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Dear Aunty Pam,

 

My husband and I are new to the area after he retired from a 40-year law career. We now live in a golf community and it appears I am officially a golf widow. Since Steve retired, all he wants to do is golf, talk about golf and watch golf. I could just scream. 

I was hoping now that he’s retired that we’d travel and do things together, but all he cares about is his stupid golf.

Any suggestions?

 

Signed, 

Widow Wanda

 

Dear Wanda,

 

It could be worse. It could be a blonde with big boobs. Let the man golf.

Being an attorney is an incredibly stressful career and it might just be that Steve feels like a workhorse finally let out of the barn after 40 years, with lots of galloping and bucking with the joy from no longer carrying the yoke across his shoulders. He’s finally allowed to really enjoy each day as it comes doing just what he wants.

So where does that leave you? A tad lonely and irked when you had other ideas about his retirement— and that’s completely understandable. Did you have a conversation about his retirement years and agreed upon plans? Is he breaking that agreement? If so, then his complete obsession is a bit unfair. But if there was no conversation or agreements, welp, you might have to just bide your time until he throws out his back or torques his rotator cuff, which he will, and then you can hastily book a river cruise down the Danube as he’s forced to rehab for several weeks.

Patience, woman, patience…

 

Cheers, dears!!

Aunty Pam