Does your significant other support or share your passion...

[Frederica]

Outside of sibling rivalry, I cared not a whit about my score except to improve on it if possible. I saw other people gamble and was roped into it a few times (foursome vs. foursome). Didn't care for it. Funny, I never knew anyone to gamble at bowling except hardcore gamblers/ringers. Shame there are no DoN around here, I'd play a round with one.

FYI, I did mean the double entendre.

I didn't care about my score, either, which was a good thing. The psychological scarring could have been disastrous. How do you know there are no DoNs around you? We have operatives planted everywhere, you know.

[Gary Newman]

My wife usually enjoys going to silents with me in the theaters (New York), or watching them at home, although I’m the one who usually makes the suggestion. I got both my kids into reading when they were around three, by sitting them on my lap to watch Chaplin and Keaton shorts, and pausing the tapes to let them read the intertitles out loud. They’re both in their twenties now, and continue to love silents (and to read). My son came with me to see Napoleon in Oakland, and my daughter still insists that Buster is the greatest man who ever lived.

[kndy]

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories. Personally, I'm looking forward to going with my wife to the local screening but also curious how many silent shorts she can sit through. But I guess I'll find out!

[mwalls]

My wife has been good starting with my lobby card collection on the walls. They cover the entire front room and have moved into the living room. She has even helped me search for cards. Then came along the projectors and films. I watch those along with Dvd's of old movies. She tries her best to watch them with me, but often ends up snoozing (especially during the silents). She has gone to a couple of film shows, but I tend to do those on my own now. She really has tried her best to participate in this hobby with me, but to some extent we understand movies are my thing. On the plus side I have her hooked on hockey and Steeler football, so we do those activities together.

[Bob Furem]

My wife is in the process of divorcing me, so I guess that's a no. Not a joke.

This has been bothering me, folks. I did not mean to share my personal problems with the esteemed participants of this board. My emotions just got the better of me, I guess. I apologize.

[Arndt]

My wife is in the process of divorcing me, so I guess that's a no. Not a joke.

This has been bothering me, folks. I did not mean to share my personal problems with the esteemed participants of this board. My emotions just got the better of me, I guess. I apologize.

I do not think you have anything to apologize for. I wanted to respond to your post to offer you my sympathy, but it's so hard to know what to say, so I chickened out. I have to apologize for that!
So here it is, much belatedly. My heart goes out to you at this time of trouble. I hope you get through the dark times quickly and that the sun will shine for you again soon. You know it will, it is just a case of how soon.

[kndy]

My wife is in the process of divorcing me, so I guess that's a no. Not a joke.

This has been bothering me, folks. I did not mean to share my personal problems with the esteemed participants of this board. My emotions just got the better of me, I guess. I apologize.

Don't worry about it. We all go through our own personal ups and downs and I'm sure a lot of us can say that we have had our own fair share of ups and downs with our significant others and sometimes there are some emotions that you just have to share (or let out). Hang in there!

[Michael O'Regan]

My wife is in the process of divorcing me, so I guess that's a no. Not a joke.

This has been bothering me, folks. I did not mean to share my personal problems with the esteemed participants of this board. My emotions just got the better of me, I guess. I apologize.

Nothing at all to apologise for. I've been there and it ain't much fun.
Keep the movies running.

[Rodney]

My wife, fortunately, supports what I do. And keeps a good job so that I can be housed and insured. I've done my part to thank her for her interest, and get to bring her along to festivals. It turns out she's not only enthusiastic about playing airplane engines and jungle noises for L'Argent or the drum, ratchet, and tamtam for The Thief of Bagdad, she's actually quite good at it.

[Battra92]

My wife loves me very much and I love her. However we don't always share our entertainment with each other. She did go with me to see A Trip to the Moon, Metropolis and Robin Hood which I consider a great thing since she won't go see Rifftrax Live with me any more. :-/

Then again, I wouldn't go with her to see The Hunger Games or the Harry Pothead movies so I guess we're even.

She understands what I like and has no problem with it but it's not really her thing. I can't really expect more, though. I have exactly zero friends who share my interest in silent films.

[Roscoe]

My dear husband supports my passion for movies in general and silents in particular, even going so far as to travel from NYC to Oakland CA to see NAPOLEON earlier this year.

The guy's a saint.

[daveh]

When my then-future wife and I were dating in 2002, somehow I convinced her to go to the Kansas Silent Film Festival with me (I had already been attending for a few years). I figured if she could put up with that she was the one for me. Now going to the KSFF is a family tradition - we've only missed one year out of the last 10, and last year we let our 5-year-old son sit in on a L&H short. He must be the only one his age who knows who Laurel & Hardy are.

Thanks,
David Hawksworth