Is there a hobby you have a real love-hate relationship with? What keeps you coming back?

A natural way to answer

Definitely writing. There are days I genuinely resent it, when the words won't come and I want to give up on it entirely. Yet the satisfaction of finishing a good piece is what keeps me coming back. It's a real love-hate thing, frustrating and rewarding in almost equal measure.

Key phrases to use

• put off — to delay doing something you don't want to do“I keep putting off my practice.”
• keep coming back — to return to something repeatedly because it draws you in“The challenge is what keeps me coming back.”
• love-hate thing — a relationship with something you both enjoy and find frustrating“Me and the gym have a real love-hate thing.”
• give up on it — to stop trying with something and abandon it, often out of frustration“I nearly gave up on it after a rough patch.”