So who else loves it when their dh goes out for the evening ?

[travellingwilbury]

My dh plays sport once a week and goes out with friend s once every 4-6 wks and I love it .

He will be out tonight and I like the fact that I can watch what rubbish I want on tv , I can lie on the sofa in my pjs and not talk , and chat on the phone to friends without any guilt .

So am I the only one and if not why do you like it ?

I'm in a minority here, but I actually rather like having dh around . Just as well as he hardly ever goes out.

Oh my, it's the BEST.

Mee toooo although I feel a bit mean saying that. He is away tonight, and I have just pottered around achieving very little and have not cooked any supper.

Hurrah!

But obviously I will look forward to him returning tomorrow

Actually, I'm with Cory!
I always do what I want anyway; I love DH being home, he's a sweetie

My DH has been on late shifts this week (arrives home around midnight). I can entertain myself perfectly well in his absence but having to do my own washing up for a whole week has come as a bit of a shock .

It isn't about not wanting our Dh's around. It is about wanting some space to ourselves.

the tv to myself and no one saying "are you gonna finish cleaning up? why don't you do the fridge?" "why don't you? it's 10pm and its my night off tosser"

No, I hate it when he goes out for the evening.

But I love it when he is away for the night - I have supper and go to bed very early. Lovely.

My DP works shifts so one week in four he does overnighters. I too love having my dinner at a reasonable hours. Getting teh baby bathed and in 'bed mode' and then settling down with Sky Plus. I plan my TV vieving te day before and, to me, it is heaven!! I am sre he is enjoying the peace and quiet of work just as much!

I think sometimes we just NEED that time to kick back. I don't feel guilty one bit!!!

I'm with Anna888 there. If he goes out for eve then he comes home late. Noisily. If he's gone for the night I can eat spag bol in my pj's and go to bed at 8 safe in the knowledge that I will not be disturbed by TWO babies.

I get his coat, and pay him to go out if necessary.

I have paid for DH to go out at times Bucharest. Then me and dd1 stay up late with popcorn and movies.

I love it when DH is no nights, I can't wait for him to go out of the door.

I can watch what I want, wear scruffy pj's (which I do anyway), talk to myself, have music on instead of tv. I'm in heaven when he does 3 nights in a row.

I can watch SATC.

Dh LOATHES it with a passion and always akes little comments if I watch it when he is there.

I'm away next week for 4 nights, and dh is literally rubbing his hands together at the thought of being able to do weights in the evening, read and wierdest of all "get on top of the ironing"...

I love it too - dh used to have to stay away over noght twice a week for work and it was half of me who missed hima and the other half that quite enjoyed me time

@ ironing Milkmade.
Do you want to hire him out!

To be honest Ginny I've never noticed him that keen on it before.

Conversely I'm really looking forward to 4 days in a hotel, where I can sleep in a big bed to myself, not get up at all in the night, and do "me stuff" like go to the gym in the morning. Bliss!

I resent the fact that he thinks it's Ok (probably twice a week) but I LOVE eating things he wouldn't like (poached eggs, steak and kidney pud - but not together) then going to bed early without talking to anyone all evening (just ignore the dds). So unusual to have my own company and I really miss me!

Oh yes Louie, SATC reruns and catching up on Little Dorrit!!

i LOVE it when dh goes out for the evening,i get sofa, sky,lappy and a bottle of wine to myself

i love dh very much, but quite happy to spend time without him either on my onw as above or see a girlfriend

My Dh goes out once a week,

I just love it. The night he goes out is MY night and I just do what I want (within reason). Before I met him I used to love spending time on my own, doing my own things. Now that we live together and have children, it is so rare that I really enjoy it when it happens.

DH ask permission to stay in on nights he normally goes out, promises to stay in his office and only come out to make me a cup of tea when needed , as he knows i like my evenings in by myself .

Dh has announced he will be out on the evening of my birthday - hurrah! An evening to myself plus all the sympathy of friends and family who think he is a shit for leaving me on my own. They have no idea that is my idea of a perfect evening. Birthday cake all to myself mmmmmmm.

You dont know how lucky you all are, dh works shifts so we are lucky if we are in 2/3 nights a week together, yet he still thinks he should be going to his pal's every week! With a dd 17 mts and another on the way it is very lonely every night. Dont know how much more i can take, of his selfishness!