Today, despite all my hard work persuading my retired husband to take up sensible hobbies, he now cosplays at comic book conventions, collects replica swords from films, goes paintballing once a month with men half his age, and watches two hours of Japanese anime every night before bed. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after weeks of my yelling, my boyfriend finally listened and got a hobby. Instead of getting into something sensible like martial arts, he chose tabletop gaming. Now I have to listen to hours of boring stories about pretend fantasy worlds, and admit to everyone that my boyfriend is a nerd. FML
Today, I knew my son was obsessed with Anime, which is fine because he has a job, and seems like a functional human being, but this afternoon he sent out invites to all our relatives to a virtual reality wedding, where he will marry some sort of nonexistent cartoon girl called "Wife Fu." FML
Today, I told my husband we could have a "him" day, visit the comic book and games stores, then watch anime. He refused to believe I was genuine, and asked what bad thing I did that I was trying to make up for. We ended up not doing any of it because he thinks I can’t be nice to him without a motive. FML
Today, I met my girlfriend's dad, who it turns out is such an anime nerd he decided to overplay the "idiot overprotective dad" character all afternoon, including making the dramatic faces, playing theme music from his phone, and at one point threatening my genitals with an oversized foam battle axe. FML
Today, I have quite a niche career forging swords, knives, and other weapons for museums. Well today my wife wanted to watch the anime Demon Slayer, we got to the scenes with the insane masked swordsmith, and she burst out laughing like, “Oh my god, you’re twins, grumpy twins!” FML
Today, my husband walked in, lit a cigarette, burped, farted, opened two beers at once, then sat down in his armchair in his boxers to watch anime. My three best friends sat on the sofa thought it was hilarious while I was mortified. FML
Today, I can’t get over that my husband will watch children’s movies all by himself, even though we don’t have kids. Seriously, I brought a friend over today and when we walked in he was drinking beer, watching a cartoon movie about a ladybird-themed superhero girl. It was so embarrassing. FML
Today, my Dad found out that like anime and I that actually collect anime figurines. I wanted to hide my hobbies from my parents, but he found out. Luckily he didn't mind the fact that I have this kind of hobby, but he went on to share the fact that I have "this kind of hobby" to our relatives. FML
Today, I can't sit down for a book or some TV without my wife coming up and moaning at me to "get a hobby, get out of the house once in a while, you never do anything anymore." I have a healthy, balanced social life, but maybe I want to relax in my own house for once. FML
Today, my husband bought a Pokémon game and started playing it in bed. It's like I'm married to an eight year-old boy. Why can't I have a normal man, who reads books or even plays normal games for an adult? I can barely look at him without feeling ashamed for settling with such an overgrown child. FML
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Top comments
Charlie Given 28
You sound jealous, those are safe and wholesome hobbies to have. Could be alot worse at least he's getting out there and enjoying his retirement, maybe encourage him instead of being a Debbie Downer. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
mike3775 39
So what is the problem? He is enjoying the hobbies he chose. If the replica swords and paint balling(which is exercise) is affordable, who cares. If my wife retired and did that, I would say “good for you” and actually probably get involved in something that she likes
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Charlie Given 28
You sound jealous, those are safe and wholesome hobbies to have. Could be alot worse at least he's getting out there and enjoying his retirement, maybe encourage him instead of being a Debbie Downer. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
mike3775 39
So what is the problem? He is enjoying the hobbies he chose. If the replica swords and paint balling(which is exercise) is affordable, who cares. If my wife retired and did that, I would say “good for you” and actually probably get involved in something that she likes
Hangryko 32
And?
poopface82 25
What should his hobbies be? Waiting on you hand and foot? Maybe I should ask my ex-wife’s new husband if he’s started collecting swords and watching anime.
justchlc 20
That sounds amazing!
Crowned Sataness 12
your husband sounds awesome. those are all fun hobbies. you must be so boring
RichardPencil 32
He should be a proper old man and collect guns, listen to Fox News and wait to shoot anyone who steps on his property.
lexxiasaurus 31
.......what's the problem? did you want the hobbies to all include you or something? cause you asked him to invest more in himself. he did so.......so why are you complaining aside if it's not something you also wanted to be included in. maybe try and get into anime or better yet. allow him to have his own life. you both were separate people coming as one. he needs his hobbies that are for him, not you as well. time to find some of your own hobbies
breezyxoxo1995 2
let him enjoy himself. it sounds like those are all fun things he enjoys doing and they are safe. if anything you sound jealous that you can’t be out having fun like that. let him enjoy his retirement. no Debbie downers allowed
idragosani 17
Those are perfectly sensible hobbies, if you ask me.