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She used to look at me askance and say: Really? Another one? I would then remind her of how much her brother spends on his boating hobby. Now when I tell her I bought another guitar she just says 'well of course you did!" and I can't always tell if she's being sarcastic but I just leave it at that.
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I get half
She no longer complains but just says"I get half".
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Same deal here - no problem...
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I would never make a major purchase without consulting with my wife first and she would never make a major purchase without consulting with me first. That is how I got my Larrivee. It was a deal that I did not think I would see again so I talked to her about it and she said get it.
Fortunately for us I don't have a need or desire for more than two guitars. My main squeeze the Larrivee, and the backup, in case something (God forbid) should happen to the Larrivee, my Seagull S6.
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Oh, I wouldn't do that. This is where I say, "be afraid, be very afraid." But, we share the bank account and if either of us wants to spend more than $50, we have to discuss it with the other. It actually keeps me in check and has kept us out of the red for 30 years. I'm not complaining. We have a pretty good life together. She's a pretty good accountant considering the money we make. I have plenty of toys.
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Last time . . . my wife was momentarily annoyed that I had used the wrong credit card. We would have gotten a better kickback with the right one.
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what does the wife say
Actually she doesn't much care one way or another. If we were financially tight like we were for much of our life together, it would be different - meaning I would be more conservative in what I acquire and more liberal in deciding what to sell. She likes to see me happy and she knows I have the same attitude toward the things she likes. We may rib each other - and she doesn't mind letting me know that my guitars are worth a lot more than her orchids or her fabrics. So I tell her that she has more flowers than I have guitars. Doesn't cut much mustard either way, but it's fun.
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New guitars
Rev Roy "You're a funny guy..."
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"Does it play/sound better than others? Which one are you selling now? "
I had over 100 pairs of speakers and twice as many audio components at once in the house before so no problem with significant other on how many guitars I buy.
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I don't bring it up. As long as there are only three here, she doesn't know the difference. As far as I know, she's never opened the cases.
To be fair, though, I have no idea what jewelry she gets. |
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My wife is a very funny gal. I just bought a Cargo for a travel guitar and when it arrived this morning she said "Don't worry honey, we've got plenty of room for another guitar - and this one looks like it's small enough to fit right in the bed next to you where I used to sleep." At least I think she was joking.
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My wife rarely says much about guitars. I owned 10 at one time, have slowly pared that down to 6, and will reduce inventory further this year. 3 or 4 is all I need.
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My better half is my soulmate! we discuss and and decide together. That said, it was not five years ago I heard all guitars sound the same so why do you pay so much for this one. Then, nearly four years ago, my better half began playing.
The epiphany was a moment on Black Friday a few years ago when I was about to purchase an OM-21, due to it being less expensive than Bourgeois SJ which I was comparing. My better half, who had six months playing at the time said to me me, "get the SJ, it sounds better to my ears"..... I bought it and gifted it to my better half as a Christmas gift. buying another guitar is not an issue anymore...
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What does she say? Well, I'll let you know if she ever speaks to me again.
Nah.. Not like that at all. We discuss major expenses, but so far I have gotten cooperation. I have had as many as seven but down to five this week. But when I ordered the last acoustic guitar, I had an electric bass for sale (sold now). And I am getting ready to sell one acoustic in about a week. Expect to hold at three acoustic and one electric for a while. What she will be raising an eyebrow towards is the PA system being designed, since I do not really play out. The guitars really do not cost as much as the computers, electronics, and cameras needed around here -- there is some reasonable recovery on guitar sales, but computers and cameras are almost throw away expenses due to technical obsolescence.
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