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If like me you spend a lot of time listening to golf stories with baited breath waiting to hear the conclusion of what happened on the 6th (yawn), then I take my hat off to you.

Don't get me wrong I thought to myself you know what if you can't beat them join them, so I agreed to go to the course and attempt to learn how to play with some instruction from hubby. Following this experience, from taking me 17 shots on a par 4 combined with the amusement and 'not as easy at it looks, is it?' comments,  I realised that this is not for me and I also appreciated that it is a lot tougher than the professionals make it look on TV. 

So I have been doing this gig for a long long time, weekends are for Golf apparently combined with the golfing trips and weekends away (players only). It can sometimes become quite lonely unless you can find ways to fill your time. You need to find your own interests too or you will end up resenting the player and the game. I am currently trying to write a book so that keeps me occupied, along with family time.

But I think what most golfers don't appreciate is it's not just 80 or 90 minutes of play time it is over 4 hours and then a debrief at the 19th hole means 5 or 6 hours, when you both work full time this is a huge chunk of time you lose together. It is not easy giving up that time on a regular basis and my other half seems to appreciate that now more than he did before.

Maybe treat your partner to a little gift, just because or arrange a nice short break for you both to reconnect. I am not just appealing to the men who golf as there are as many women that golf and their partners don't, so I am reaching out to you too. Acknowledge the understanding and patience of your other half who will always support you with your passion (obsession).