Just found this thread. Too funny.
I am one of the blessed ones - my DH does get it and is sorry I cannot afford to buy more machines (I have my Janome 6600, a 99 that does not work). He knows how much I want a FW from the year I was born (55), a 222K, a white one plus a good working treadle for those times the power goes out (often in winter) and for the methodical, meditating, and joy of using of using one.
My DH's hobbies are reading and computer games plus the most important - he is there for his family and gives freely of his time to others. He's a gem.