Cool thread.
I hear the "my wife" excuse come out of guys mouths regularly. As soon as you hear "my wife......" you can count them out of any serious plans for future ventures.
Those typs are never going to show up on race day.
Dating is for figuring out what each other is about. My wife knew from the start that I was all about diving; she traveled with me when I went to my IDC.
She enjoys diving as long as it's warm water. We have a lot of fun doing those kinds of dives. Usually she is the one suggesting that we go diving, which I'm very happy about.
She is cool with me doing technical dives, travelling to colder water places, DPVs, and the costs associated with it.
This is because I made it clear while we were dating that I was into all of that.
That's what dating if for.....choose wisely before you propose.
I told her then...."I'm a grown Man, I like doing grown man stuff."
Of course all things in life are a two way street so I make sure to budget plenty of money to buy the things that she is into.
She had a good paying job when we met, was squared away financially, and spent her disposable income on travelling and fashion (bags and shoes). She also made it clear that those were the kinds of things that she liked.
So....in my marriage all things are equal.
Sometimes our vacations are to go diving, other times it's trips to Hong Kong and it's shopping and afternoon tea....that sort of thing.
Of course she enjoys informing me during these kinds of trips that....."I'm a grown Woman, I like to do grown woman stuff."
Gotta love it. She's awesome.
I know more about bags, shoes and fashion than any grown man should......but I knew that from the start.....back when we were dating.
Two way street.