"Florian" wrote in message
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I'd say my wife appreciates, but does not share, my passion for
stargazing. I'll show her things now and then and she's interested and
always takes time to look. But then she usually goes back inside. This is
fine.

This is my experience as well. My lovely wife enjoys science, but she's not
fond of the cold (even what passes as cold in Florida) nor the mosquitoes.
Therefore she likes to come out for the spectacular things, but I wouldn't
expect her to join me each time I am out in the back yard. Generally she
gets one good look at Jupiter, Saturn and Mars each of their respective
apparitions. She gets more enjoyment looking at my sketches in the morning.
Her interest goes a bit beyond just responding to me. Through a fortuitous
arrangement in our house, a nice pinhole image of the sun graces our living
room each sunny morning. More than once, SHE has told ME to come look at the
decent sized sunspot. She also has been known to read my Sky & Telescope if
an item listed on the cover catches her attention.

However, in the interest of full disclosure I should point out that I did
(more or less) what Carlos suggested. Even though we both got degrees in
Music Education, when we met in college I was immediately attracted to her
obvious intelligence and her interest in Science and Science Fiction. Early
dates included discussions of Orwell's "1984" and Asimov's "Foundation"
trilogy.

Clear Skies,
Craig in Tampa