How to Convince Your Spouse....

I don't know how long you've been married but this kind of thing needs settled right away. It was only about 2 or 3 months into my marriage when my wife needed a new car. So we went to the dealership, I picked one out and gave her the keys to my junker. Haven't had any problems since.:D
 
The art of negotiation:

The way to a woman's heart is her purse;) .

Tell her if she lets you buy yourself the cue, you will let her pick out ANY purse that she wants:)

Sounds like a fair deal to me;) :) :D !
 
Update...

For all that have replied, I am happy to report that I am (un)patiently waiting for a stunning Josey from Marcus (FAST_N_LOOSE). Must have caught her at an odd time because her opinion has changed, or she has something up her sleeve:eek: .

Thanks for the advice and many laughs.....Cory
 
Hope you like your Josey as much as I like mine. Warning tho...the darn thing still misses!
 
coryjeb said:
For all that have replied, I am happy to report that I am (un)patiently waiting for a stunning Josey from Marcus (FAST_N_LOOSE). Must have caught her at an odd time because her opinion has changed, or she has something up her sleeve:eek: .

Thanks for the advice and many laughs.....Cory
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OK, now that your dilemna is over, I'll throw another one out there for the boys.

I'm going to get a pool table this Sunday and although she knows I am wanting another table (I had a 7' bar box in my garage for several months, I sold it for reasons too long to discuss here, gave her 3/4ths of the $$$ to go towards bills/etc, and told her I have regretted selling it ever since) she doesn't know that I have one picked out and will be picking it up this weekend. :D She also doesn't know that I am paying for it with about 1/3 of our tax refund. She'll find out this weekend. :o I figure if she don't like it ......... tough ........ she'll have to get over it. :p

Here's my selling points to her to justify spending $1000.00 on it:

I need some space of my own and I loved being able to go out to the garage and practice/play.

I figure it will pay for itself in the long run anyway, right?

It's a great way to spend quality time with my teenage sons.

I won't have to leave every other night to go practice, now I can stay home and practice/play most of the time.

So do I prepare for divorce now :eek: or will she get over it :rolleyes: ?
 
Sadly true...A younger friend of mine can run racks with my Josey...yet it must get broken or something when it's returned to my hands...it starts missing! :D Oh well...I may be at the bottom of the ladder skills wise, but I keep reaching for the next rung. :rolleyes:
 
IA8baller said:
So do I prepare for divorce now :eek:
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If it's this one, I hope you can play on HALF of a table :D because she'll probably get out your chainsaw to make sure she gets her share. :eek:
 
IA8baller said:
OK, now that your dilemna is over, I'll throw another one out there for the boys.

I'm going to get a pool table this Sunday and although she knows I am wanting another table (I had a 7' bar box in my garage for several months, I sold it for reasons too long to discuss here, gave her 3/4ths of the $$$ to go towards bills/etc, and told her I have regretted selling it ever since) she doesn't know that I have one picked out and will be picking it up this weekend. :D She also doesn't know that I am paying for it with about 1/3 of our tax refund. She'll find out this weekend. :o I figure if she don't like it ......... tough ........ she'll have to get over it. :p

Here's my selling points to her to justify spending $1000.00 on it:

I need some space of my own and I loved being able to go out to the garage and practice/play.
I figure it will pay for itself in the long run anyway, right?

It's a great way to spend quality time with my teenage sons.

I won't have to leave every other night to go practice, now I can stay home and practice/play most of the time.So do I prepare for divorce now :eek: or will she get over it :rolleyes: ?
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We sold our house and moved to an apartment about a year ago to cut back on expenses while my wife finishes school. I dearly miss my Connelly, and just being able to escape. I hate having to wait till everyone goes to bed to leave and go play. However, I remember it getting old sometimes at home shooting by myself. Other than league nights, at times I would feel guilty leaving to go shoot whn I already had it available at home.

Good luck and at least it's only 1/3 and not all of it:D
 
It's called "mutual respect".

If you respect her hobbies and what she wants to purchase/obtain, then she will respect yours. Pure and simple.

When I started really getting into pool and traveling for tournaments, the hubby was a little put off. When I showed him how I could fit a table in the basement and he would have to move his woodshop out to the garage, then he really became put off.

But when he fixed up the garage and took in his grandfather's ancient Woodsmith, he rediscovered his passion for woodworking and didn't mind me moving his stuff out of the basement. It was actually better because he no longer had to do the "bob and weave" between the first floor's joists, he's so tall.

I've bought him thousands of dollars worth of tools for his shop, and he's always been forthright to me about what else he wants. He knows how much I spent on the pool table and my cues, too. We're okay with that stuff because we respect each other's rights to pursue our happiness.

Barbara

IA8baller said:
OK, now that your dilemna is over, I'll throw another one out there for the boys.

I'm going to get a pool table this Sunday and although she knows I am wanting another table (I had a 7' bar box in my garage for several months, I sold it for reasons too long to discuss here, gave her 3/4ths of the $$$ to go towards bills/etc, and told her I have regretted selling it ever since) she doesn't know that I have one picked out and will be picking it up this weekend. :D She also doesn't know that I am paying for it with about 1/3 of our tax refund. She'll find out this weekend. :o I figure if she don't like it ......... tough ........ she'll have to get over it. :p

Here's my selling points to her to justify spending $1000.00 on it:

I need some space of my own and I loved being able to go out to the garage and practice/play.

I figure it will pay for itself in the long run anyway, right?

It's a great way to spend quality time with my teenage sons.

I won't have to leave every other night to go practice, now I can stay home and practice/play most of the time.

So do I prepare for divorce now :eek: or will she get over it :rolleyes: ?
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I decided to call her at work and we talked about it and she wasn't mad about it at all. BIG relief! :D

Barbara......I agree. She has her hobbies and I NEVER and I mean NEVER question her purchases for her hobbies (scrapbooking, coca-cola collectables, etc) so maybe that attitude of mine in the past paid off for me now, huh?

Now I gotta clean out the garage again. :( Anyone wanna help?
 
Barbara said:
It's called "mutual respect".

If you respect her hobbies and what she wants to purchase/obtain, then she will respect yours. Pure and simple.

When I started really getting into pool and traveling for tournaments, the hubby was a little put off. When I showed him how I could fit a table in the basement and he would have to move his woodshop out to the garage, then he really became put off.

But when he fixed up the garage and took in his grandfather's ancient Woodsmith, he rediscovered his passion for woodworking and didn't mind me moving his stuff out of the basement. It was actually better because he no longer had to do the "bob and weave" between the first floor's joists, he's so tall.

I've bought him thousands of dollars worth of tools for his shop, and he's always been forthright to me about what else he wants. He knows how much I spent on the pool table and my cues, too. We're okay with that stuff because we respect each other's rights to pursue our happiness.

Barbara
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Absolutely well stated, Barbara!!! The funny thing is, there have now been two posts in this thread by women, trying to clue the poor b@stards in, but with all the testosterone in here, I bet they didn't even read them...LoL. Kinda like stopping to ask for directions..LMAO!

Sadly, when we have something to say, all many hear is "wa wawa wa wawawa"...in Charlie Brown's teachers 'voice'. :p

Lisa
 
I'm not embarrassed to ask for directions . . .

ridewiththewind said:
Absolutely well stated, Barbara!!! Kinda like stopping to ask for directions..LMAO!
Lisa
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I'm not embarrassed to ask for directions and I will if I ever get lost. The most that has happened so far is that I have been mislocated for a few days!

Hu
 
Forgiveness

It's always Easier to get forgiveness than permission.

But, don't lie to her about it. Lying is about the only act that doesn't fall under the forgiveness umbrella.
 
Admit it . . .

Well . . . you would . . . wouldn't you?
 

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Admit it...

You just don't "get" what two pool playing wives are trying to tell you...

Sorry, and Good Luck on your next divorce!!

Barbara

DeepBanks said:
Well . . . you would . . . wouldn't you?
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