Hm, the model railroad , and the hobby is a reflection of ourselves. Some horde, and must have everything ever made, while some are content with grandpa's set, and have added slowly over the years. Some have to have perfection everything to scale, and others, it is a party and it is all about fun, scale is not a concern, apart from, will it fit on the rails. it is a spectrum of how we model railroad. Gundam Fighters does an excellent job of demonstrating what a open mind to a hobby should be, not trains, but a hobby as varied, and a good relationship tool. The hobby should be fun with its bad times as the relationship with your significant other is, and a far safer place to learn.
I remember an article in Model Railroader magazine, possibly the one mentioned, how the husband and wife both enjoyed the layout. He would have his friends over to run the layout, while she hosted, and the wives had fun upstairs. Her joy of hosting social events and his joy of model railroading, meshed well, even if they were not the same hobby. Some have specialized over aspects of hobby, and some don't share at all. The mutual understanding and trust in the relationship shows up in how the hobby is viewed, and interacts with the relationship, positive or negative. The understanding that not everyone has to have the same hobby also shows, when both support each others hobbies, that they do not share, and use that to build up the relationship.
Just some observations.
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