protesting

Now, if I ever prioritised any of these over family time and tidying up, I would actually be an interesting person again :-/

I have horses and I do archery. Often, I combine the two by shooting from horseback at speed, rather than shooting the horses themselves.

Wonderfully time consuming, satisfying, and actually pretty outing.

Singing

Reading.
Photography.
Spending hours on Lightroom trying to make my terrible photographs look less terrible.

I have horses, DH insisted on us buying a property where we could keep them at home so he might actually see me sometimes

anything I want really, I just indulge myself as much as I can with whatever takes my fancy, health & fitness is my religion but I have other obsessions and projects going on

[quote RoseEmelie]@countrygirl99 Not sure if such a group exists virtually but my DH is definitely part of this group in real life (widowers of horse lovers). In one of our groups of friends most women and DDs ride, which usually takes up a good part of the weekend and holidays. Men keep moaning about how much time it takes and the cost but at least they’re doing their own stuffs together and since he’s found these like minded friends DH stopped hassling me, asking me to come back early etc[/quote]
Yes, ‘widowers of horse lovers’ definitely exists and I know several paid-up members.

Golf - frequently ! my youngest used to go to childminder on the weekly ladies comp days.

Guiding
Knitting/ crochet
Reading
Brass band (I got a whole 5 days away before covid, just as well, I drank like a teenager again)

I totally forgot to mention writing Fanfiction, which fandom(s) do you write for? Mine is Sherlock.

@SciFiFan Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Cyberpunk 2077, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Harry Potter.

@Duplobuplo

Lying in bed eating biscuits?

If you are serious about this hobby you need the right sort of equipment.

I suggest comfy pyjamas , preferably very loose, and at least three pillows.

You also need a phone, a charger, and a laptop .

No doubt there will be sneerers, who say ”oh look, another WWIP* pretending they are Olympic contenders “ but you have to rise above the snide remarks.

*WWIP / Weekend Woman in pyjamas.