Advice-how to get Hubby more excited

[Brian Noble]

Hubby was okay with it but the more I "plan" and try to discuss with him he gets annoyed and states he's not looking forward to it.

Then stop discussing it with him, and just do your thing. When you get there, it will look like you are having a great time with no effort. Everyone will be happy.

[todzwife]

DH tries to cancel our trip EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. Thankfully, I don't book anything until it's all paid for so he can't get out of it. I don't discuss any of the planning with him either. It just makes him tune out. I do 100% of the budget and planning, he just has to come. When my kids get older, if he doesn't want to come, I'll go without him but for now, I need his extra set of eyes/arms, PLUS I want the kids to remember him being there!

I totally feel for you all!

[CourtFool]

I wonder if any of you ladies can help me out with a similar question. How do I get my wife more excited about football? I mean, I love it. The pre-game, the half-time reports. I plan the food and having all our friends over. She just sits there like a bump on a log.

[Mary09]

She sits there? You couldn't pay me to.

[sonnyjane]

Originally Posted by CourtFool

I wonder if any of you ladies can help me out with a similar question. How do I get my wife more excited about football? I mean, I love it. The pre-game, the half-time reports. I plan the food and having all our friends over. She just sits there like a bump on a log.

Lol.

[NStramler]

Originally Posted by CourtFool

I wonder if any of you ladies can help me out with a similar question. How do I get my wife more excited about football? I mean, I love it. The pre-game, the half-time reports. I plan the food and having all our friends over. She just sits there like a bump on a log.

Me either.. .football is not even comparable to Disneyland...

Do you cook the food and clean up? Your friends... your party.... she needs to wise up and not sit there but leave and go spend at least the amount you did on the food on something fun.. like gift cards she can use at Disneyland!!!

[mgrace79]

Originally Posted by CourtFool

I wonder if any of you ladies can help me out with a similar question. How do I get my wife more excited about football? I mean, I love it. The pre-game, the half-time reports. I plan the food and having all our friends over. She just sits there like a bump on a log.

I'm lucky dh is a baseball motocross fan which I like too. So sports is never an issue in our home! Give her props for at least watching it with you!

[mellers]

Originally Posted by CourtFool

I wonder if any of you ladies can help me out with a similar question. How do I get my wife more excited about football? I mean, I love it. The pre-game, the half-time reports. I plan the food and having all our friends over. She just sits there like a bump on a log.

That's easy. Play football with your son (or daughter). Your wife will get excited about it in no time.

[Satchmo128]

Originally Posted by PHXscuba

MY DH likes being at Disneyland but finds no joy in the details of planning like many DIS spouses (isn't that why we're all here?) I've learned we're both happier if I do most of the planning/scheming on my own and consult him if it's a big decision. We talk about length of time and a general budget, then I go off on my own until the trip get close. It's often more of a veto situation: "I'm planning to book XYZ unless you don't want to." He's more of a go-with-the-flow kind of person but recognizes that I'm not, and doing anything with 4 kids requires some planning to get anything accomplished.

PHXscuba

YES. We are the same as you and your DH! The only difference is that we don't have 4 kids