Who has a s.o. who does not post on DU?

[NNadir]

I notice many couples posting here. My wife on the other hand has never joined DU. She doesn't do or like the computer socializing/action thing. She's very liberal, a veteran of many protests, going back to Rodney King and lots of big anti-war protests in recent years. My wife is also very sweet but she has NO interest in logging on here. She says she wouldn't know what to say.

I imagine I am not the only such person here. Does anyone else have a similar relationship, wherein they are DUers but their SO is not?

[RetroLounge]

1. Me

RL

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. My husband doesn't post

The only reason he's on the computer is to work on his research and check his e-mail. He's always interested in what I have to say about DU and is like-minded in every way, but message boards just aren't his thing.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

3. Mine doesn't post and he thinks I'm nuts

because I spend too damned much time on DU. (his words)

[NNadir]

8. I will admit that my wife complains about the time I spend here sometimes.

I tell her it helps me blow off steam and sometimes I think I am even helping our country in a desperate time.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Mine used to complain too

Then we started having meetups and he knows these are nice people here.

Not long ago, he said 'well if you aren't talkin about sex, I guess I don't mind.' LOL

[TallahasseeGrannie]

29. Did you go back to school today?

Our district did, but I took a sick day. It was a planning day. New semester tomorrow.

tg

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. No not till Wed.

So one more day of freedom for me. :cry:

And I got bad news this morning, so I am dreading going back now.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x33878

[TallahasseeGrannie]

35. I read that and pondered it

and was glad to see some social worker types chime in.

I have a rather similar situation right now in my classroom..mom in jail, Dad on the run, grandparents in very poor health. I wish I could adopt them all.

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. I would take this kid home in a heartbeat

He is just an awesome kid. Last year, I recommended him for a program where he got to meet one of the Chiefs (NFL) players. He came to school the next day with marker all over his arm. I told him to go down to the restroom and wash it off. He looked at me like he was going to cry; that was where the football player had given him an autograph. He said "I am NEVER washing this off". I said why didn't you just have him sign a piece of paper? He told me he didn't have enough paper because he asked for autographs for his 3 little brothers. Now how many kids would even think of getting an autograph for their siblings?

Lately he has decided he wants to find his sister. I caught him googling her name on the internet.

He is one of those rare kids we don't get too often.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

38. Then don't lose him!

Stay in touch with him. Some of the most important people in my life now are former students.

[purr]

4. Me

My hubby is a repub. Although he finds a TON of stuff on here hilarious :)

[miss_american_pie]

5. Me. I'm in a mixed marriage.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My husband doesn't belong........he does lurk sometimes, though!

I told him not to get all upset if he sees me flirting!

:blush:

[Left Is Write]

16. LOL, Peggy!

I get a little flirty from time to time too, but Mr. LiW knows he's my only one. :)

[politicat]

7. Me.

DH has his place - slashdot (with his 4 digit user number...) - and this is mine. ETA: He's a good liberal, though. No mixed marriage here.

[onecent]

9. My husband does not. And I also find him thinking I spend

too much time in DU. He's always telling me "such and such is not going to happen". I try to break things gently to him.

He plays Hearts on line a great deal of the time with others. Makes him happy.....He's very much a liberal.

Our only problems is he doesn't see the news channels as threatening as I do. I SEE what FOX news and others do, and he thinks I'm overly involved with conspiracies.

Ah well....it works for us. I LOVE DU and will forever read these boards.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. MrG hates you all.

I'm just kidding...he just would rather veg out in front of the t.v. while I obsess here. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

11. Me

He laughs at some of the things I tell him about from DU, but he hasn't joined, never even looked at the site unless I show him something. And that's fine.

[noamnety]

12. same here

He's liberal, but not a junkie.

[LizW]

13. My husband doesn't.

He plays games and he keeps up with things through me, but he doesn't read or post.

[Left Is Write]

14. My husband doesn't post here.

He's not into message boards.

He does, however, occasionally read here. Only occasionally, though.

[Shine]

15. Me.

My hubby isn't into the message board thang.

Cool by me.

To each, their own.....

[we can do it]

17. Me

My SO lurks alot but no posting.

[kedrys]

18. Me

No lurking either. Does not even read the weekly Idiots column. :shrug:

[bigwillq]

19. Mine doesn't.

He doesn't like when I post here b/c he thinks I am talking to people to "hook up"!LOL! :hi:

[Ilsa]

20. Me. But he asks what DU thinks about

different issues and news items as they come up.

[FLSurfer]

21. My wife doesn't read or post here. eom

[NC_Nurse]

22. Me.

Mine tried it briefly, but never has posted much. I tell him about things he might be interested in.

He work in front of a computer all day so I think he is sick of it by the time he gets home.

[Ellen Forradalom]

23. My SO

as with so many other things in my life, rolls his eyes and acts like it's stupid.

[auntAgonist]

25. my husband does not post here but he is active

on a small forum that I own.

[tigereye]

26. me

he reads it occasionally, but doesn't really have time. I just send him funny and interesting links.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. my new one doesnt but my exwife does

[Parrcrow]

28. My wife doesn't post

but she does poke around every now and again.:loveya:

[bliss_eternal]

31. Me, too--

My husband is happy to hear current events and information from me, after I read it here but he's not into message boards.

I don't think I'd like to be a posting couple. I need my own space to do things, just as he has his hobbies/interests that I'm not involved in. We have shared interests, this just isn't one of them. Good thing too, I don't want to share my 'puter. LOL!

I'm not knocking couples that do this--I think it's sweet that so many couples are both involved in DU--shared interests keep relationships strong! :hi:

[MrSlayer]

32. I do. My wife isn't interested in politics.

Not a big deal to me.

[qnr]

33. My wife is a regular here, but she only reads the forums n/t

[CarpeDiebold]

34. My girlfriend doesn't post

Then again, she's totally apolitical and doesn't really surf the web much.



If she's secretly reading this: baby i love ya. can't wait to see you again.

[alarcojon]

37. Count me in

My wife is passionate about politics, but she doesn't like the electronic message board thing.

[El Fuego]

39. Me.

He is a liberal, but I don't encourage him to join because I think of this as "my space."

[Maestro]

40. She doesn't but I don't know why.

She's radically opposed to Shrubco and rethugs in general but she is happy doing other things I guess while I get all worked up on here. ;)

[Mutley]

41. Me

My SO has a DU name but has never posted, though he reads occasionally.

[bridgit]

42. me...

[trof]

43. Miz t. doesn't.

[scarlet_owl]

44. My husband does not post here.

[cfield]

45. My husband does not

but I read things from here to him quite often. He doesn't take the time to use the computer for chat but likes my updates. Being in Kansas, it is easy to get depressed by the shit chimpy does since most people here support everything he fucks up. DU helps us remember there are sane people still around. Although, he can tell when I spend much time in GD because I come home so grouchy and cussing about *'s Amurka. He prefers me to stay in the Lounge even though he thinks it's goofy in here!

[grace0418]

46. My husband is more centrist than I am so he

doesn't have much of an interest in DU. Of course being more centrist than I am still qualifies him as a bleeding-heart pinko liberal hippy in the eyes of BushCo.

[Redstone]

47. Me.

Redstone

[Amaya]

48. My SO doesn't post or read this board

He doesn't like Americans... J/K ... sorta :D

[NNadir]

49. Thanks all. Now I feel less alone in this.

You'd all really like her, but I respect her wish not to participate.

[KitchenWitch]

50. I post, my husband does not!