Even though summer hasn’t hit yet, I am getting anxious to get out on the water.  You see, once the ice melts, you can pretty much find me at the lake every weekend, fishing.  Yes, I’ll admit that fishing is my passion and I take every opportunity that I can get to be out on the water doing what I love.

But in some respects, it has been a struggle to do what I love since I got married.  My wife knew that I was a fisherman at heart when we tied the knot, but sometimes it is a struggle to get out of the house as she thinks that I spend more time on the lake than with her.

Even though I stay at home all winter, it is never enough for her.  And even then, when I do have something to say, she just rolls her eyes at me when I talk about the latest sale on some marine accessories that I have been eyeing - she just doesn’t seem to care that these things are interesting for me.

It frustrates me even more when she buys me a tie instead of the stern drive parts that I put on my birthday list each year.  For all her complaining that she does about me not listening to her, you’d think that she would make an effort to listen to me too - but that isn’t the case.

So, I decided to have a good sit down with her and discuss our issues. We have compromised. I won’t go fishing every single weekend, like I usually do. And she’ll stop harping on me, and try to find things that we both like to do together. I think that is a great way to incorporate both things in my life.

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