It is nice to have a caring mate. I had a male friend who would go fabric shopping with me when I lived in VA but now I live in Ga and go shopping with one of my students sometimes her husband drives us, but he stays in the car. We always get at least fabric the same, we sew 5 days a week for about 4 or 5 hours a day. Makes to nice to share. I am trying to get her on this board, it is so interesting.