The ladyfriend doesn't like me carrying when she's around, so I just don't tell her. I had her try and search me on a walk because I told her I wasn't carrying and she didn't believe me. Turns out I actually wasn't, though I should have been.
She's slowly coming around though.
I just don't tell her how many I have, when I buy a new one, or how much ammo I actually have hoarded away. I'm pretty sure she'd freak if she ever saw my little cache, and I'm an amateur compared to a lot of people here. I've never heard her complain while shooting any of my guns at the range though. Funny, right?
Anyways, ready handguns are always stored in the safe, loaded with one in the chamber, in their holsters, safety off where applicable. Bad enough I have to lock it away, no way it's not going to be ready to go when I need to grab it.