I have always considered, when you are searching for a partner to spend your life with, that they should have an idea of what they are letting themselves in for, this should be viewed from both aspects.
If the female in the partnership is keen on knitting the man should take an interest & try & understand needles sizes. If they are fond of cooking, be prepared to eat cake whilst wearing the jumper just recently knitted. Even if it doesn’t quite measure up to the ideal.
Conversely if the gentleman in the partnership likes a side order of engineering, then it’s not unreasonable for the lady to be happy to view old cars, railway locomotives, mill engines, be content with a day out at one of our excellent open air museums around the country or to visit the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester. A trip to the Welsh Highland Railway & Ffestiniog is a lovely day in the mountains.
The list is extensive but so is the list of National Trust houses that she has to visit.
The clincher for me was a little over fifty years ago when my then girlfriend helped me remove the gearbox from my car, provided assistance whilst repairs were effected, replaced the clutch & put it all back & this the day before we were due to walk the route of the Welsh Highland whilst it was just a track bed.
There have been many such japes over the intervening years but she’ll be holding the ladders when I clear the house gutters when the sycamore we planted sheds it’s leaves during the first storms of autumn.
A pallet truck would be neither here nor there ( I hope).
M