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I apologize. I come from a family where my father had us living in poverty and on the brink of bankruptcy because of clandestine purchases such as firearms, ATVs, etc. Couple this with the domestic violence I witnessed and was involved in, and it very strongly colored my impression of the "hiding from the wife/girlfriend/etc." mentality. I couldn't picture myself doing it, ever. Sorry to have offended so many of you.
I apologize. I come from a family where my father had us living in poverty and on the brink of bankruptcy because of clandestine purchases such as firearms, ATVs, etc. Couple this with the domestic violence I witnessed and was involved in, and it very strongly colored my impression of the "hiding from the wife/girlfriend/etc." mentality. I couldn't picture myself doing it, ever. Sorry to have offended so many of you.
so i'm cleaning out the safe for hunting and my wife was going to be gone all day. well she comes home early and see all the guns and say where did all these come from. well now i'm in trouble at this point I said I have had these for years she said you are full of sh** oh well i got busted I think she will get over it I hope
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I go down to St Maarten every year and load up on "pandora" to keep it handy for my daughter, wife and anyone else. No one knows if it's real or not, not even me, but it's like 1/4 of the price as up here.
Love St Maarten, though it's tough to conceal carry on those nudie beaches.
I go down to St Maarten every year and load up on "pandora" to keep it handy for my daughter, wife and anyone else. No one knows if it's real or not, not even me, but it's like 1/4 of the price as up here.
Let me know when you go down next
I thought getting married meant you both kept your guns together in one safe.
I thought getting married meant you both kept your guns together in one safe.
Only if you choose the right spouse!
Becoming a certified instructor was the best move I've ever made. Now when my wife asks I can just say, "How much did they cost?!? Honey, I'm making money on all of these guns!"
When I built my AR-15, I had a conversation that went something like this:
Me: "How much money would I have to give you for you to NEVER question this rifle, or how much it cost to build?"
Her: "How much will it cost? Give me that much."
Me: "How much do you think it will cost?"
She guessed a thousand, and that's what I gave her. She guessed low by a third.
I'm trying to do the same thing to justify getting a Smith & Wesson E-series 1911, but she's not buying it. Even giving her the matching $800 or so won't do it for her. She says it's time to spend some of our money on stupid things for the house, like a new couch, or re-carpet the great room, or blah blah blah (I stopped listening...).
Our marriage is based on trust, and as much as I might love to go behind her back to get the 1911, I wouldn't do it because I don't want to betray her trust. Do you guys have to "go behind your wives' backs" to get what you want? I figure if I wait a few months, and keep planting tiny seeds, she'll eventually come around and tell me to go get it without me having to be sneaky, and eventually me getting the gun will be "her idea."
I'd rather wait, than be un-trustworthy.
Funny thing when it comes to purchases... I make all the "big" purchase decisions, and she makes all the small ones. In twelve years of marriage, we apparently haven't made any big purchases decisions. Hmmm.
Seriously - anything over about $300 or so, and we usually discuss whatever it is, because that's money which *could* be spent elsewhere, on different priorities.
I was in a local gun shop and a guy in the store is complaining that he could never get away with coming home with another toy, but he is clearly itching to buy it.
Several people in the store start busting his balls.
I asked him if his wife was home (she was) and what his phone number was.
I called his house asking for him, (wife answered) told her to please get him a message .........
"Your husband won the raffle at the shop, please tell him to come by and pick up his new gun"
Within 10 seconds his cell phone rang.
Problem solved
That really is f*cking genius. Well played sir.
I get the feeling lots of NES married dudes are going to be "winning raffles" in the very near future.
"I'm just just holding them for a friend" didn't work when I got caught with cigarettes in high school and I doubt it will fly with my wife now. So I have to be careful to avoid the OP's situation.