When people have the opportunity to have alone time in their homes, any type of indulgence is possible. So when Reddit user u/Kitkatcrusherasked: "Men of Reddit, what’s the first thing you do when the wife and kids just left the house for a few hours?" the answers were surprisingly wholesome. Here's what they had to say below.
1."I take five decorative pillows off the bed and put them in the closet until the morning of her return."
2."I don’t speak. I don’t play music. I don’t have the TV on. I sit in complete silence, reading my phone or whatever, but not having to answer anybody’s questions, not having to listen to anybody. I was just in complete silence for at least 15 minutes. One time, my wife took the kids out of town for the weekend with her sister, and from Friday night when I got home from work until Monday morning when I went back, I didn’t speak a word. I just existed. I watched shows, I played games, I drank some whiskey and smoked a cigar. I cleaned and did laundry. I didn’t speak. I didn’t have to answer anyone’s questions."
3."My wife and son went with her parents for a weekend recently to take care of some family business due to a recent death in the family. I went for a motorcycle ride where I wanted to go, staying as long as I wanted, and eating where I wanted to eat. If I hadn't been wrestling with my own mortality the entire time, it would have been glorious. Instead, it was kind of depressing, if not a little therapeutic."
