RE: In the doghouse...
I guess I'm pretty lucky. My wife has her horse and I have my planes. She never gets upset when I go to the flying field because she knows where I am. I don't enjoy riding but am glad that she has a hobby that she enjoys. Whenever I order R/C stuff, I have it delivered to my office, but she never really questions what I spend. As long as I pay the bills and see that she gets "fun money" when she wants it, she doesn't complain.