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DH taking the piss with hobby time

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TurkeyTeethLookAwful · 06/10/2023 00:13

Does anyone else think this takes the piss? We both work full time and have two secondary age children so it's not necessarily a childcare issue, however we don't have any family time and also it feels as though DH is never home to do any housework, food shopping, cooking etc. This is the amount of time he is out:

Monday - Home all evening but tired from weekend hobbies so is grumpy/tired and lazes in the bath
Tuesday - Home all evening
Wednesday - out doing a hobby from 6pm until midnight. Takes over an hour beforehand to get ready for hobby
Thursday - Home all evening but again tired from a late night the night before so lazes in bath
Friday - pub with friends from 5pm until 11pm or later
Saturday - Hobby all day leaving at 7am and not home until 7pm. In bed by 9pm as tired
Sunday - another hobby from about 10am until 7 or 8pm

He also fucks off to the pub with friends for hours on Xmas eve each year. And has two 'hobby' holidays each year of 5 nights

Is he taking the piss? Yes, I could do a hobby myself and I do go to the gym and have nights out with friends sometimes. But I feel that family and home life should still be a priority for us both.

OP posts:
Whalewatchers · 06/10/2023 23:28

Is this even real?

I've read lots of useless husband posts on MN and sorry OP, but this is the worst out of all of them...

jenstew100 · 07/10/2023 00:42

No you’re not be unreasonable at al! Sorry but he’s a dick.
it sounds like you’re in a similar situation to I was the last few years.
me and my husband were living completely separate lives, I’d stopped giving a shit tbh and we ended up separating.
it’s important for your kids to see you happy, even more so now they are teenagers. And though you’ve mentioned it’s not childcare as they are older, teenagers still come with a lot of parenting and can be very hard work, it’s so much better/ nicer for you to be able to share that.
Don’t put up with this crap!

RantyAnty · 07/10/2023 02:34

He doesn't like family life and you're a domestic appliance to him and the kids are trophies and an accomplishment to tick off a list.

You all deserve better.

ButterMyParsnip · 07/10/2023 07:34

His hobbies are an excuse.

My DH cycles, plays golf, plays tennis and scuba dives. We don't have children but he is home a lot more than your DH. He's gone for 2 hours every Wednesday evening to meet his colleagues for tennis then he rotates the rest of his hobbies or takes time off work. In a busy week he'll be out for 3 evenings plus a half day on a Saturday but that's unusual and he asks if it's ok.

Redruby2020 · 07/10/2023 08:57

TurkeyTeethLookAwful · 06/10/2023 01:12

I don't really get a say tbh. He won't listen to me if I try to talk about it and won't even begin to try to see where I'm coming from.

The kids are older secondary age so are self sufficient to an extent but he just has zero interest in them.

He gets really annoyed if he has to miss his hobbies, for example if ever I'm unwell and will often try to still shoe horn them in. For example a few weeks ago it was my birthday and we went out for dinner with family members and he'd arranged to go and join in his hobby (snooker that night) afterwards so was trying to hurry us all along

What was he like when the DC were younger? Or dare i ask

mummahbythesea · 07/10/2023 15:30

I think you know deep down that he’s an arsehole.
Time for the ultimatum talk.
He either prioritises your marriage, your family, home life then hobbies or he’s out.

Don’t spend your life being miserable. It’s too short.

Esmerelda2024 · 29/12/2023 11:56

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DemelzaandRoss · 29/12/2023 14:59

There’s no point in being married whatsoever.
It seems you are a Housekeeper.
You’re young enough to begin a more exciting life.
Make a 2024 resolution to break free.

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