When DH and I were first married (45+ years ago), he complained about my sewing, knitting, etc that I just put everything away. It took only about 2 weeks before he was begging me to get it all out again. The longer it had been since I did any projects, the worse my disposition was. I will say that wasn't on purpose. I just needed those activities to stay sane.
Fast forward to now, he encourages me to buy fabric or whatever I need to use for the current fabric and has even helped me find the right one. He embarrasses me by bragging too much about things I have made. So the moral of the story is time does mellow those men.
By the way, I used to work with a young man who had to sneek his fabric in the house. He is a wonderful artist, and even made a christianing gown for his babies. He has even been featured in a magazine.