Starting to think this homebrew hobby is a bad habit.

[OldWorld]

Get a divorce. Your beer is more important Really...if she's to be vindictive of you doing something you enjoy then she's not your lover, she's a shrew.

 

[Yooper]

You know, we don't do what my husband calls "greeting card" holidays. I don't think he actually knows my date of birth, but he does know that our anniversary is in February. I think he'd be shocked if I didn't brew on his birthday or our anniversay. :cross:

But if that stuff is important to your spouse, then it's important to be sensitive to that. There is something that I learned the hard way about my brewing hobby, and I won't forget again.

Bob is a definite morning person, and from about 4PM on, he's pretty much done for the day. He wants to relax, have a beer, watch the news, have dinner, and then check email and stuff with a few more beers. I got a late start brewing one day and was in the middle of a brew at about 4:30 PM when he wanted to start dinner preparations (I brewed in the kitchen then). He was really, really upset with me and later he explained how he hates my "mess" after about 3 PM because it interferes with his routine. Now I know, and I've never done that again. I either get an earlier start, or put off the brewday, even though I haven't brewed in the kitchen in a few years.

It's simply about being aware of the other person's feelings, and it doesn't have anything to do with being "allowed" to do something.

 

[PapsD]

I ask for forgiveness, asking for permission usually involves her asking what she gets out of it, this is the only time during the forgiveness discussion that a request came through, hopefully it was just a full moon that day or something or I need a new game plan.

You both sound pretty selfish 2 me but we're only getting one side of the story.

That was a total bonehead move to brew on your anniversary even if you planned it.

 

[watersr]

Youre not from NY are you?

Still waiting to find out if AmandaK is from New York.

 

[DankHead]

I always tried to have a beer bottled in the fridge by anniversary time. 34 years will teach you some things. then we have a big pit bbq,the seafood in the pit bit seems to be very popular. And of course,you damn well better slip'er the ol' salami...

I wish you were my dad...

 

[unionrdr]

^ Some of us are just too cool to quit. Getting old to me doesn't mean listening to old fart music,driving a friggin tank instead of the tuner,etc. And I still like takin the skin boat to tuna town. or havin her bop my baloney...r havin her ride the wild baloney pony on an express ride. Maybe even expose her to the incredible heat-seaking moisture missle with it's one=eyed pilot Mr happy...D

 

[604brewer]

^ Some of us are just too cool to quit. Getting old to me doesn't mean listening to old fart music,driving a friggin tank instead of the tuner,etc. And I still like takin the skin boat to tuna town. or havin her bop my baloney...r havin her ride the wild baloney pony on an express ride. Maybe even expose her to the incredible heat-seaking moisture missle with it's one=eyed pilot Mr happy...D

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Speechless here.

 

[DankHead]

^ Some of us are just too cool to quit. Getting old to me doesn't mean listening to old fart music,driving a friggin tank instead of the tuner,etc. And I still like takin the skin boat to tuna town. or havin her bop my baloney...r havin her ride the wild baloney pony on an express ride. Maybe even expose her to the incredible heat-seaking moisture missle with it's one=eyed pilot Mr happy...D

You and my dad would have gotten along great!!!

 

[uncommonsense]

Me and my wife are going to make some wine on our anniversary. Something that ages well so we can open one every year on our anniversary.

 

[AmandaK]

Still waiting to find out if AmandaK is from New York.

Ha. I am not. I'm from St. Louis. And I've never been married.

Go Cardinals!

 

[william_shakes_beer]

Early in my pre-brewing research swmbo set down an ultimatum; I had to choose between her and brewing. I choose brewing.

 

[MaltnHops]

My wife actually got me into brewing. She took me to a BOP for a birthday and the obsession began. We've been married for 8 years and have a great relationship. I will usually tell her a few days ahead of time when I plan on brewing. If it doesn't fit into our schedule, I pick another day. I never ask, but I always give her a head's up. I would NEVER brew on our anniversary though. That's just asking for trouble!