DH’s digging ‘hobby’ is consuming our lives (Title edited by MNHQ at the request of the OP)

[Hobbywiddow26]

Both DH and I are recently retired. He has always had an interest in history but rarely had the time to explore this. He has become involved in a local company which specialise in archeological digs and has done some volunteering work for them.

This has progressed into some paid opportunities which at the time I thought was great, but in the last month he has spent at least 3 week days on jobs related to this.

So, far from us enjoying retired life together, it’s like he has gone back to work and isn’t a ‘hobby’ as it was previously. Would it be wrong of me to ask him to cut back?

Dogging or digging !? 🥴🥴🥴

Unfortunate typo 😳

Amazing title 😂

Do you want to check your title for a typo
😂

Attention seeking typo 🙄

😶

Well it got me to click on the thread! 😂😂😂

Digging, obviously!

Edit: I can’t update the title when editing, can a mod please ?

This is hilarious and has made my day!
Thanks, OP!

Ummmmm!! Check your title op. But why not enjoy the time apart for your hobbies? I wouldn’t want to be with my husband every day when we retire.

Omg this is such a hilarious typo!!! I genuinely thought your husband was into dogging and thought what a hobby 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Well this thread has turned out to be a bit of a disappointment

epic 😂 - I feel for you @Hobbywiddow26

The ultimate in click-bait.

I thought this was going to be a very different type of hobby.

I opened this thinking "please mean dog walking"

That's an unfortunate typo. 🤣

I think it would be unreasonable, yes. Surely he should spend his retirement doing what he enjoys? What is the alternative, he stays at home with you and his opportunity to do what he loves passes him by?

I was all set to say LTB, but an archaeological dig and watching strangers shag in cars are not remotely comparable 😆

Do you mean three days in a month? Or three days a week this month?

I’m reading it as 3 days across the month which does not sound unreasonable. Can’t you find something you enjoy for yourself too?

Assuming he is not in fact actually Dogging then could you find a hobby yourself?
Its not reasonable to expect him to just hang around the house or do what you want to do and Archeology keeps him active, engaged and is earning him a bit of money
Go and find yourself a new interest (not Dogging)

Nah, you did that on purpose.

😂 thanks OP

I was about to say you must be the most chill wife ever that your husband has his own dogging hobby.

3 days in a month isn’t a lot on a hobby is it.

Yeah. Boring old digging!