$ Scuba and the Wife $

[50Fathom]

Well, since the wife is an instructor and dives just as much as I do, (if not more), then it serves little purpose to lie.

However, the problem comes when I get a new toy, I sometimes can't let her see it, because too often, if she sees it, I wind up having to get another one because "my new toy" becomes "her new toy".

 

[herbdb]

My wife tried diving, but it wasn't for her. She has her hobbies and I don't begrudge the money spent there.

I get away with diving trips by taking one of my grown sons with me. Plus I drive the motorhome and do the heavy lifting when she wants to travel to a dog show.

It works, just glad we can fund both, I would hate for her to have to do without her hobbies.

 

[OkiMike]

My wife dives but is not into tech/cave like I am, so whenever I take a new trip or course or buy something else new, she asks "How much?", I respond by looking the other direction, and then she swears.

All in all, I come away feeling slightly guilty which, at least to me, atones for the purchase.

 

[Pauly854]

I solved the problem by getting rid of the wife.

 

[Thiad]

We struck a deal. I stopped asking him about all his triathlon purchases and he stopped asking me about all my SCUBA purchases. We wives can play this game, too.

 

[theduckguru]

Tell your wife? Is this a poll for wussies?

 

[koozemani]

I blame her for everything I buy. She knew full well what I gear hound I am. It's her own fault for getting us OW Certs as a Xmas gift one year. She doesn't usually ask, but if she does, I tell her that she doesn't want to know and she usually just shakes her head. I make sure to get her plenty of random gifts to keep her appeased.

It's worked so far, we'll see how she takes it when my BP/W shows up.

 

[Deep-6]

My wife was an obstacle to my diving...now she's my ex-wife. Find a cool girlfriend who likes diving too. Any questions...see below.

 

[Hammerhead]

My wife had surgery on both eardrums as a child, we learnt to dive together, but unless we did the slowest of all possible ascents and descents, she was in considerable discomfort.

Add to this the potential damage another ear infection could cause (i.e. a chance of permanent hearing impairment / loss), She made the call not to dive again.

Luckily for me, she did get to see what's down there, and does not begrudge me my dive trips and expense, so long as she gets to go away to interesting places with her girl friends when I can't make it.

In the last few years, I went to Palau, South Africa (Sardine Run) and Galapagos. She went to New Zealand, Argentina and Switzerland.

If I couldn't dive, I'd say we're about evens.

 

[Searcaigh]

My wife does not mind a all, she has her hobbies but not as expensive as mine given all of the camera gear I have and will no doubt purchase more in the future.

At least my daughter dives too, so that works for us as I can take her off for a dive trip and the wife can do her own thing.