Retirement

My husband isn't ready to retire yet, he still has quite a few years, but the absolutely loathes the computer. He believes it's absolute waste of time. I find it completely amusing because he sits in front of the tv for extended periods of time. I would just talk to your husband about it. He may have other plans in mind.

I would suggest buying him his own PC. That way when the 2 of you are home and want to use the computer at the same time it does not become an issue. I'd buy a wireless laptop that way he can roam the house, all the while being on the internet.

If he had his own computer, you two could IM each other!

This is an old discussion now Claudia and as everyone said you should leave it up to him. However in the coming months before retiring have a serious talk about what is going to happen then. Do you have any interests or hobbies that you can do, either together or separately? Do you want to travel and if so where, for how long, what in and when? Also housework, do you share it now and/or are you going to do so when you are both retired? These might not seem very important but they actually are. Remember that you will be together 24 hours/day every day and as much as you love each other that can be just too much togetherness. Everyone does need some "me" time to do their own thing, whatever that might be. LOL My husband and I retired early due to ill health and so nothing was really planned. Those first couple of years we just "winged it" but had he been well, I think I would have been locked up quite early in the piece. Now we do have separate interests to occupy our time, but we are also spending lots of time together. We share the housework and cooking, planning our trips, shopping etc.

Honey, let me tell you my friend decided to buy a laptop with the bells; how about he doesn't know how to do diddle. He's always interrupting me and asking how do you do this and that. Your call. Buyer beware!

Let him decide what he wants to do with his time. I have fun on my computer. I enjoy pogo.com and coming here to mylot, plus I have several friends I regularly email with. My hubby just isn't interested in those things. He has his own computer he does things with, but he's not on it every day like I am.

We both have our own computer. For a while we had one and he was selfish. I wanted to play games and so did he. Now that we both have one we are actually sitting in the same room together. I guess you could call it quality time.

By all means get him a computer if it only means that you don't have to share all the time. But I might suggest you get him a laptop since you seem to be always on the road so much....doesn't take up as much space and you can surf not only at the beach but online at the same time.

I wouldn't buy him his own computer unless he says he would like to be online when you are. Maybe your money would be better spent to buy him golf clubs or something else that he is interested in.

How about you just ask him? Could be he has fishing in mind...but then again, could be he'd like to be able to look up the latest lures and best lakes too. If it were me, I'd ask.

I think u should let him decide for himself, maybe he will not even enjoy going online. Or atleast before u buy one, ask him if he like internet and if he can see himself having fun online if u wanna surprise him.. He might have other ideas for his retirement =)

Congratulations on your retirements! I can't wait for that day - although I don't know that I'll ever really quit working... My husband has his own computer but spends very little time on it. The only reason he has his own is because I'm always on mine and it would be hard for him to do the couple little things he does do.

It is time that you take this up with your husband. If he decides that your suggestion is a good one, then proceed with it. Retirees can do so much in life. A lot are taking up loads for parttime teaching in some colleges and they are making great contributions in the field of education because of their experience and expertise which have accumulated through the years. There are some who pursue their hobbies. Like what you are doing where you enjoy spending time in the computer and giving your advises and sharing ideas with others. Enjoy the life of a retiree, you'll love it, too.

Well if he is like my husband he will know how to turn it on and off and how to put his game in it to play. And then he will play it all the time and let the world go by . Good Luck, hope he decides to do something around the house or go outdoors and get some sun.

I would leave it up to him to make a decission on how he wants to sepnd his time

You could get a laptop and get a wireless router if he ever wanted to be online at the same time.

Leave it up to him. If he wants a computer he'll get one. It's nice that you enjoy spending time online but he might not end up liking it as much as you do.

Don't buy him his own computer. Let him decide what he'd like to do to pass time when he retires. Even though you enjoy spending time online, he may thoroughly HATE it.

I would let him decide what he wants to do first. Maybe he doesn't want to be online. Don't want to waste your money if he doesn't want to be online.

its a good choice to do that because computer keeps u buisy