Post by marchmom06 on May 19, 2012 22:16:39 GMT -5
Not really? I run & like to train for events. I also read & volunteer. He's more of a work around the house/yard project guy. We both love to travel. He does enjoy running, but it's super hard to schedule runs together with the kids.
Post by InvaderGIR on May 19, 2012 22:21:56 GMT -5
Not at all. I'm kinda like you in that I don't really have any, but DH is into gaming and computer programming and all kinds of game/computer/gadget stuff. I mostly like to read, or go for walks, or be on the computer I don't feel like we have any compatibility issues because of this.
Post by ellipses84 on May 19, 2012 22:51:55 GMT -5
No, we don't have any of the same hobbies, but we care that the hobbies are important to the other person and will occasionally join in on the activities.
we share some, but there's probably more that we don't. or we have the same hobby, but different interests (i.e. choice of reading material or tv shows). i don't think it makes us incompatible at all. if anything, it's broadened our horizons. i can hold a fairly intelligent conversation about guitar making or video games because i listen when h talks about it.
Not really unless watching TV and having sex are hobbies.
H likes computer games, and his outdoor activity is playing disc golf.
I don't really have a hobby since my hobby has turned into my job (fashion, and sewing), so I don't do much of it outside of work now. I guess I like shopping, and planning projects for our house.
We work in the yard together but I don't really consider that to be a hobby so much as work. I dislike gardening and only do what I need to so our yard looks nice.
yep. all of our outdoorsy stuff we love to do together. hiking, backpacking, SUP, kayaking, running. he's really into cooking, which sometimes we do together.
Post by Wines Not Whines on May 20, 2012 5:59:15 GMT -5
Kind of - running is still more of my hobby, and camping/hiking is more of DH'S hobby, but we each participate in the other person's activities sometimes. I enjoy baking, and DH enjoys making drinks, and we are happy to eat what the other person makes.
Our dogs and scuba diving. Neither are MM. But DH and I have quite a few hobbies and different lifestyle habits we do not share at all. Which is very healthy in my opinion. DH mountain bikes twice a week with a grouup and I ride my horses. Neither of us share those interests.
We don't share any hobbies. He is into nerdy things like ham radios, computers, guns, and is a volunteer EMT. Me...I don't really have any hobbies. But I do know that I have no interest in his.
Post by tardyfortheparty on May 20, 2012 8:21:56 GMT -5
We both love to exercise and frequently workout together. We enjoy the outdoors and bike, hike, camp, etc. We like trivia and board games. We both enjoy craft beer if that counts as a hobby!
Post by wallabyonwheels on May 20, 2012 8:54:46 GMT -5
We both like: poker, golf, video/computer games, board games and miniature painting/playing. When we are in Maine he likes to waterski/tube and I prefer to lay on the dock an read.
We share some hobbies - moreso now than when we met. He got me interested in running, I got him interested in piano. So we've sort of cross-pollinated our lives that way.
I do think that sharing some common interests (sci fi, politics, religion, weather patterns, tv, long walks on the beach, whatever) is necessary for compatibility, otherwise what would you spend your couple-time talking about?
But I don't think sharing hobbies specifically is necessary.
I play soccer a couple times a week and he plays tennis. He likes to play video games. We enjoy hiking together. Sometimes we cook together too, but I consider that less of a hobby and more an activity done together out of necessity.
We both like to exercise although our schedules are so different that we don't do it together. We both love music and dancing. We love lazy days at home. Not really hobbies.
He likes to build stuff, brew beer/try craft beers, play XBox.
I like cooking and baking, and I'm on several message boards and Twitter whereas he barely uses the Internet. I also really like to plan out parties.
We both watch some TV shows and sports together, travel and plan out our trips, browse stores for antiques and budget deals, go to hockey games sometimes.
We have a mix of shared and separate interests. I'd say that our two big shared things are wine and stand up comedy.
H is really into music, which I am not. He plays the bass, and frequently gets together with friends to play or to go to shows. I cook a lot, and read a lot about food and cooking, and I'm in a book club.