Not everyone who tries surfing gets hooked, and some people won’t even try.
You’ll have family members and friends who won’t get your preoccupation with riding waves, or why you have to spend so much time on your “hobby.”
They won’t understand the interplay between swell, tide, wind and crowds that dictates when and where you surf, which may conflict with some land-based activity they have in mind.
You may also need to be surreptitious while mind-surfing the waves over your partner’s shoulder on those romantic beach walks…