+gururyan Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 My wife not only won't have anything to do with it, she doesn't even want to hear about it. She constantly ridicules me relating it to a "Dungeons & Dragons Club" type thing...as dorkified as it gets. Although she sure enjoys me getting the kids out of the house, allowing her to have some down/me time. I think she would be a little more accepting of it if we still lived in Colorado and the caches lead us to hidden waterfalls or secret views. Living in Oklahoma, the outdoors aren't nearly as fun. I have to agree with her. I used to spend every second of free time hiking, climbing, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, etc. In Oklahoma it's just buggy and hot as hell with nothing to see but hidden meth labs, trailer parks, junk yards, and other lackluster views. Quote Link to comment
+PeoriaBill Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Put me in the column with the folks whose wife does not like Geocaching. I still go, and have a good time anyway. Peoria Bill :>) Quote Link to comment
+Palujia Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi, "she who must be obeyed" wanted to find something we could do "togever" - (Bang went my golf handicap) So we have just started Geocaching - She is also now rapidly becoming "Vasco the Navigator"- she reads the directions, logs and clues whilst I lurch about like a drunken bee! We are getting a GPS shortly but at present using car satnav - which only gives us a general location - she is actually encouraging me to buy it !! There's a first ! - Wanted a new Driver last year and she turned into Ebanezer Scrooge !! Yep she is a convert ! cheers Palujia Quote Link to comment
+all done Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 She loves it. I like it even more because she does. Anything she likes to do outdoors is a good thing otherwise she might not see me much. GT Pipeline Putters Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 My wife not only won't have anything to do with it, she doesn't even want to hear about it. She constantly ridicules me relating it to a "Dungeons & Dragons Club" type thing...as dorkified as it gets. I'm always sad to hear stories like that. If my spouse told me he "didn't want to hear about" something dear to my heart, and/or ridiculed me for having interests, he wouldn't be my spouse for long. Home is supposed to be your soft place to land and be accepted for who you are. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 My wife not only won't have anything to do with it, she doesn't even want to hear about it. She constantly ridicules me relating it to a "Dungeons & Dragons Club" type thing...as dorkified as it gets. I'm always sad to hear stories like that. If my spouse told me he "didn't want to hear about" something dear to my heart, and/or ridiculed me for having interests, he wouldn't be my spouse for long. Home is supposed to be your soft place to land and be accepted for who you are. WOW, you just gave him an easy out. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Reviving this thread because the forum needs more love. Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Reviving this thread because the forum needs more love. Taoiseach Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Reviving this thread because the forum needs more love. Taoiseach The best swag ever. Quote Link to comment
+thedeadpirate Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Reviving this thread because the forum needs more love. You should have revived this one. Quote Link to comment
+Taoiseach Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Narcissa ... & 4wheelin_fool Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Narcissa ... & 4wheelin_fool Now stop that. I was just kidding around. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Narcissa ... & 4wheelin_fool Now stop that. I was just kidding around. Quote Link to comment
+brslk Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 My wife not only won't have anything to do with it, she doesn't even want to hear about it. She constantly ridicules me relating it to a "Dungeons & Dragons Club" type thing...as dorkified as it gets. I'm always sad to hear stories like that. If my spouse told me he "didn't want to hear about" something dear to my heart, and/or ridiculed me for having interests, he wouldn't be my spouse for long. Home is supposed to be your soft place to land and be accepted for who you are. Not me. They wouldn't have been my spouse in the first place if I felt that strongly about a hobby. Fortunately I place my wife above my hobbies. I can't even imagine choosing geocaching above a person I loved. But then again... I left my last wife because she was blonde and I got tired of blondes. Also met a much hotter brunette. I'm fickle. Quote Link to comment
+redsox_mark Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 My spouse does not love Geocaching. But she supports my doing it, and occasionally I can get her to come along, and then she generally enjoys it. She only ridicules me when I can't find things in the house - "how come you can find all those boxes in the woods, but not the butter in the fridge" for example. Quote Link to comment
+roziecakes Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 My husband does love Geocaching, but he's not quite as out and out addicted as I am. It's one of our favorite weekend things to do. We plan an outing to an interesting place we've never been to, go caching or attend an event while we're at it. In fact, we make a great team! I usually drive, because it's my car, and my husband doesn't like to drive (unless it's on his motorcycle), and he is the navigator... then we both put our heads together to make the actual find. It's so much fun! We will always have something to do!! This picture was taken at GC1JBP7 which I HIGHLY recommend if you're caching in Coos Bay, OR. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 My wife not only won't have anything to do with it, she doesn't even want to hear about it. She constantly ridicules me relating it to a "Dungeons & Dragons Club" type thing...as dorkified as it gets. I'm always sad to hear stories like that. If my spouse told me he "didn't want to hear about" something dear to my heart, and/or ridiculed me for having interests, he wouldn't be my spouse for long. Home is supposed to be your soft place to land and be accepted for who you are. Not me. They wouldn't have been my spouse in the first place if I felt that strongly about a hobby. Fortunately I place my wife above my hobbies. I can't even imagine choosing geocaching above a person I loved. But then again... I left my last wife because she was blonde and I got tired of blondes. Also met a much hotter brunette. I'm fickle. It's the ridicule I take issue with. Of course we should place our loved ones higher than our hobbies. But should we live in an environment where we're ridiculed for the things we like? Should we tolerate someone saying they "don't want to hear about" our hobbies? I wouldn't. I look to my partner for love and support. If I want ridicule, I just come here! Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 My husband does love Geocaching, but he's not quite as out and out addicted as I am. It's one of our favorite weekend things to do. We plan an outing to an interesting place we've never been to, go caching or attend an event while we're at it. In fact, we make a great team! I usually drive, because it's my car, and my husband doesn't like to drive (unless it's on his motorcycle), and he is the navigator... then we both put our heads together to make the actual find. It's so much fun! We will always have something to do!! This picture was taken at GC1JBP7 which I HIGHLY recommend if you're caching in Coos Bay, OR. Cute! Quote Link to comment
+thedeadpirate Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I want ridicule, I just come here! You want ridicule? We got lots of it here you pasty, photoallergic, forum groupie! *** I didn't think I needed a disclaimer but I figured I'd add one since I got a great deal on them at Disclaimers R Us. This was a joke. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 SWM seeks SF, objective Geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+Taoiseach Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) SWM seeks SF, objective Geocaching. <accent='my best Irish'> Ya see? If ya marry a nice cachelic girl in the first place, ya wouldn't have these problems! </accent> Narcissa Edited June 3, 2010 by Taoiseach Quote Link to comment
+journey4truth Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'd love to meet a girl who *hearts* geocaching, but it seems like all the women who geocache are over 70 or under 15. At least in my area that is. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'd love to meet a girl who *hearts* geocaching, but it seems like all the women who geocache are over 70 or under 15. At least in my area that is. I get a lot of funny looks when I ask a girl if she'd like to go geocaching. Sigh. If I could only get one to go and see how she reacts to finding caches. When we have events around here it's usually about a 50/50 crowd, lots of women geocachers - some are more avid than I am, so clearly not a gendercentric hobby. Quote Link to comment
+journey4truth Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'd love to meet a girl who *hearts* geocaching, but it seems like all the women who geocache are over 70 or under 15. At least in my area that is. I get a lot of funny looks when I ask a girl if she'd like to go geocaching. Sigh. If I could only get one to go and see how she reacts to finding caches. When we have events around here it's usually about a 50/50 crowd, lots of women geocachers - some are more avid than I am, so clearly not a gendercentric hobby. I've noticed in other countries it seems to attract a better percentage of young women, at least from the anecdotal evidence I've seen. Not only that, they're gorgeous too. Just another reason for me to expatriate. Quote Link to comment
+Taoiseach Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'd love to meet a girl who *hearts* geocaching, but it seems like all the women who geocache are over 70 or under 15. At least in my area that is. I get a lot of funny looks when I ask a girl if she'd like to go geocaching. Sigh. If I could only get one to go and see how she reacts to finding caches. When we have events around here it's usually about a 50/50 crowd, lots of women geocachers - some are more avid than I am, so clearly not a gendercentric hobby. I've noticed in other countries it seems to attract a better percentage of young women, at least from the anecdotal evidence I've seen. Not only that, they're gorgeous too. Just another reason for me to expatriate. Well, keep trying and sooner or later you might meet someone through geocaching. A fellow cacher introduced Narcissa and I, and then we proceeded to do the entire binthair challenge together! If you can make it through that, you can make it through anything - Just look at us! Quote Link to comment
+journey4truth Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Oh yaaaah! I remember that story from the love thread I started. Quote Link to comment
+Proud Soccer Mom Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 My husband is Geek in Denial. We used to cache separately and had individual accounts, then we cached as a team with one account, then we decided to go back to individual accounts again. He doesn't cache as much as I do and I don't cache nearly as much as most cachers do, but we both do enjoy Geocaching very much. Quote Link to comment
+journey4truth Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 It would be nice to cache with a companion since I do all my caching alone, especially in case we encounter an angry looking grizzly bear, in which case I can shove her into the bear's path while I run for my life. Kidding! My folks always worry about me caching alone, but I've never been comfortable caching in a group due to my introverted nature. I think I need to get a dog. Quote Link to comment
+The Kamikaze Clan Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 It was my spouse who proposed that we would start with geocaching. We met in the mountainbike racing community in Stockholm, and have quite similar opinions in large. She works in the computer user support business, and have a positive view on technology in general. We try to learn that positive tech view to our 14 year old daughter, and then not being a grumpy teen monster she loves to go caching to. Quote Link to comment
+WhoDis Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 My GF loves to cache. Anytime she says something about the grass getting high, I just mention geocaching and I get to put it off another day! Quote Link to comment
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