Male Dive Buddies

[TRACI]

I see no problem with diving with the opposite sex. My husband dives, but we do not generally buddy up. My group I dive with is majority guys, about 99% of the time. I could not be married to a non-diver. You would have to have a really understanding spouse on vacation, or even worse, limit your diving

[navyhmc]

My wife doesn't dive, so it's up to me to find dive buddies. The fact is though that my wife knows I'm such a diving nut that if I do get a call from a female asking about diving, that's what we're going to do-go dive. So far after 20+ years of marriage, she hasn't had a problem with it.

[CompuDude]

It's all about trust. If you spouse doesn't dive, male or female, they need to trust you and not have jealousy issues with your spending time with members of the opposite sex. It doesn't matter if you're a male or female diver, the principle is the same.

My wife doesn't dive (yet... it'll have to wait until after back surgery). I dive with single or married women on a regular basis... my dives are probably roughly 60% male buddies, 40% female buddies overall, and lately probably closer to 50-50 since one of my two most-frequent buddies is female (and married) Her spouse doesn't dive, either, but she is in the same boat I am with figuring out how to balance time with the spouse vs. time spent on scuba activities that exclude said spouse. It can be tricky, even when there are no trust issues, just because you want to spend time with both, but there are only so many hours in the day...

[ajullien]

I've been married for 28 years and started diving about 18 months ago. My husband has no interest, but he has other interests that I don't share. I take trips with the local dive shop and really don't think twice about it. As someone said, mostly the other folks are couples or single men.

[BuzzF117]

GUY ON THE FLOOR...used to have to yell that at old girlfriends dorm.

anyway it may even come down to kids. would a lady go diving and leave her kids with her non diving husband or yet would he be cool with that ?even though it goes bothways and guys ditch the kids with the SO to go hang out with the guys.
At our LDS there are a couple women that dive and they are totally cool with diving with guys and I have no problem buddying up with them if my wife isn't diving since she isn't comfortable diving with anybody but me or the instructor at our LDS at this point in time. (she needs more dives)

[Mtrewyn]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

My wife doesn't dive (yet... it'll have to wait until after back surgery). I dive with single or married women on a regular basis... my dives are probably roughly 60% male buddies, 40% female buddies overall, and lately probably closer to 50-50 since one of my two most-frequent buddies is female (and married) Her spouse doesn't dive, either, but she is in the same boat I am with figuring out how to balance time with the spouse vs. time spent on scuba activities that exclude said spouse. It can be tricky, even when there are no trust issues, just because you want to spend time with both, but there are only so many hours in the day...

This is about like the spot I'm in. My wife trusts me, and knows that she could not stop me from diving if I want to go. I keep trying to get her to start but she does not want to, and That is not something I want to push.

As far as sharing a room...no...I would not be comfortable doing that, let alone expecting my wife to be OK with it.

Right now the group I dive with has been about 50/50. I am OK diving with a woman, But to date, my wife has not been on a trip with me where I have buddied with a woman, and left her on shore, I would like to think she would be OK with it, but I will have to see when it happens. Women can be hard to read sometimes, like my wife gave a lot of $h%T while I was wearing a Dive Quest T-Shirt in Disney and a Group of women were oohing and ah-hing about how cool that would be, and were asking me all about it, (we were in line waiting for a ride and I could not even make an excuse to leave I had my 5yo in one arm and my wife on the other, and there was no way they were flirting with me, they were just interested in diving right? after writing that she may not be OK with it.)

[Shenanigan]

SWF who will dive with anyone in need of a buddy. I wouldn't be opposed to sharing a room with a guy, but haven't come across that yet. I would have to know him vs being paired up with a random guy on a trip. I agree with most of the posts here, divers aren't looking to "hook up" they're just looking to see/experience cool stuff. If the SO isn't into it, they had better be understanding.

[Merrimorte]

Well I am a single female diver. Do not have a s/o and think nothing of diving with ANYONE as long as they have descent diving skills. I have always had a good deal (ratio wise) of male friends, so I think nothing of diving with men, either single ones or those involved. As far as I am concerned it is just about the diving with them. Of course it would be awesome to meet a nice young man to go out with (and dive with)... but haven't gotten that lucky yet! I don't think I would have a problem sharing a room with a male... as long as they understood there were no "extras" in the deal. <:

Originally Posted by Splitlip

That would work.

ok Mr! here ya go...



OOOOH! you meant "GOOD" pics.. lol

Originally Posted by gNats

I've been reading a lot of great things about Oronogo and the MO area quarries/springs. I'm hoping to do a diving road trip next summer - drive a large loop from Michigan to MO and hit a new dive spot each day.

It will be the Family Vacation of 2009 - well, without the geeky husband, smelly feet in the backseat, and dead relative on the car roof!

Hey I am seriously up for that! I also want to make a trip down there this coming summer! We oughta talk!

[James1010]

I married and live in Mexico as a Missionary. My dive buddy is a fellow Missionary here in Mexico and we dive every chance we can get. I have been trying to get my wife to enjoy the beauty and peacefullness of diving but she won't. But I have been working hard and she has started to show some interest. If any of you ladies where scared at first to dive but powered through it and are hooked let me know some secrets to get my wife to be my dive buddy!!!

[BlowingBubbles]

I am married and my husband dives. We took up diving together so actually, he is the only buddy I've ever had. I'm very comfortable with him and since he's ALWAYS up for diving when I am, there has never been a reason to buddy up with anyone else. He, however, has had another buddy since I'm not necessarily always up for it like he is.

I would have no problem diving with someone else if there were a need. As to rooming with someone of the opposite sex, I would have to say no way. Innocent it may all be but it's beyond my comfort level and something I wouldn't want my husband to do either.