My wife likes horses. I like bowling. She gets a horse, I get to bowl. Bonus, I don't go to the stable because I'm deathly allergic of everything in a barn and have demonstrated that several times. Her hobby costs way more, so she doesn't fight me on entry fees.
As far as league, I am in no way interested in bowling on a house shot. Wanna give me a challenge, I'll show up. I have much better things to do than take a night out of my week to bowl with whiny entitled house hacks on the China. If they're going to complain, give them a dang good reason to at least.