I've had many hobbies, Motorcycles, Corvettes, Skydiving, RC, Sport Kites, Guns, and CDing. With each hobby I pretty much devoted lots of money and most of my energy into it. When I was married, I attempted to hide how much money and how obsessive I'd become with my latest hobby! Eventually though, each of these obsessions kind of cooled when the realities of real life raised its ugly head and I came to my senses. Now that I'm retired and happily single, I've got my dream sporty car, the perfect motorcycle for me, a modest collection of guns in the safe, a couple of pretty exotic French sport kites hanging in the garage, and half my walk-in closet is female, the other half is a very nice male wardrobe.
My point is that when I was obsessed with any of these activities, I'd pretty much do anything to progress forward. When I got over the obsession by achieving a moderate level of success in the hobby, I was able come back to reality and relax with who I am. Obsessions can be expensive in cash, time, energy, and relationships with your family and friends! I'm just happy I've survived all that pretty much intact!
