Does your spouse / SO understand DVC?

[adamak]

My DH *absolutely* cannot comprehend the whole point system thing. He is an intelligent guy, deal with lots of big legal cases, and can talk science / philosophy...all day long. But when it comes to DVC, he just cannot understand how it works, how to bank, why / when / how....etc. All he knows is, I make the ressie, and he walks into the hotel room and goes 'wow'.

I just find it amusing. I wonder if I'm the odd one out?

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

I think my spouse doesn't bother to understand because she knows that I do (or at least try). In return I don't understand the whole pin thing.

HBC

 

[luckytso]

Mine is probably worse. He has not even called Member Services once, does not know their phone number or ANYTHING about my DVC points despite the relatively large number points that we own.

I rent out the points that we don't use and I enjoy the process of renting. While I know for a fact that if I am not around one day, he would not be bothered with renting AT ALL. He would rather sell the points before he rents (he said he will pick up the phone to call Jaki (a resale broker) and ask her to take care of it.

He only needs to know when we are leaving for WDW, which resort, when we are coming back so that people at work know how to reach him.

He can never even remember the dates we are supposed to be there, he asks multiple times.

But he does love the 2-br we had at BWV in Feb. or all other resorts we had stayed (except for the 3 All Star resorts, the only ones he refuses to stay).

 

[TIdoublegaER]

My DH "gets" it, but sometimes I don't think he really pays attention. We almost lost points because he banked some by the 100% deadline and then tried banking more later and had it all messed up. MS "fixed" the problem for us, but I have the feeling we used our "super, secret, once in a lifetime" banking deal.

Then he says to me the other day, "Did you know that points are $84/point?" I said, "Uh, HELLO, where the heck have you been. It's been $84 for a while now" Especially since he reads these boards on a regular basis! So, DH, if you're reading this sorry I ratted you out!!

(He does take care of all the reservations and keeps track of 3 different home resort w/2 different use years, so I can't complain too much! )

 

[disneyberry]

hahaha.

i made my dbf read the Member Guidebook the day it came in the mail. (he reluctantly skimmed through it)
last weekend i quizzed him.
he actually answered a few questions correctly, i was impressed!

but, seriously, he doesn't think it's necessary for him to understand DVC since it's good enough if i understand it.

he never remembers what our vacation dates are either. he calls me "his travel agent", and knows i can take care of everything.

 

[new_yawka]

My DW gets it...and she is quite the Disney fan, but, quite frankly, she doesn't need to know too much since I hord all the fun vacation planning for myself (she actually isn't that interested in that part).

 

[SamSam]

I think my Dh could 'understand' if he had too, but since I'm the family 'travel agent' there's no need for him too. I'm happy that he love's going as much as I do and that he's generally happy with how our vacations go.
Of course, he knows that if he complains I would let him take care of all future planning and he definitely doesn't want that! lol

I really enjoy doing all the planning, so it works out wonderfully.

 

[robinb]

My Dh understands, but doesn't do any of the planning. It's all up to me. He thinks we have way too many points with 430. Every 6 weeks or so he suggests that we rent out more points and I tell him we have rented out all the points we can until the fall. I expect to have the point rental conversation again in a couple more weeks!

 

[disneyberry]

Originally posted by SamSam
Of course, he knows that if he complains I would let him take care of all future planning and he definitely doesn't want that! lol

LOL that is too funny... it's kind of that way too w/ dbf and i.

sometimes i do wish he would learn enough about booking WDW trips to be able to book a surprise vacation for our anniversary or something (hint hint... if he sees this post. nah. he would never read the DISboards though.... oh well) heh.

adamak, thanks for starting this thread, it's quite amusing. anyone else?

 

[WDWLVR]

My DH most definately gets DVC. He's just as active on these boards now as I am and usually is in the DVC chat as well.

I, however, am the planner of the family. I keep the points chart and I'm the one that is always showing him options. All decisions are jointly made.

DVC has definately made vacation planning easier and more fun.

 

[reneesam]

My very bright DH has no clue re DVC, and...

That's just fine with me

 

[lenshanem]

I have always made all the trip plans to WDW. Hubby doesn't even listen to me when I try to discuss with him what I'm doing. I just give him the dates so he can let work know.
I even handled all the DVC stuff just recently. Basically just showed him where to sign on the paperwork. I guess he trusts me?!? LOL
He knows I enjoy planning. I should have been a travel agent. He has his baseball obsession and I have my WDW one. Great pair, us two! Unfortunately for him he enjoys our WDW trips, I on the other hand cringe when I have to go to a game.

 

[Terry S]

I know if my husband had to understand he would. But because I take care of everything and always have, he doesn't know much about it. He has no clue when we need to bank or if we even have banked, but like I said, if for some reason he had to do it, I don't think it would be a problem. He does get a little miffed sometimes when our servers hand him his room key card that says my name on it, and jokingly says here is your card Mrs....... I am very grateful, that he loves WDW and DVC and tolerates my obssession.

 

[dvcfamily5]

he knows how to buy points and get on the plane, lol

 

[mb168]

Same here. DW only knows when it's time to go 'cause I keep telling her, only XX more days until our trip .

Far as the point system goes, if I ever even MENTION points, banking, borrowing and how they work I can see her eyes glaze over just before they roll up in her head as she says "just tell me when to pack" or "do we have a 1BR at OKW..."

Be another good poll, How many half knowledgeable DVC families are there or do both understand?

 

[boardwalk prof]

Both dh and myself love WDW and DVC. But I am the planner in the family. I decide what days, what ps's, tickets, etc. I make the phone calls and put everything together. But I enjoy doing it.

Now dh likes to put everything in a spreadsheet. So he has a spread sheet that shows point usage, etc. And he likes to make the "big" decisions and lets me take care of the details--calling our guide, understanding the use years, etc.

And I love getting the a call from him asking if we need to buy more points and why don't I call and see what the possibilities are.

So honey, I know you are out there lurking. Thanks for all your support!

 

[tax58]

My DW understands the concept, but I take care of the details. Just the way we both like it.

 

[lsutigger2]

I'm the planner and the caretaker of the details. I do include DH in the discussions and he participates. He could do the banking stuff, in fact he has called to bank points (when I told him too!). And he got spoiled by the w/d, jacuzzi first and will miss it this trip. But there is no room in the budget now for more points.


The most important contribution that DH makes to the DVC thing is putting the automatic withdrawal in the check book each month !

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Originally posted by tax58
My DW understands the concept, but I take care of the details. Just the way we both like it.

This sums up our situation as well.

 

[Dizzie]

My DH knows nothing about DVC. I don't even think he would know what I was talking about if I said "DVC". A few years ago I told him I was looking at timeshares. 4 months later I told him I decided on DVC and he asked me a few questions to see if I had done all my research. Then when the papers came, he signed them. I get to do all the planning, banking, borrowing, etc and I just tell him where we are going, who we are going with and when we are going. We are both happy this way! I guess I should let him know we have a ressie at VWL & BCV for MNSSHP!
He does love Disney as much as I do.