I have no problem with it, I actually like it. Posting a picture doing something they enjoy and are proud of is a good thing, imo.
I like to fish and have fun guessing what kind of fish they caught... it's a good conversation opener. When I first joined (former username) I had a picture of me holding up a fish I caught. I deleted it due to it being out dated.
The only thing I don't like about fishing is any bait that is wiggly, and cleaning the fish. Other than that I'm pretty good at untangling lines, putting the hook and sinker on the line, catching the fish and getting it off the hook. And cooking it after the man I'm with cleans it.
How and why people fish in the States can be different, I don't know. I do know Americans are very different when it comes to the outdoors, which is logical as you have much much more of it than we do. For instance, over here if you want to go wild water rafting, you have to go to a theme park that has built a ride for that, which then lasts barely a minute.
Or you have to go abroad where you can do it in nature.
Same with hiking. Sure you can go for walks in nature here, but we haven't the vast woods and so on as you do in the States.
I remember when with my daughter in Alabama, going to the military base to walk in what was called 'a park' with the dog.
My jaw dropped when I saw the size of it, and I didn't even see the whole lot, haha. Over here that would be a large forest, for you it's a park, hihi.
Men over here that like fishing are die-hard fishers. Meaning most of their free time, money, and attention goes to fishing. Every evening when the weather is good, weekends, short trips and even holidays to go fishing.
They spend hundreds of Euros on 1 feckin' fishing rod, and my ex had about 20, maybe more? Some collectors items. He really would travel 3 hrs to buy a specific fishing rod.
Reading material is all about fishing. Basically their entire life evolves around fishing.
In the past, as I looked at fishers sat at a canal all day long, even when it rained, I joked "They have a bad marriage they need to get away from!"
Now I'm thinking "They have a bad marriage, or NO relationship because they fish."
It's almost incompatible with a relationship.
That's why I will never get involved with another one ever again. A guy who occasionally likes to fish, no problem. But not one of them die-hard ones, which is most.
Maybe this is different in the States, I don't know.
I would appreciate a man who's outdoorsy, can make a fire, catch a fish and so on. But not like that typical Dutch fisher. Never again!
