Though Wild Child the wife loves riding dirt-oriented motorcycles out in the mountains with me (and has her own bike)...
(Above pic from this year's October 31 ride.)
...trains leave her cold.
She appreciates what trains have done in our life:
* Model Trains - Raised funds when needed via sell offs during a financially tight time in our lives.
* 1:1 Railroading - For providing an above average income (for our region) when I was a railroader, and providing good retirement for us now.
However, her giving thought of trains as a hobby for her is absolutely not going anywhere.
With the bikes, I love sharing that part of my life with her. With trains, well, if it were a joint hobby, then it would be another opinion that needs to be accommodated. I actually like being solely responsible for my model train decisions. My model railroading is very personal to me.
The above FWIW.
Andre