I wasn't taught by a boyfriend but by my sisters instead and I had totally different experiences. The first sister's teachers led me to hiking down the mountain in tears. The second teacher, who had since my first attempt at learning had become an instructor, was totally different. I actually learned stuff and we didn't hate each other. So maybe if your SO is an instructor it might be an ok idea.
posted on Jun 13, 2008 by lorene

Square is right, she was a nightmare :). I wasn't allowed to watch her snowboard (makes teaching kinda hard) but if she did something good and I wasn't watching I got into trouble. On the otherhand it was a week well spent, she has way better style than me and rides anything I do much more smoothly (I'd love to say it was down to my teaching but I think her first instructor takes the credit there)
posted on Jun 14, 2008 by davidhayes

I'd definitely say get the professionals in. My bf tried to progress my skills when I got on holiday, it nearly came to blows, very nearly. Now if I'm struggling he'll shout 'encouraging things' at me, which really winds me up! I much prefer it if he just tells me what I'm doing wrong and leave off the encouragement. "you can do it" is not helpful, "you're hunching over too much" is very helpful, cos then I know what to do to fix it!
posted on Jun 14, 2008 by snowball