How can I get my husband to share my love of glasto

[mrsbee]

My lovely husband has been dutifully coming to glasto with me for 3 years, however, he has still to share my enthusiasm for the experience. We are 49 and 50 years old and I think finds it hard to loosen up. My own loosening up happend in 2007, our first festival experience and I havnt been the same since! I dont know why we didnt do it sooner. Our kids knew I would love it, as i am a bit of a hippy anyway. I love the music , the atmosphere and the freedom from everyday life. I wouldent like to go without him but he says he could take it or leave it. He likes a drink, so we both enjoy the cider he doesnt do dancing but I am working on that one! Last year he had to drag me from trash city at 2am moaning that he was tired! and wondering what I saw in the repetative music. bless! Help me to fire him up.

[idontgetoutmuch]

give him an e that'll help

[DaveMac]

My lovely husband has been dutifully coming to glasto with me for 3 years, however, he has still to share my enthusiasm for the experience. We are 49 and 50 years old and I think finds it hard to loosen up. My own loosening up happend in 2007, our first festival experience and I havnt been the same since! I dont know why we didnt do it sooner. Our kids knew I would love it, as i am a bit of a hippy anyway. I love the music , the atmosphere and the freedom from everyday life. I wouldent like to go without him but he says he could take it or leave it. He likes a drink, so we both enjoy the cider he doesnt do dancing but I am working on that one! Last year he had to drag me from trash city at 2am moaning that he was tired! and wondering what I saw in the repetative music. bless! Help me to fire him up.

Edited June 17, 2009 by DaveMac

[pezzypops]

if he's been 3 times and its not his thing, maybe its just not his thing.

make it a girly weekend away from him maybe

[mrsbee]

give him an e that'll help

[idontgetoutmuch]

just do a half then

[zoso70]

lucky for me my husband is as bad as i am! sounds to me like you need to meet up / make friends with some likeminded people so that if you do want to go dancing till the early hours you can meet up with them and let OH go to bed. i have been known to wander off for a few hours on my own though for a bit of me time (retail shopping in babylon!) sometimes its just better not too worry too much and go with the flow rather than trying to persuade the other half to do stuff he doesnt want to do! as long as he knows your happy then that should make him happy! what about sending him off to the cabaret tents for the comedians, that should loosen him up a bit! good luck and enjoy the best week of the year!

[marcwilson87]

Divorce and re-marry?!

[MEGABOWL]

Scrotum lickage

Seriously, maybe it just isn't his thing, but it's pretty damn good of him that he wants to be there with you so much that he tolerates something he doesn't enjoy. Maybe this one will be the one where something snaps and he gets it....

[mrsbee]

I agree that meeting with like minded sorts would be a good idea. Our 5 adult kids will all be there, but they have their own friends and want to do there own thing. Sadly none of our friends in everyday life are keen on festivals for various reasons, toilets, crowds or whatever. Maybe this is the year for going to a board meet. I have gone to the cider bus and seen them in action ,but never had the nerve. Partly because the OH thinks I am a bit sad to use the forums! you may see me at wednesdays meet yet, if I have cider enough to oil the wheels.

[tylerdurden]

Tell him the Sex is out the window if he doesn't buck his ideas up

[idontgetoutmuch]

maybe he needs a bit more sunshine!!! This could be the one for him. Which artists is he looking forwards to, is he a Bruce fan?

[mrsbee]

maybe he needs a bit more sunshine!!! This could be the one for him. Which artists is he looking forwards to, is he a Bruce fan?

[sammysundae]

clearly, bedroom blackmail is needed

[idontgetoutmuch]

Actually, he likes Prodigy! and to be fair to him, he does enjoy himself, just not to my level but then I can get a bit carried away!

[halfpint]

Me and my brother have been going to leeds festival for 4 years now and when anybody askes him about it his response is " its alright". I always got the feeling he was going just so i wasnt on my own. He has just gone to austrailia for a year and prior to him leaving i told him i might not be going to leeds due to lack of funds (as going to Glasto for first time). His response was bizare - he got in a huff, said you cant not go to leeds its the highlight of OUR summer and he went and got £170 to send me to leeds.

Anyways, the point of of my ramblings is - maybe he does enjoy it and thats why he goes but doesn'r show it in the way you do - maybe quietly enjoys it.

[clockworkpurple]

just do a half then

[ukslim]

Separate. Not for good.

When he tried to drag you from Trash City, you could have let him go back to the tent without you, joined him when you were good and ready.

I leave my gf at home - she's not interested, why would I push her?

[Edi M]

Separate. Not for good.

When he tried to drag you from Trash City, you could have let him go back to the tent without you, joined him when you were good and ready.