Having a group of friends who dive is a big part of it. I dived on and off for 12 years, but when I started working at a place where several co-workers were divers, we all became very active again.
Now there are 5 or 6 divers at my NEW company one of whom just got certified, and the rest haven't dived in years... so I'm trying to get them involved again.... It's working for a few - we're planning a dive for mid-October, and 3 have SAID they're going (though they haven't paid their deposits yet.....).
Meanwhile, the summer I was certified, my sister had twin girls. That was 18 years ago- and now my sister finally got certified to dive. All these years, I think she'd been building some expectations of it as being more glamourous than it is ("....have you seen what saltwater does to snot?"), and she was concerned because her first experiences didn't knock her socks off.
However, I think she'll stick with it because it's a special thing for us to be able to share - AND she bought her own gear!!!
Now there are 5 or 6 divers at my NEW company one of whom just got certified, and the rest haven't dived in years... so I'm trying to get them involved again.... It's working for a few - we're planning a dive for mid-October, and 3 have SAID they're going (though they haven't paid their deposits yet.....).
Meanwhile, the summer I was certified, my sister had twin girls. That was 18 years ago- and now my sister finally got certified to dive. All these years, I think she'd been building some expectations of it as being more glamourous than it is ("....have you seen what saltwater does to snot?"), and she was concerned because her first experiences didn't knock her socks off.
However, I think she'll stick with it because it's a special thing for us to be able to share - AND she bought her own gear!!!