Hobbies which husbands were forced to get rid of by their wives

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Kufura recently did a survey on 67 married men in their 20s through 50s of things their wives made them get rid of. Here is an excerpt of an article by Nakata Ayami:

Are you a husband or a “collector” of some kind? Enjoying hobbies is a personal choice. However, if you collect too much, your room will be overflowing with things, and as a wife who lives with you, you’ll run out of patience, saying, “Stop it!” This time, we conducted a questionnaire survey on 67 married men in their 20s to 50s on the theme of “things that were collected as a hobby but were forced to get rid of them by the wife.”

figures, plastic models
“My wife wants me to dispose of my Gunpla collection, but I firmly refuse”. (Age 45/Research & Development)

“Railway model. My house is small and it got in the way, so I got rid of it. ” (57 year old)

Regardless of the hobby that both husband and wife are addicted to, if only the husband is enthusiastic, as a wife, the existence of “treasures” that continue to squeeze the space of the house may become unpopular. If it’s something she’s attached to, I don’t want her to throw it away, but at least I want her to keep it out of the way.

comics, magazines
“A manga book. I threw it away because I couldn’t show it to children.” (Age 51/Other)

” Boxing magazine. I’ve been collecting boxing magazines for about 40 years since the first issue, but I finally got rid of them all.  This reporter wanted it, so I gave it to them.” (59 years old/sales/sales)

Manga and magazines tend to be hoarded by men and women alike. I’m a manga fan myself so my husband doesn’t mind my collection (in fact he lets me read it myself), but some people might frown upon it.

Even so, 40 years worth of magazines is amazing! I’m sure it must have been heartbreaking when he got rid of it… However, it is more than anything that it passed into the hands of someone who could make effective use of it, instead of just turning it into garbage.

Video, DVD system
“VHS videos of movies. I used to collect hundreds of videos of foreign movies as a hobby, but I got rid of them because they would get in the way of my new house.” I secretly keep it in the form of data.” (48 years old/manager)

automotive
“It’s a custom car!” (Age 48/Sales/Sales)

“Before I got married, I was obsessed with cars, but after I got married, I was made to have a family car.” (Age 48/Others)

“I like cars. My wife objected to it, but I still have it.” (51 years old/Public employee/organization employee)

Other items
“Bikkuriman sticker. It doesn’t take up much space, so you should still have it somewhere.” (46-year-old company manager/executive)

“Professional baseball player’s autographs. (Age 42/sales)

“I collected retro goods and was forced to dispose of them, but we agreed to store them in a rental warehouse.” (Age 32/other)

“Guitar. (Age 58/Public Relations/Advertising/Design)

“I got rid of my fully automatic mahjong table because it took up too much space.” (Age 47/Public Relations/Advertising/Design)

There is a wide variety of “hobby items”, including bulky items. I don’t question what my husband keeps in his personal space. However, I would like to complain about things that protrude into public spaces such as the living room (conversely, people complain if my personal belongings go beyond the area). How are you all doing? So far, I have introduced “things that I collected as a hobby but was forced to dispose of by my girlfriend’s wife”.

In the future, family events, such as the timing of children going to elementary school or the timing of having a single room, may cause further disputes over the husband’s hobby items. Even if it looks like garbage from the wife’s point of view, it may be a valuable treasure for the husband, so please try to talk about how to store it.