Is your spouse/so your dive buddy?

[JeffG]

The closest my wife got to diving was doing the discover scuba with me. I was hooked; she hated every minute of it.

(She never let the air out of her BC and when the DM tried to help her out, she almost killed him)

She does like to snorkle though

Anyways, this setup works better for both of us. We both get a his/her's holiday...... and when the Cat is away, the mice will play

 

[nitroxbabe]

My husband's father was a diver in the 60's, and my husband always wanted to learn to dive. I was the reluctant one initially. But, he signed us both up for lessons. I was instantly hooked (not to make a bad pun, of course).

We have pretty much done all of our diving together so far. I can see that changing, though: he wants to go off and explore, while I want to hang out and wait for that little red-lipped blenny to poke his nose out again...

He's still my best friend and a great dive buddy though.

 

[chickdiver]

I used to have an so that was a diver. NEVER AGAIN. I enjoy diving too much to have that hassle. From now on I will find someone with a seperate passion.

 

[IndyScott]

She is only in warm to hot water. Other times it is ray and nitrox junkie:mean:

 

[Tim Ingersoll]

I love my wife. I love my kids. I love the time I spend away from my wife and kids while diving.

 

[Inspector#2]

Since I'm getting her a drysuit for Xmas she will now do more Puget Sound diving with me.

Dave

 

[frogxman]

Hmm, what can I say, my spouse is a diver but not a buddy at all. As for my gf she is not a diver, but my best buddy.

 

[diveski01]

I've been single predominantly w/o s.o. since becoming a diver 6 yrs ago. I usually go on LDS trips to have people to dive with and to develop new dive buddies. A new dive club started up so I was into that immediately for same reasons. I started diving with a group of divers nearly every weekend and developed strong bonds with a few of them who are now my primary dive buddies and friends.

One of those friendships has further developed into a new s.o. This person had been a willing and capable mentor and I've learned so much from him already but I don't want to develop a dependency on him for a multitude of reasons. Being involved on a more personal level will make dive trips and training even more enjoyable since our relationship is multifaceted.

He's at a higher level with diving skills and has significant goals for caving and tech diving, which I probably won't pursue. But, I'm interested in learning about those avenues so that I can continue to improve my personal skills and comfort level as a diver and to be as a good dive buddy as possible to him and all of my other buddies.

I love having a s.o. for a dive buddy now, but I didn't let that limit my enjoyment of diving before. I guess what I'm trying to say is: be competent and confident as individuals first so as a buddy team you can be really great!

 

[mexman]

It's great to read all the responses. My wife does dive often with me, although she does not always want to do the same dives and will pass on more technical ones.

What a great way to share your diving experience.

 

[slowdiver]

It would be wonderful if my spouse was interested in diving. Then we would have something in common.