Relationships and Golf, A Fine Line?

[Garesfield ACE]

play 3 times per week(inc weekend) and get little if any hassle....just once at weekend mind,would be pushing it to try twice,and more importantly it wouldnt be fair on her

 

[Smiffy]

Been married 20 years. Golf has never been a problem. I play Friday/Saturday/Sunday most weeks, and range on Wednesday evenings. I gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays too.
In the summer, I often play on Tuesday and Thursday too, and do the gym bit some other time (monday?).

Don't you think it's odd that your three kids have got ginger hair?

 

[Parmo]

There was this thread on golf magic a few years ago about buying new kit, this fella with all the gear saying how he was going to buy a £700 Set of irons and the likes.. his wife joined the forum and played hell that he was getting bank loans for his subs and clubs, also saying he didn't have the cash to buy her a wheelbarrow!!

Was so funny when he next logged on!!

 

[Parmo]

It's not the golf that bothers are lass its the booze afterwards.

I got around the twice a weekend issue, I got hid to start playing!

 

[need_my_wedge]

I'm also one of the lucky ones. My wife is a nurse and works irregular shifts with no control over when they are decided. She has to work a couple of nights a month, and often has to work early or lates at weekends. I work at home once a week to cover childcare when she's at work. This means that when she is at home, she quite often just wants to chill out or sleep. She's a big golf fan, likes to play in good weather, and likes to watch it in the TV. My 10 year old is also a keen golfer, so I get to play at weekends all the time. Whether that's me playing with mates, with my son, or with the family, or playing whilst my son's in his lessons. In the summer, I also play in the evening on the day that I work at home, get to go hit a bucket on the range whenever I want. I usually play more golf with my son than anyone, my wife see's it as father/ son bonding time and is all for it, also means she can crash on the sofa and catch up with all her Japanese soaps that she's been storing up whilst at work. As long as the bills are paid and she gets a trip back home to visit the family, how much I spend on golf gear is how much I spend, I'm always honest with it. It's a nice balance and it all works for us.

 

[CliveW]

Bascially, no matter how much golf you play, whether it once a month, once a week, or 5 times a week, you are going to get grief for it............so you might as well just play as much as you want cos your gonna get the sh!t no matter what

You need this!....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVib_giTFo

 

[jammydodger]

I'll usually play in the comps at the weekend and try to make sure its only one day. Sometimes you get club champs over 2 days or maybe a scratch game and a medal but its pretty rare. I dont do friendly golf on weekends if I can help it.

I get to play when I want in the week if im not working but I cant do the 'up there all week' type of thing as I get bored.

I never ever have issues with my wife as I always let her know well in advance and make sure she doesnt want to do something else. 99% of the time she will fit in around my golf anyway cos she likes plenty of time to herself too. We've never had an issue with it and I dont envisage it ever being a problem. I know when I play too much as I get golf bored so its usually me that says i dont want to play rathed than her asking me not too.

At the end of the day she says she's proud of my golf and wants me to enjoy it. So I try not to take the p!ss and then we're both happy

 

[Smiffy]

I get every other Sunday off and every Wednesday. Because Sam works full time she doesn't have a problem with me playing on a Wednesday.
Sundays are a little more difficult although she doesn't ever stop me.
But if she said that she wanted to do something on a particular Sunday, her choice would come before golf every time. Unless it was something "special" golfwise.

 

[Evesdad]

I play once every weekend and will play at least once in mid week when the clocks change, it's hard to squeeze much more in with a seven year old and another at 7 months. My eldest has started to play a bit now so gives me an excuse to go down the range more often!! It's really all dine to work life balance I currently work long hours so can't then disappear for hours when I'm finally at home!