diving with partner

martyqdc · December 26th, 2007, 09:58 AM

Hey guys and girls, i was diving with my girl friend for a while, now we seperated she does not dive, its sad but the way it is. How do use guys and girls go diving with your partner?

Ali Fikree · December 26th, 2007, 12:28 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by martyqdc)

Hey guys and girls, i was diving with my girl friend for a while, now we seperated she does not dive, its sad but the way it is. How do use guys and girls go diving with your partner?

My girlfriend is a diver and also an instructor. We dive nearly every weekend and plan most of our holidays together.She is also a free diving instructor.

Its great to have a partner that dives as well but if your partner/spouse does not dive you can still make do with diving on the weekend. Understanding each other is an important aspect of this. You can always take them with you and get them intrested in the sport as well. Also if she does not dive, its pretty selfish to go out on your own every weekend when its the only time you have together.

Best.

Ali

decoweenie · December 26th, 2007, 01:58 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Ali Fikree)

...its pretty selfish to go out on your own every weekend when its the only time you have together.

Good to see that you are so whipped right after I left UAE...

milka · December 27th, 2007, 01:53 AM

my wife is the co-owner of our dive business. although she doesn't dive because of eustachian tube shrinkage (one day she will get to the operation... but now is not the time).

so we snorkel together, i tired 1m deep DSD's and all the open water skills with her, but i keep the good dives for other guy and chicks :D.

works pretty good for now.

LCF · December 27th, 2007, 02:02 AM

My husband is also a diver, certified in the late 60's. When I learned to dive two and a half years ago, he took the class again with me. We immediately began to have battles over diving, because we couldn't agree on how a dive should be executed. It got way, way worse when I took Fundies and set off on what my husband viewed as a ridiculously complicated and unnecessary approach to diving. As a result, for about a year, I didn't dive with him except when I had to (when we were on vacation, for example).

Fast forward two and a half years . . . My husband has taken Fundies, we're both Intro to Cave, and the only vestige of the diver he used to be is a Cobra console he refuses to part with, although he uses a wrist-mounted depth gauge as well. We can also dive together now without the arguments starting as soon as our mouths break water

It just took time and patience, and him having an opportunity to dive with my DIR friends and with the friends from the shop where we got certified. Slowly but surely, he saw the benefits of the DIR approach, and adapted.

Marijn · December 27th, 2007, 11:08 AM

The pic says enough I gather

graham_hk · December 27th, 2007, 01:42 PM

Am I missing the boat here? Who's gonna cook my dinner if she's out diving with me?

Ducks ...

Devon Rob · December 27th, 2007, 10:41 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Marijn)

Didn´t you two miss out on my Gavin scooter try outs at a DUI Demo Day because you spent too much time sucking face?

TobyFish · December 27th, 2007, 10:50 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob)

too much time sucking face?

that's an oxy moron like "too much diving"

and no... the two are no incompatible

Marijn · December 27th, 2007, 10:53 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob)

Didn´t you two miss out on my Gavin scooter try outs at a DUI Demo Day because you spent too much time sucking face?

Nooooo, we were weary from to much diving

(Stupidly enough, the truth.......still sorry for missing out on the scoot trip...)

December 26th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
martyqdc(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queenscliff ,Victoria,Australia Posts: 97	diving with partner Hey guys and girls, i was diving with my girl friend for a while, now we seperated she does not dive, its sad but the way it is. How do use guys and girls go diving with your partner?

December 26th, 2007, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ali Fikree(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 465	Quote: (Originally Posted by martyqdc) Hey guys and girls, i was diving with my girl friend for a while, now we seperated she does not dive, its sad but the way it is. How do use guys and girls go diving with your partner? My girlfriend is a diver and also an instructor. We dive nearly every weekend and plan most of our holidays together.She is also a free diving instructor. Its great to have a partner that dives as well but if your partner/spouse does not dive you can still make do with diving on the weekend. Understanding each other is an important aspect of this. You can always take them with you and get them intrested in the sport as well. Also if she does not dive, its pretty selfish to go out on your own every weekend when its the only time you have together. Best. Ali __________________ Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul

December 27th, 2007, 02:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
LCF(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 623	My husband is also a diver, certified in the late 60's. When I learned to dive two and a half years ago, he took the class again with me. We immediately began to have battles over diving, because we couldn't agree on how a dive should be executed. It got way, way worse when I took Fundies and set off on what my husband viewed as a ridiculously complicated and unnecessary approach to diving. As a result, for about a year, I didn't dive with him except when I had to (when we were on vacation, for example). Fast forward two and a half years . . . My husband has taken Fundies, we're both Intro to Cave, and the only vestige of the diver he used to be is a Cobra console he refuses to part with, although he uses a wrist-mounted depth gauge as well. We can also dive together now without the arguments starting as soon as our mouths break water It just took time and patience, and him having an opportunity to dive with my DIR friends and with the friends from the shop where we got certified. Slowly but surely, he saw the benefits of the DIR approach, and adapted. __________________ check out www.divematrix.com "So, it's a good thing to always do the drills the same way . . . but in real life you need to act the right way, whatever that happens to be." LauNar

December 27th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Marijn(Offline) Smurf #1 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Papendrecht, The Netherlands Posts: 385	The pic says enough I gather __________________ Its a fact that the humans can't go without water for more than 3 days

December 27th, 2007, 01:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
graham_hk(Offline) GUE instructor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: here, there and everywhere Posts: 780	Am I missing the boat here? Who's gonna cook my dinner if she's out diving with me? Ducks ... __________________ DIN caps and plugs with free world wide postage: www.dustcap.halcyon-hk.com

December 26th, 2007, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
decoweenie(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: - Posts: 154	Quote: (Originally Posted by Ali Fikree) ...its pretty selfish to go out on your own every weekend when its the only time you have together. Good to see that you are so whipped right after I left UAE...

December 27th, 2007, 01:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
milka(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illetas - mallorca Posts: 32	my wife is the co-owner of our dive business. although she doesn't dive because of eustachian tube shrinkage (one day she will get to the operation... but now is not the time). so we snorkel together, i tired 1m deep DSD's and all the open water skills with her, but i keep the good dives for other guy and chicks :D. works pretty good for now.

December 27th, 2007, 10:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Devon Rob(Offline) Can´t remember-member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lyme Bay.Devon.UK formerly Hamburg, Ger. Posts: 316	Quote: (Originally Posted by Marijn) Didn´t you two miss out on my Gavin scooter try outs at a DUI Demo Day because you spent too much time sucking face? __________________ this mail was checked for viruses,worms & bad breath

December 27th, 2007, 10:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
TobyFish(Offline) Fine Upstanding Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 799	Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob) too much time sucking face? that's an oxy moron like "too much diving" and no... the two are no incompatible __________________ Rude-boy Volvo "Gangsta Rollin' in me nine-six-oh"

December 27th, 2007, 10:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marijn(Offline) Smurf #1 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Papendrecht, The Netherlands Posts: 385	Quote: (Originally Posted by Devon Rob) Didn´t you two miss out on my Gavin scooter try outs at a DUI Demo Day because you spent too much time sucking face? Nooooo, we were weary from to much diving (Stupidly enough, the truth.......still sorry for missing out on the scoot trip...) __________________ Its a fact that the humans can't go without water for more than 3 days