Originally Posted by
Bassmanbob
How do you manage your time to do both? Is it possible?
I married an athlete. She is basically a gym rat although we both used to speed skate and play hockey on a mixed-gender team. She does her thing, I do my thing, and we do our things together. We both have utmost respect for the other person's time engaged in activity, and a healthy respect for any REQUESTS to be together, even if we might have to skip a workout here and there.
FYI, I have taken off on month-long bike tours while she guarded the homestead. She visits friends in Seattle and other cities for 2-weeks at a time and I stay home in case there is a hurricane I have to deal with (secure the house, load her car, and save what I can). Never happened but she leaves at the peak of hurricane season so it is very possible.
Give and take. It helps that we both have things we love outside of the marriage so there is understanding. And we both get grouchy if we miss too many workout activities. So there is healthy avoidance behavior happening as well. Nobody loves a grouch.