Ok, a few years ago I lost a relationship because, among other problems, my girlfriend was very jealous of my shop and the time I spent doing projects in there. Note, it was mostly projects that NEED
I have the same problem with cycling. Training for bike racing takes up most of my spare time- up to 15 hours a week in season. I was into cycling and motorcycles when I met my wife, so she knew abou
Let me start with the disclaimer: I'm a woman who likes doing stuff like working on cars, doing woodworking, etc. Some of my happiest hours have been working with hubby on woodturning projects and su
Oops, somehow I got subscribed to DrPhil...!?!? j/k Quoting eric@megageek.com: I suspect the second statement has more to do with the first than your shop activities. Luck? I really don't know. We've
Yea. I always make sure to do that. Well, if I am in the middle of wrestling with the carbs on her bike, it might be "#&**&^$ carbs won't *&%*&% go on!" But I'll say something. :-) I'm happy to expla
Not that I feel that I'm an expert or anything but my wife and I have been married for 36 years (high school sweethearts an all that) so I guess we're doing something right. I think I got lucky when
WOW! A ton of great advice! First, I can't believe how many people here are married 30+ years. Maybe it has something to do with the mindset of a person that loves cars and tools. Maybe we learn to c
Well, it looks like you may have to explain the Inch story one more time now :-) -- Drew Rogge drew@pixar.com _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.
INCH??? Beware there may be other problems more serious than the garage!! -- :) -- And Drew, as for why the nickname changed. I was tried of explaining the "Inch" story, and people remember "Moose" m
Not sure that this counts as a gem of wisdom; but what my late wife used to say was that she would much rather have me in the garage(shop) than on a barstool somewhere ! Randall ____________________
I've only been married 8 years... but... My take on this is that getting married doesn't affect your shop time NEARLY as much as having kids. I got a lot of shop time when we were first married, beca
Not to be a big downer, but I got divorced after 17 long years. Our hobbies, sports, and projects became a huge divisive issue once we were no longer primarily parental units. Ultimately I decided t
Listers, to be involved in the car hobby you must, I repeat =MUST= have the entire "Family" involved. I was extremely lucky when my wife of 34 years became involved in the addiction of LBC ownership,
I'll keep my comments brief, as most of the ideas have already been voiced. This relationship stuff is a 2 way street. Neither party has sole responsibility for communication, accommodation, and comp
Relationships slow down your shop time, kids do too. Everything will change somewhat, but if it's the right relationship, it's worth it because most of the changes are for the better. I've been marr
A lot of good advice has been dispensed. Let me see if I can add something useful! I've observed some traits about myself that I generalize to many guys, but I'm going to try to just say what I have
I realized after I sent this that this statement is ambiguous. I should have prefaced it with "I'm wired to think that" ... that is, it's an internal expectation. I don't really know the origins - b
<<Not sure that this counts as a gem of wisdom; but what my late wife used say was that she would much rather have me in the garage(shop) than on a barstool somewhere !>> Brings back the memory of my
Have kids. Neither of you will have time to do anything any more.* Personally, I'm not as much of a believer in the whole "If you really love me, you'll ignore that I'm screwed up in your eyes" thin
So here's my suggestion (I've only been married for three years. But I'm 37, so I'm working at a disadvantage to some of the other folks responding... :-)... Anyway, instead of making her something