I'm in the opposite situation. My DH loves doing whatever I do so when I took up tennis, after I stuck with it a few years, he took up tennis. I'm a stronger tennis player but we have fun and the discrepancy between us isn't that great. When I took up road cycling, HE decided he would as well so he could spend time with me. I'm a MUCH stronger rider than he is b/c my work schedule leaves me a LOT more time to ride than his. In the summer, I'll ride every day, he's lucky if he can steal away 1x a week.

Consequently, I had to learn (and accept) early on that when we ride together, in the interest of marital bliss, we are just out for a ride. Toodling along and maybe we'll get 20miles in. He likes to stop and get cider and a donut etc.

I won't deny that there were moments initially when I cringed or clenched my teeth on a sat morning when I was headed out and he sees me and says "Great idea Hon, I'll go with you" Those days I just breath deep, let it roll of me and say to myself that there is always another day. The thing is, if my schedule was like his and I didn't have "another day." I'd be very frustrated.

Fortunately I do.. and.. if it takes sacrificing a ride to keep our 22yo marriage humming along smoothly, well so be it The way I see it, I'm glad he still wants to spend as much time with me as possible after all these years!
T.