Aw 'tis a great idea - but (un)fortunately (joke!) I finally started a new full-on job recently, and while I’m of course glad about it, it also means less time and mental bandwidth for bass 
I’m definitely going to still carve out time for it though.
You’ve not been with either of my ex-wives or lovers have you? If she’s a female who shares your bed with you she don’t come free. Trust me. 
It warms my heart to hear everyone’s stories 
Not sure I understand this? I’d hope in healthy relationships you don’t feel like your partner is costing you 
Is this your Blur friend? I’m really hoping it’s Graham.
I figure that I and my kids (from my first marriage) cost my wife quite a bit, I just try to make sure the ROI is there for her.
Hahahahaha. I’d say mine’s spent a lot of my money but right now she’s the breadwinner and I’m just a slacker in a band 
No, it’s a different person. I was at the same collage (Uni of London), at the same time as two of the members of Blur, but I didn’t know them. Oh, the comedian Julian Clary also went to my college, a few years before me, but he would play the Student Union, a kind of a homecoming gig for him 
The college was really an arts college, but with a small maths and science faculty on the side.
Sorry for the confusion. My marriages ended in divorces which can be very costly. The relationships with significant others also ended in less formal partings that also had some costly complications.
So they weren’t what you or I might call healthy relationships or they may not have ended as they did. Let’s just say that I chose poorly and that way the blame is on me even though we know it’s never all that way.
My post was made as much in jest as anything because even within those relationships there were good times and memories I cherish. It’s always the endings that I sometimes regret.
Ive really enjoyed reading through these the past few days. I have to agree with @AndreaJayne, one of the why’s mentioned was this forum. I’m usually much more of a lurker. I rarely post on anything in many of the groups/forums I read. But, this forum has been truly welcoming and inviting. Most everybody here seems to be genuinely supportive. I wish everyone on the internet would treat people with the respect I find here. I think the world would be a better place.
I feel you, I’m sitting at work on call right now (anesthesiologist). This is my 4th night here out of the last 6(we take all of the weekend). Our nights aren’t awful and I can sometimes get some bass practice in. I bought a fairly inexpensive bass/amp to keep at work. That has made me much happier!
Also, thank you for what you do! Covid seemed to cause a lot of retirements. I think it’s great that you going strong!
Apparently as a young child I wanted a drum kit for Christmas which never arrived then at school I had a go at the violin but that was short lived probably for the best. Fast forward about 40 years I tried guitar but could never get my fingers to co operate plus I was thinking more about the bass lines in songs and you can’t slap guitar strings so well without them breaking especially the high e string. I also believe my personality is better suited to the bass not really wanting the spotlight in the band but happy to do my bit and make everyone sound good.
i have actually mentioned my why in a lecture from a couple of years ago (starting at 20:40):
Super cool! The Vulfpeck mention made me laugh. I’m listening to them right now.
Seeing those hands around the saws made me a little anxious. I see a fair amount of people who have had an unfortunate incident with a saw. Butcher’s, carpenters, framers.
I tried my hand at making some rough furniture in the past. Bunk beds, headboards etc., made me appreciate all the work that goes into a commercially finished product.
For the fortune and glory of course
Original Why - Health issues prevented me from exercising, I needed something I could pour that level of intensity into to keep from going crazy. I’d always wanted to learn bass.
Currently:
THIS!! ^^^
You learn so much from playing with other people… no matter how good you are… and it’s HELLA fun!
Soo many cool stories here! 
Hell yeah!
I never saw it this way, I always assumed I’m down because I’m being lazy.
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You could do some smooth furniture next.
When I had last played bass on the regular … I was 27 / 28… I’m 54 now.
It’s been a LONG time away.
A lot of my ‘why’ was can I still do it?
Also, some curiosity ( taking the B2B course ) to see how much I managed to teach myself correctly… and what bad habits I formed 
There was no Guitar Pro, or internet repositories of Tabs, or MP3’s to jam to back then… it was what tabs you could find in Guitar Player magazine, and endless hours next to a cassette player! LOL
So I guess my Why … boils down to righting the ship. And learn it right 
Besides, Bass is badass! 