Need Advice - Am I a bad person

[MarkT]

I don't really like parties and hate being the center of attention.

I'd go for #2 as long as there is no guilt trip attached. But if my wife gave me the same options, I'd probably go with #1.

 

[rivet_42]

If you opt for the party, make sure you'd actually enjoy a big huge party with that many people. Your wife and all of your friends might, but it's *your* birthday--the event should be all about you. There are plenty of people who are introverts and would rather spend social time with a handful of close friends.

 

[houdini]

pick number 2

 

[92G]

#2 + an extra $200 = tavor

 

[Nation On Fire]

#2. Birthday parties are for women and children.

 

[Coyote33]

Tell your wife you want the party. If anyone wants to get you a gift, have them contribute towards a nice 1911, and she can pick up the rest.

 

[pupchow]

I'd do something that I wouldn't normally do. Toys come and go. Experiences last a lifetime. I'm going to fishing in the Keys, for my five-oh.

 

[nobigdeal508]

You cannot honestly like 30 people...

 

[LittleCalm]

I think #2 is winning... Don't let folks guilt you.

 

[slap shot]

You cannot honestly like 30 people...

lol i didn't want to say it

 

[beerjeep]

I'll bite. Since you've gotten tons of good advice I'll answer your second question. Yes, you're a bad person.

 

[lancecolonel]

#2...then take every prospective party guest to the range.

 

[dhuze]

If selecting option#2 makes you a bad person I'd be hated by everyone I know. Why would feeding 20 people be better than buying something for yourself? Think of it this way, you are saving her $500. With that you can take her out to an extremely nice dinner somewhere else and still have cash left over.

 

[shootback]

I would go with option 2. Hell I couldn't think of 30 people I like well enough to invite to something like that.

 

[MA_Shooter]

Smaller party and split the difference?

 

[Paul455]

^This !!!!!

Double This!

 

[dessert1st]

invite the people to your house to play with the new toys. cheap beer pizza and guns. thats a party.

What could go wrong?!

 

[enbloc]

.

 

[Chevy 2 65]

#2 and buy Glocks

 

[SHOCKNAWE]

In short, NO your not a bad person

 

[josh2600]

Easy! Hookers and blow!

 

[Volkl78]

Do what you want. If your wife complains tell her when its her birthday you will ignore what she wants and just do or what you want instead. Maybe you could being her to a Patriots game for her birthday and have expensive seats on the 50 yard line! She'll love that! Fair is fair!

 

[Lucus]

You must still be paying off your Christmass credit cards. On my 50th birthday my girlfriend cooked me my favorite dinner and we rented a movie..on my 60th i forgot it was my birthday.. I suggest you take the $1500 and save it for her birthday.

 

[Hoover]

#2 and have a BBQ when the weather gets warmer.

 

[Pete G]

Invite 10-15 real friends and spend a grand on yourself.

This.

 

[mbullism]

49, 50, 51... it's a number. Congratulations for not dieing before now. The friends and family you really care about you see and talk to already. I doubt it's 30-50 (no offense)...

buy yourself something nice, and keep on truckin'...

 

[Win]

Fond memories last a lifetime

 

[pastera]

Fond memories last a lifetime

But a good gun lasts several lifetimes

 

[Win]

But a good gun lasts several lifetimes

Heh. This is true.

 

[joseph]

Forget #1 & #2. Donate the $2,000 to the Wounded Warriors.