Hello my names Jackie, I'm the one in the picture with the finger growing out of my head lol and I am a Golf Widow. Thought that was a good place to start.
Life as a GW well what can I say, I could compare it to playing Golf of ‘course’ the fact that sometimes he ‘drives’ me mad with Golf, Golf, Golf but somehow I manage to ‘putt’ up with it. Not all bad I get to do the housework on Saturdays while he is out ‘playing a round’, I am so lucky said no one ever :-). However all joking aside it can be frustrating not having a free weekend to do things together because Golf is Life can be challenging, feeling like it is unfair of me to take away his weekly game after he works so hard during the week, when I know it is what he loves doing. But what about me?
I started booking us getaways to different courses so I could have a change of scenery and the Golf could continue for him but that didn’t last long as my pennies didn’t stretch to doing it regularly. We did however have a couple of memorable trips to St Andrews and Celtic Manor scenery was breath-taking and I enjoyed a well earned break.
It sometimes feels to me that I am not as important in his world as Golf is but then he will surprise me with a gift or a meal out and let’s me know how much he appreciates me which obviously has the desired effect. So guys and gals when you are playing golf, watching golf, talking golf and breathing golf take some time to think about the person in your life who supports you and your obsession and is always there for you to listen to your highs and lows even though we don’t necessarily understand them, we share them because we care.
Show your appreciation once in a while it makes the world of difference to those of us that don’t share the love of the game but love the golfer.
