My wife says im obsessed with the boards

[jsoren11]

Okay, so my wife says i'm obsessed with the boards. Every conversation we have ends up about Kevin or Julie, or Corie. etc... She says that after our upcoming trip im going to have a meltdown or depression.
I need ideas to show her that she's wrong. I mean, I do stay up after shes asleep and blog for a couple hours every night, and I am an obsessive trip planner, but I think Ill be ready to go back to work after 14 days at the parks..
I dont plan to stop blogging after the trip, do most people? The thing is, I try to listen to the podcast when she is with me, and she always enjoys it or laughs and asks "were not going to the sad little crab cake place are we?" , but as soon as its over, shes back on her "your too obsessed with the boards" kick.
Anyone else have this problem?
Is there a support group?

[Dismom+two]

I'm not even planning a trip in the near future and I am obsessed with the podcast and boards too! I am always bringing up Pete, Kevin and the rest of the team as well. At least now..I can just say "oh...Pete said....blah blah blah..." and DH knows who I am talking about. I don't have to say "Pete from the podcast...or Kevin from the podcast.."

All I can say is its a good thing Pete, Kevin, Walter and John are gay because my dh would probably think I had a thing for them!! :rotfl2:

[airman]

DW thinks I'm obsessed also, because I'm on the DisBoards everyday. I'm just researching for our next trip:thumbsup2

[jcb]

I think this is the support group.

I am pretty sure DW went to the TSM event to make sure that I really didn't have "invisible" friends. I even heard her say, "John is so nice."

I've been back about 3 weeks and am participating in the boards as much as before the trip. If that's an obsession, count me in.

[WebmasterJohn]

Okay, so my wife says i'm obsessed with the boards. Every conversation we have ends up about Kevin or Julie, or Corie. etc...

Tell her Kevin, Julie and Corey say you are perfectly normal....

[jsoren11]

I'm not even planning a trip in the near future and I am obsessed with the podcast and boards too! I am always bringing up Pete, Kevin and the rest of the team as well. At least now..I can just say "oh...Pete said....blah blah blah..." and DH knows who I am talking about. I don't have to say "Pete from the podcast...or Kevin from the podcast.."

All I can say is its a good thing Pete, Kevin, Walter and John are gay because my dh would probably think I had a thing for them!! :rotfl2:

See that doesn't work for my wife, she thinks I may be closeted.:rotfl:
I always make comments about how much I love these "guys" and she gives me that look...:rolleyes:

[jsoren11]

Tell her Kevin, Julie and Corey say you are perfectly normal....

I told her and once again got "the look":rolleyes:
I give up, she'll never understand what we have!!:rotfl:

[tinkbutt]

it's not bad to be obsessed with the boards if you have time to be on the boards do it!!

[jsoren11]

it's not bad to be obsessed with the boards if you have time to be on the boards do it!!

thats what I say, ill sleep when Im dead, its time to DIS BLOG!!!!:surfweb:

[The Grumpus]

There are many worse things that you could be obsessed with. You're wife should consider herself lucky. Sneaking out to the computer for a little Dis chat...that's nothing in the grand scheme.

It is funny how we can start sentences using the names of people we've never actually met and feel completely normal about it.

-TGr :mad:

[Dismom+two]

See that doesn't work for my wife, she thinks I may be closeted.:rotfl:
I always make comments about how much I love these "guys" and she gives me that look...:rolleyes:

OMG that is so funny!!

[remark44]

Hi my name is Melissa and I'm obsessed with the podcast board. :rotfl:

Just wanted to join the support group. :goodvibes

The sad thing is I feel like I have to hide when I'm on the boards. If I hear my husband coming downstairs, I quickly switch to a different screen. If he sees anything Disney related on the computer he just gives me "that look". I mean he enjoys going to DisneyWorld. He just doesn't understand this obsession.

At least this addiction is not harmful to my body. And it does calm my mind inbetween trips. So maybe it's a good thing. :thumbsup2

[CinderellasSister]

Okay, so my wife says i'm obsessed with the boards. Every conversation we have ends up about Kevin or Julie, or Corie. etc... She says that after our upcoming trip im going to have a meltdown or depression.

Anyone else have this problem?
Is there a support group?

Yes, this IS the support group!!!:banana: :love:

And tell your wife not to worry, there will be no meltdown. You'll be back on the boards, just like the rest of us, to plan for the next trip!!!:surfweb:

[Madi100]

Okay, so my wife says i'm obsessed with the boards. Every conversation we have ends up about Kevin or Julie, or Corie. etc... She says that after our upcoming trip im going to have a meltdown or depression.
I need ideas to show her that she's wrong. I mean, I do stay up after shes asleep and blog for a couple hours every night, and I am an obsessive trip planner, but I think Ill be ready to go back to work after 14 days at the parks..
I dont plan to stop blogging after the trip, do most people? The thing is, I try to listen to the podcast when she is with me, and she always enjoys it or laughs and asks "were not going to the sad little crab cake place are we?" , but as soon as its over, shes back on her "your too obsessed with the boards" kick.
Anyone else have this problem?
Is there a support group?

You seem to be stating these things like there is a problem??? I don't understand. I find it completely normal to have to check on my laptop to check-in for a few minutes here and there. And, I find it completely normal that five minutes after I've walked away from my laptop that is still open to the Disboards that I sit down at my desktop and check to see what people might have posted while I was gone. :confused3

[cocowum]

I had this problem for years. :rotfl: Then DH started listening to the podcast and now he's hooked on the boards. He doesn't plan, he just goes with the flow. :goodvibes Last night at Midnight, I woke him up to ask what he thought about my vacation plans for 2011, yep, 2011. :rotfl:

[jsoren11]

Last night while I was concocting the "Julie Had Her Baby" post, I was snickering soooooo hard, it woke her from a dead sleep, I tried to splain what I was doin, yep, you guessed it, I got "the look"

[cslittle999]

I occasionally get the look too when I mention something about the podcast or the boards. That said, DW doesn't really complain because all of the tips and information make our trips go a lot smoother.

[Madi100]

Tell her Kevin, Julie and Corey say you are perfectly normal....


John, my conversations always start with John says.....

[jsoren11]

I occasionally get the look too when I mention something about the podcast or the boards. That said, DW doesn't really complain because all of the tips and information make our trips go a lot smoother.

i KNOW RIGHT!!!!!????!!!!??? i TOTALLY SAVED A BUTTLOAD WHEN THE 4/3 DEAL CAME OUT FOR OUR TRIP I was so excited and I told her, I probably wouldnt even have known unless the boards said it....

still, "the look":rolleyes:

[cslittle999]

still, "the look":rolleyes:
I know what you mean. I'm sitting in our living room with the football game on chuckling about this post and a couple of others and DW keeps asking what. I just say a post on the DIS and that's when I get the eye roll. :rotfl2:

[scarlett873]

DH and I had this conversation when I first joined the DIS. Anything I talked about was in reference to something on the DIS...people, places, things...whatever. He grew tired of it pretty quickly! :rotfl:

Now...almost 7 years later, he's used to it. I try to edit my conversations so that i'm not constantly talking about the DIS, but it still happens. He's a member around here too...but just doesn't post or visit much. I'm trying to get him involved, but he's a very busy man. Maybe as we get closer to the cruise or even after the cruise, he'll start hanging out here a bit more!

Or he'll be so incredibly freaked out by everyone on the podcast cruise that he'll forbid me from coming here ever again...:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That won't happen...he's had some weirder circles of internet friends in his past than DISers...I think my DIS membership is safe, no matter how weird y'all are on this podcast cruise! After all, he's already met J-Kim! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Hope to see you posting soon J-Kim!! We miss (picking on) you around here!! :hug:

[Iggipolka]

I got "The Look" from my wife just a few minutes ago! :rotfl: I logged onto the boards around 2pm today and it's now close to 5pm. She came into the room, saw my computer screen and yup..there was The Look.

Now..in three days when we're at WDW, she's going to be so happy because I've booked all our ADR's, booked the Keys to the Kingdom tour as a surprise to her (booked it after hearing the review on the podcast) and am working with concierge to get the Chef's table at Citrico's! All of these goodies are because of stuff I've learned on the Dis and through the podcast. :lovestruc

But still...The Look continues. OH..and it's even better when I tell her that no way, no how, are we eating at such-n-such place, because Kevin hates it. :lmao:

[UrsulasShadow]

"Obsession"? What is this "obsession" of which you speak? I do not understand.

[NDM#1]

Hi my name is Melissa and I'm obsessed with the podcast board. :rotfl:

Just wanted to join the support group. :goodvibes

The sad thing is I feel like I have to hide when I'm on the boards. If I hear my husband coming downstairs, I quickly switch to a different screen. If he sees anything Disney related on the computer he just gives me "that look". I mean he enjoys going to DisneyWorld. He just doesn't understand this obsession.

At least this addiction is not harmful to my body. And it does calm my mind inbetween trips. So maybe it's a good thing. :thumbsup2

Wow! This sounds a little like my life. My husband has finally come to a point where he likes Disney, and he is slowly building up a tolerance for my disboard addiction. On occasion, he will even enjoy a podcast with me. But when I get in the dis chat room, the eyes start rolling, the irritated tone comes out in his comments and he starts huffing and puffing around the house. This has caused me to try to sneak away during chat hours if he is occupied to see how long I can get away with chatting before he realizes what I'm doing.

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[NDM#1]

I had this problem for years. :rotfl: Then DH started listening to the podcast and now he's hooked on the boards. He doesn't plan, he just goes with the flow. :goodvibes Last night at Midnight, I woke him up to ask what he thought about my vacation plans for 2011, yep, 2011. :rotfl:

Alicia, your story gives me hope! Thanks for that. :)

[cocowum]

Alicia, your story gives me hope! Thanks for that. :)

Anytime. :teeth:

[DisneyDoc5]

No kidding!!!!! 10 minutes ago I was explaining the boards to my husband and showing him my first thread ever and how awesome you all are answering my questions (including pictures!) and he just makes this grunting sound (which is his way of ackowledging without ignoring me). He's used to my non-stop Disney obsession, if he only knew what's ahead of him now that I have gotten the courage to post! HA HA! I envy the couples where both partners are dis freaks (not just fans, because mine is a fan), but we would probably just be broke from to many vacations! Off to dream Disney - good night!:angel:

[sandyh67]

Okay, so my wife says i'm obsessed with the boards. Every conversation we have ends up about Kevin or Julie, or Corie. etc... She says that after our upcoming trip im going to have a meltdown or depression.
I need ideas to show her that she's wrong. I mean, I do stay up after shes asleep and blog for a couple hours every night, and I am an obsessive trip planner, but I think Ill be ready to go back to work after 14 days at the parks..
I dont plan to stop blogging after the trip, do most people? The thing is, I try to listen to the podcast when she is with me, and she always enjoys it or laughs and asks "were not going to the sad little crab cake place are we?" , but as soon as its over, shes back on her "your too obsessed with the boards" kick.
Anyone else have this problem?
Is there a support group?

Ummm- we are the support group :lmao:

My sister- who also loves Disney might I add, believes I need an intervention LOL :rotfl2:
Hey, I am happy every day because of Disney, the podcast and these boards- how can anyone complain about that?? Better than any medication I say :)

[DisneyKevin]

John, my conversations always start with John says.....

So do John's.

[PK Disney Dork]

So do John's.

baZING!!!

[jsoren11]

So do John's.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :rotfl2:
Wow, I would really love to tell that to my wife, I think it's hilarious, but then Im just setting myself up for "the look":laughing:

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

My husband did the same thing. Then I started listening to the podcasts when he was around. Last week he asked hey why wasnt there a show on this week. I am making progress on him. He looks when I am in chat and ocassionally will use my name to visit thte boards maybe some day he will post. A few times I have posted stuff he asked me to post. So there is hope. ;)

[sandyh67]

My husband did the same thing. Then I started listening to the podcasts when he was around. Last week he asked hey why wasnt there a show on this week. I am making progress on him. He looks when I am in chat and ocassionally will use my name to visit thte boards maybe some day he will post. A few times I have posted stuff he asked me to post. So there is hope. ;)

Wow, that's impressive! DH listens sometimes, not on his own, but i KNOW he would never get on the boards, just not his thing. Oh well- at least he is a disney lover. I can give him anything with Mickey on it as a gift and he loves it! :love:

[exwdwcm]

My DH can't talk since he is on World of Warcraft for 8 hours at a time and all hours of the night.

So neither of us really says anything to the other about our obsessions. :rotfl:

My DH has no interest in the boards or disney. He is just now coming around to actually being interested in going again, but I know he will feel the magic ten fold on our next trip now that we have a child. I would love it if he shared my passion, but he doesn't......no biggie. at least he doesn't hate the mouse! :wizard:

[cocowum]

My husband did the same thing. Then I started listening to the podcasts when he was around. Last week he asked hey why wasnt there a show on this week. I am making progress on him. He looks when I am in chat and ocassionally will use my name to visit thte boards maybe some day he will post. A few times I have posted stuff he asked me to post. So there is hope. ;)

This is how Paul started...;) He just celebrated his 1000th post. :rotfl:

Wow, that's impressive! DH listens sometimes, not on his own, but i KNOW he would never get on the boards, just not his thing. Oh well- at least he is a disney lover. I can give him anything with Mickey on it as a gift and he loves it! :love:


Never say never! :lmao: DH used to be the same way. :rolleyes1

[Madi100]

So do John's.

Well, doesn't he know all???

[Applemomma]

Hi....my name is Applemomma....I'm a disboards/podcast addict.....and a Disney obsessive. Is there a twelve step program to go along with the support group?

Currently I'm getting the "look" from my spouse for cruising on the boards, obsessivly studying airline websites and the biggest "look/grunt" came from my purchase of a Walt Disney biography!

Took my first vacation to the World since I was a kid in 2007 and fell head over heals in love. Plotting everyday how to get back there and hubby just does not get it. I'm pretty sure he could take it or leave it but I'm working on getting him back one more time in 2010 before I start doing it on my own with the kids. I plan to be a little old lady sitting on a bench on Main Street in my 90's people watching. Certainly helps that my best friend just moves to Ocala, Florida and I've pretty much demanded that she become my Disney buddy.

I just know that if I could get hubby to listen to a podcast or two he'd be hooked since it would show him that there is so much more to Disney World then crowds and kid stuff!

[jcb]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :rotfl2:
Wow, I would really love to tell that to my wife, I think it's hilarious, but then Im just setting myself up for "the look":laughing:


I tried but went down in flames - I think it was my delivery.

[cslittle999]

Took my first vacation to the World since I was a kid in 2007 and fell head over heals in love.
Wow a kid in 2007 and now you're married. Applemomma you sure grew up fast. :rotfl2:

[Applemomma]

Wow a kid in 2007 and now you're married. Applemomma you sure grew up fast. :rotfl2:

Whoops! missed a few commas there....like Kevin says "it's horrible when bad things happen to good sentences" :rotfl:

[jsoren11]

I tol my wife Julie had her baby and got "the look", dont care, im obsessed, just glad I have you all to help me through my "addiction":surfweb:

[JimFitz]

I love these boards and the DisUnplugged! My wife likes Disney and takes interest in my interest but she doesnt listen to the shows or surf these boards.

[jsoren11]

So I started chatting last night, it was great, ran into Kevin and Mindy, what a great time, laughed my butt off, only problem is I have to hide it... Im a closet chatter..... any tips?

[BRobson]

I am always getting "the look" from DH and the thing is I just wish he would listen to the podcasts because I know he would love them :confused3

The best look I ever got was then we were in WDW last year and I covered his back pack in LGMH and my DIS Unplugged pin and then told him random strangers may talk to him about the DIS :lmao: No one came near though :lmao:

[jcb]

Im a closet chatter

Where's the tag fairy when you need 'em?

I have to say, DW leaned over during chat one night and watched for five minutes then gave up saying it was impossible to follow.

I'm finally able to come out of the chat closet.

[jsoren11]

Where's the tag fairy when you need 'em?

I have to say, DW leaned over during chat one night and watched for five minutes then gave up saying it was impossible to follow.

I'm finally able to come out of the chat closet.

it does move pretty fast.. kinda confusing. for like 30 minutes, i thought mindy was talking about corey's big girl panties last night, turned out I was WAYYYYYYY wrong, just too much typing goin on!! (Sorry Corey!):rotfl:

[Dismom+two]

I am lucky to have a supportive DH...he does listen to my stories about the podcast and boards.
Anytime I have a question about ANYTHING he always tells me to ask the "almighty boards" as quoted in my tag!! For the board knows all!! :goodvibes

[jcb]

I can't believe I missed it - I was watching the boards and a basketball game (college, not pro, never pro) and thinking, "the boards sure are quiet tonight." Finally I remember it was chat.

[jsoren11]

My wife hates the boards. cant wait for WDW, but doesnt appreciate the planning Ive doon. How can I make her understand?:rolleyes:

[jcb]

My wife hates the boards. cant wait for WDW, but doesnt appreciate the planning Ive doon. How can I make her understand?:rolleyes:

I can't answer for you but the comments that have been made in my household are words to the effect of "do we really need to do all that much planning for Disney World?" and "it is a vacation, right?" Now, the last trip was much more relaxing - perhaps because I did cut back on the commando touring plan.

[cslittle999]

My wife hates the boards. cant wait for WDW, but doesnt appreciate the planning Ive doon. How can I make her understand?:rolleyes:
I don't think you can. Not really. It would be nice if your wife appreciated the hard work you've done to plan your trip but really the well planned, enjoyable trip is the real reward. Just make sure you don't over plan or once you're at WDW, be unwilling to change. It's about the trip not the plan. The saying that I try to keep in mind when planning is "don't make the perfect the enemy of the good".

[DisneyKevin]

Have her call and try to make an ADR.

[jsoren11]

Ive never planned a trip like this, Is there a big "letdown" period after the trip is over????

[jcb]

Hi Jon,

Just checking to see how the planning is going.

Still getting "the look"?

[cslittle999]

Ive never planned a trip like this, Is there a big "letdown" period after the trip is over????
Definitely. The usual cure is to start planning the next trip. :rotfl: After our second trip we bought into DVC. Now we always know there will be another trip.

[jsoren11]

Hi Jon,

Just checking to see how the planning is going.

Still getting "the look"?

forever!! Im not sure what its going to take to make her happy, probably when she sees all of the little inexpensive :flower3: upgrades ive made to our trip to "spice" it up a little bit like floral delivery, wishes cruise, club level at Royal pacific Univ for two nights, limo service from POFQ to RPR and from RPR to MCO. I think shell apprec. after she sees the end results of a perfect vacation..

A wise man once told me though, with marriage, you can either be right or happy, not both..:beach:

[jcb]

Studies confirm - happy marriages are where man agrees with the wife, enthusiastically. (I heard it on NPR.)

[katscradle]

Studies confirm - happy marriages are where man agrees with the wife, enthusiastically. (I heard it on NPR.)

You are correct. :thumbsup2
Mama ain't happy, then no ones happy....

[disneym2m]

Only a true Disney fan understands the need to have Disney in your life somehow, someway everyday.

Have fun with your trip planning.

[katscradle]

DH was on the boards for about 9 months before me. ;)
I am a gamer.
He said do something with your time. :hourglass
Go on the boards, you can talk about anything you want to. :rotfl2:
So I tried it.
Now I am on everyday.
It's a whole new world, and has help greatly with the trip planning. :thumbsup2
Get her on and you won't be able to get her off.
P.S. Kevin is right have her try and make a dining ressie.

[katscradle]

Oh oh I think I killed this thread. :scared1: :scared1:

[UrsulasShadow]

Oh oh I think I killed this thread. :scared1: :scared1:
That's okay...not ALL threads have to be over 3,000 posts....:upsidedow

[jsoren11]

That's okay...not ALL threads have to be over 3,000 posts....:upsidedow

but mine should be!!:groom: :clown:

[OKW Lover]

I'll see if I can help with the post count.

So what if a spouse thinks you're obsessed with the boards. I don't see what the problem is. I can quit any time I want. :faint:

[katscradle]

Try to get your spouse on the boards.
Or blow them away the next time you go with your planning skills.

[wishspirit]

See my boyfriend is grateful for these boards, yes I used to get the eye rolling thing too, and still do from time to time, but the podcasts have helped me so much and the boards have perked me up whilst he's away that he feels indebted to you guys for keeping my moral up. He is terribly patient!

He has also got a lot better since going to Disneyland Paris, he can finally see what all the fuss is about, cause he loved it! I just keep telling him if he liked Disneyland Paris, WDW is going to knock his socks off! (He is even coming round to an idea of a Disney Honeymoon way into the future! :hyper:)

According to my housemates though, i need professional help!

[DWFan4Life]

Hmmm. I think that being obsessed is nothing to worry. It's just you want to be updated everytime there are latest posts who shares experiences. Also your excited to tell others about your upcoming trips or last trips where in others might get tips on what they can do during a trip.