How much time to you spend with your spouse/significant other?

A lot? A little? Too much?

Are they involved in your hobbies/special interests or is it more like a business relationship; take care of the responsibilities and any free time after is yours?

A whole lot less than she would like so she says....I spend a lot more time at work than with her....seven years to go if I can make it...

We spend a lot of time together. We have been married 42 years and still love and enjoy each other.

Just about every minute that we are not working.

I'm a professional father/dad. That's my job.

First wife was into hunting/fishing. We made a baby in a deer blind. She's still a whore but whatever, I don't hate her.

2'nd wife was most definitely a business relationship, but I loved her and didn't see that at the time.

I take care of my responsibilities, period.

It's cheaper to pay by the hour.

Good luck.

She is the light of my life.

"It's cheaper to pay by the hour."

By the hour or minute?

A whole lot more since mid-March. Unfortunately (for me), that includes my mother-in-law.

I hang out with my girlfriend every weekend. She's definitely not the hunting/fishing/outdoors type.

I was skeptical at first, but I kind of like having interests that are exclusive to me.

21 years together. We each take at least one separate vacation a year. Other than that we are together most days. I work 16 days a month and she works for herself so we have a lot of free time together.

We spend much more time together now with the new normal of me working from home.
That has been good but she doesn’t complain when I spend time in the woods.

Still with my starter wife but if that changes for what ever reason, I will never opt back into a purchase agreement. I’ll take Skinners lead and opt for day rental or possibly a short term lease agreement.

Now that we are both retired, quite a bit of time is spent together. We like visiting different small towns in central Texas.

Same here. She’s not a hunter, but goes to the lease with me all the time. I come back from the morning hunt to a hot breakfast and a hot dinner after the evening hunt. What’s not to like about that.

She works for me (I think I'm still the boss anyway ) so we spend quite a bit of time together. She has her things to do and I have mine, we try not to take work home and vice versa, we have always had separate bank accounts and also have joint accounts. We make it work and we really enjoy our time together.

Another story in two sentences. Don't give up on love 'ol boy!

Spent 11 yrs with her.

I have Sir.

We gotta fix that!

One week out of two or three. It’s a business relationship with overlapping special interests. I buy kids and she looks after them while I’m at work.

I'm retired and my wife works from home. I'd say we spend a good 90+% of the time together. In 12 years of being married to this wonderful woman, we have YET to have a fight. Misunderstandings and disagreements? Sure. But we just don't fight.

Should’ve made a poll.

We spend a decent amount of time together, not enough for her. Doubt that is surprising to many.

Not just a story, but true poetry. Skinner could have been a modern day Townes Van Zandt.

Then what do y’all do for fun?

She’s my best friend and we do just about everything together! The Lord really blessed me with her.

In 28 years we have had some classic knock-down-drag-outs. So far, she has not come at me with a kitchen knife, as her Ma-maw did to her husband . I love her with all my heart.

We definitely need breaks from each other, but genuinely miss each other in about a day and a half. 'Headed to the ranch, alone, tomorrow.

THAT'S the kind of stories I like to hear. I hear guys pissin', moanin' and complainin' about their wives and I tell 'em "Hey, YOU picked her out!"

I feel like i spend just the right amount with my spouse. We could do better about doing things together away from the house.

She works from home a lot and I work a 24/48 schedule. We have a lot of time together during the day while our kids are at school.

The time at work gives us just enough that we don't get sick of each other.

Married 13 years and she's my best friend. I have my own hobbies that she's not always involved in but I always try to keep my priorities straight.

I really dont understand what yall mean by a "business relationship". Serious question. Can someone explain.

37years Housemates at this point is the best I can say about it.

Married 53 years. Both retired, happy, and living on our little ranch in the country. We spend a lot of time together and are happy with it. She isn’t into hunting and shooting, but she does love to fish and to camp in our TT. Her big hobby is the garden and rocketing around on her new giant zero turn. Mine are hunting, woodworking, and teaching tennis (for free to kids). So we have other interests and aren’t always tripping over each other.

Such a good place in our lives. I wish it could last forever.

A lot more now that we are both working from home but we surprisingly hardly see each other during working hours. Other than that we do a lot together. Trying to get her more into shooting. She did an all women's intro to handguns course just before COVID hit and loved it.(Even if she did come home saying she liked the Glock the best)

Not quite.

That last sentence . . . hmmmm

Now that sounds like a healthy relationship.

Mine never took a knife to me, either. She reached for the .454.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Period.

After my horrendous divorce and ensuing custody battles, and some pretty terrible dating experiences, I prayed for God to set me up with the right woman. He answered my prayers. Coincidentally, she had been praying for the same thing. We now work together from home, neverdo separatevacations, and rarely do something without the other. . She doesn't like the place in OK, so I'm on my own when I go up there. (Too primitive for her) She won't shoot a deer yet, but she'll go kill pigs with me. During deer season, she'll still go andjustwatchthedeer. Outside of my OK trips and her Tennis, we are pretty much together 100% of the time.

As much as I can

Wife and I both work from home. Spent almost all day every day together and we are both still alive and somewhat sane.

I wish that was true.

Sound like I’m in the minority.

Been married 23 years, I see my wife a couple hours in the evening if she’s lucky. I’m on call 24/7, but get 80 percent of weekend off. We still spend good quality time together. Never argue with one another.

I could not imagine coming home at 5pm and seeing my wife for 5 hours every night.

Not much

My ex------- spent more time with her boyfriends, than she
ever did with me...…….

I work 60-70 hours a week, she gets the other 100ish. But I have been working at home a bit more latey, she is getting spoiled.

I may be out 8 hours a week otherwise we office at home and she has her's and I have mine with the two goof balls running around unless it is 1-3pm when they are napping lol.

Does sitting on the porch with your dogs count?

It's amazing how that happens.

Laying in bed she tells you I want this, and this, and this....this is my dream baby LET'S do this....you're such a good man and I love you so much.....

You work away from home to make big money in order to give her what she wants. You work 12-16 hrs a day/7 days a week and don't complain about anything. You are a hard working faithful man.

Then your brother calls you and tells you that he saw your beautiful wife sucking another man's [censored] while you're out there busting [censored] for her.

I could have cheated plenty, but that ring meant something to me.

I was a fool.

They get paid big regardless.

Like I said..Cheaper to pay by the hour..

Faithfulness and honesty means nothing anymore.

I am envious of those who have a long and happy marriage.

A fool is not made by the choices of another. A hard working, faithful man is never a fool.

Thank you. I would like to believe that.

Been together 13 years and if we’re not working we’re together 95% of the time. She loves hunting more than I do I think and we just genuinely like being together. We’re best friends to the max and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The only nut punch is she has extremely expensive taste and her closet in our hunting room has a fully matching complete set of about every camo pattern known to man kind and mine looks like a hobo’s hand me down camo collection

That's good problem to have Sir, wish yall the best.

I apologize if I'm bitter Sir. Guess I just can't help myself.

I feel your pain, Skinner...……….
There is no pain, like betrayal...…………………..


Maybe not Sniper...…...but, you sure feel like one...…….

Lived with three gals for at least two years or more before I finally married at age 39. I firmly believe you have to take them for a long test drive before you make that forever commitment.

We have been together around 28 years, married for almost 26 years and have a very healthy marriage and spend a lot of time together
We have had some arguments over the course but that is because I encouraged her to speak her mind early on
99.9% of the people that know my Deb will tell you I am a lucky man and I agree!

Depends on what you mean by spend time. After work, the whole family is together for a 2-3 hours cooking, eating dinner, doing homework, chores, etc. Wife then goes and puts the youngest to bed. Sometimes she will come down and we will watch a tv series together. Other nights she just goes straight to bed.

Weekends are usually family time, but we occasionally go out to eat with other couples and no kids. So, long story short, we spend quite a bit of time together as a family, but not just the 2 of us.

I have been where you are. Thought the exact thoughts that you espoused above. And yes, my ex got paid, and faithfulness and honesty didn't mean anything to her. You were not a fool, she was the foolish one. There are women out there still who still believe in God, faithfulness, and honesty. Your bitterness will subside one day. Hope you find the one for you!

I have been retired for 2 months and she retired 3 years ago. We spend almost all of our time together and have had no problems so far. I do believe that people need time apart though. I do miss my deer lease at Priddy. We had campers down there when I worked the weekend shift and spent lots of time there by myself during the week when everyone else was working.

Wait...you buy kids!

After 33 years we still spend 99% of our time together. We usually commute together and are always home in the evenings. It's been a good life.

Had a doctor tell me one time, "If it flies, F's, or floats you rent it you don't buy it."

Just enough.

Same for me with 43 years together. Not only my wife, but also my best friend.

Since we're talking exes...mine divorced me 30 years ago. We had two little girls. 'Said I "destroyed her self-esteem." Then, she marries a "friend" at work shortly thereafter. He got divorced from his 1st at exactly the same time. Yeah, right. Took several years of daily praying for the strength to forgive her, mostly for what she put my girls through. Hardly ever even think about her now. It helped tremendously to find a woman that knew right from wrong. Still, it's a weird feeling to not be for certain what the truth really was, so many years ago.

Sure. They’re cheap if you know where to look.

No sir you were not a fool. You cared and she took advantage of that. If I ever meet your ex, I'd be happy to bitch slap her into last week. Truly hope you meet someone, with a heart as big as yours.

Some days a lot or sometimes not enough.

Lol, yep, my hoe bag ex wife is on forth marriage. I got lucky with my second wife. She just gave me her number out of the blue. We never really said anything to one another other then high and bye before. I knew she was way younger then me, and really had no interest in a relationship. I gave her a courtesy call since we still had to work together. We talked for hours that first call, and have never stopped. We are going on fourteen years, we hardly ever argue, and always make each other laugh. It's a good combination.

Sometimes you've got to go through the bad to get to the good.

That is the way I feel. Both work full time, kids are busy, and we both have additional hobbies. Most evenings we are together as a family, support our kids at their events together, but she hasn't much interest in golf or hunting. We do like to spend time at the lake and she really enjoys fishing.

I'm like stub, I didnt get married until I was in my late 30's. Regarding time spent, I spend as much time with my wife as possible. She's not just my wife, she's my best friend.

Been married going on 9 years. We do most everything together.

Same here Buck. 42 years in January.

Thank you ma’am, sorry about the rant.

A lot. Retired now and having been married for 64 years we must spend just the right amount of time together.

Women spell love a lot like kids do. T I M E

Damn

3rd marriage for me never thought I would have a ten and 12 year running around the house at 55 years old but part of the package but the youngest like fishing so I been teaching him the ropes never any arguments at least so far and get along great she like to hunt and fish and will even put catfish Charlie on a hook and take them off once she catches one and will mow the yard and watch NASCAR . Known her for years but started dating over a post I put on facebook for my NASCAR race food over a buttermilk pie and the rest is history so yes they are some good one still left and we spend a lot of time together.

X2 and congrats

I screwed up. It's 54 years married. See what old age does to a person.

That's still pretty awesome.

No apology necessary, your situation is much more common than you think.

But, being bitter about it is only going to hurt you, not her. Accept it happened, accept that you can’t change it or who she is as a person and leave it in the past. Her actions are not a reflection on you.

I’ve talked to guys who when you talked to them remembered dates, times, locations, etc. when it came to their wives....and this stuff happened 20-30 years ago. I’ve met wounded war vets with foggier memories than these cats.

I've been engaged twice...first one cheated on me with her next door neighbor 3 months into our engagement...I found out 3 months later when she wrote me a letter confessing it. Second engagement ended when I was sick of her lies...found out a really big lie several years after I had ended things. Turns out her 'niece' was actually her daughter from a one night stand...

So if you've ever wondered why I'm not married and never care to marry, now you know the rest of the story. Boobs are great, but not being lied to or treated like a fool is better.

A lot.

Bishes’ be hoes bro

43 years and blessed - would rather spend time with her than anyone else. We take about 10 weekend out of town trips a year to different locations in Texas and enjoy every minute. She allows me to do my thing (hunt) and I the same with her -

We are both retired, so we spend a whole lot of time together. We are still very much in love after 30+ years and are each others best friend. Sometimes we are in different rooms due to her liking murder mysteries and I like old westerns and fishing shows but seldom out of voice range. About the only time we are not together is when I am hunting or fishing and when she is doing substitute teaching.

“Some things are true whether you believe them or not.”

That’s so beyond messed up

Not true.

Laughin' my azz off!

I don’t blame you one bit. There’s good women out there, but there’s plenty of whores to dissuade a man from committing.

tlk, I dont think you will take this wrong, but as you know, I grew up as next door neighbors to the young girl thats now your wife. To the rest of yall I will say that she was the prize catch of Williamson County. Its been about 45 years since Ive seen her so tell her hi.

The plot thickens.

Lol

Real Housewives of Williamson County.

Don K for the win!!

My comment about his wife was intended as a serious compliment to him for having such a wonderful wife. I apologize if anyone took it any other way.

57 years my partner and my friend. Both retired so we spend a lot of time to gather. She does not hunt but knows how much it means to me so there is never a question where I will be come deer season. Likes going to the lease if there is another lady to visit with.