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?

I would be so thrilled if DH brought in some money in retirement 3 days a week. The other 4 days is plenty for me. I have lots of interests I can pursue on the 3 days he's digging or dogging. Far better than him sitting on the couch.

It is good to have separate hobbies but ...
... is he expecting you to have dinner on the table after his hard day digging (after you have done all the grocery shopping and meal planning)? And is he expecting you to wash his muddy dig clothes (as well as all the other laundry)? And is there a long list of home/garden jobs he had said he would tackle once he retired that have now been postponed?
In which case, he is not being reasonable and you need to take yourself off to do more fun things, fewer chores and enjoy your own semi-retirement from the household grind.

Digging or dogging LOL😂

What would you rather he was doing those 3 days pw OP?

Dogging?

Have you got other plans @Hobbywiddow26? He still has 4 days a week to do stuff. If you wanted to go on holiday would that be an issue?