Is it early in the morning or late in the morning? Has she seen me sitting in the car down the street? These are all important questions.
This....I literally laughed out loud!!
Is it early in the morning or late in the morning? Has she seen me sitting in the car down the street? These are all important questions.
On the bright side, sounds like you've got a free pass to take on a side girl.I poured a glass of wine for the wife and we talked about this scenario.
To my surprise it wouldn't be an automatic trip to a divorce. Interesting to note she would have an easier time getting over an extra marital affair than dumping $40K.
We talked about me getting a side job to compensate- and then (not being a gambler) it hit me:
- You can never make up a loss in gambling without gambling more,, which is the dark side, slippery slope of gambling.
If I got a part time job and made an extra $40K, I'm still down $40K- in a true, technical sense due to the fact had I not lost gambling I'd have $80K.
It was an eye opening discussion.
Lou, isn't it enough to have won the match?
I poured a glass of wine for the wife and we talked about this scenario.
To my surprise it wouldn't be an automatic trip to a divorce. Interesting to note she would have an easier time getting over an extra marital affair than dumping $40K.
We talked about me getting a side job to compensate- and then (not being a gambler) it hit me:
- You can never make up a loss in gambling without gambling more,, which is the dark side, slippery slope of gambling.
If I got a part time job and made an extra $40K, I'm still down $40K- in a true, technical sense due to the fact had I not lost gambling I'd have $80K.
It was an eye opening discussion.
Not sure what you mean, Skip.
Lou Figueroa
Really, you don't get it? It was loud and clear to me.
Whoops,, I totally missed that,,, I guess this lockdown situation is affecting all of us, obviously me included.
This JB story gives me a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach and I am not involved in any way other than I watched some of the stream as it was happening.
I wish/would hope my marriage was as strong as his,,, if I did this I can honestly say my relationship might not survive.
I would also be busting my butt to get every penny back and then some for my poor decision making.
...you came home and told your significant other that you had just lost $40,000 playing pool?
I think, in my case, there would first be a quiet, "You did what?"
Then there would be a series of questions as to the exact circumstance of the loss, which would eventually devolve into higher pitched, "What were you thinking?" and then general derogatory comments concerning my mental health and moral fiber.
If I'm lucky.
I think we'd eventually be OK but I would be in for an extended stay in the Dog House and if I ever so much as mentioned gambling at pool again, huge heaping piles of scorn and derision would be hurled my way.
IOWs, I want no part of it.
Lou Figueroa
...you came home and told your significant other that you had just lost $40,000 playing pool?
I'm curious,,, not looking for specifics by this question,, but how would you get it back?
Gamble more or get a side hustle? (job)
I don't see how a person "gets it back" by doing anything other than gamble more.
I'm probably not looking at this the way everyone else does, but when the money is gone it is gone.
Reminds me of the time I offered to pay dinner bill for my retired father who normally treats. I told him I'd get it, that he is on a fixed income.
He told me to wake up- everyone is on a fixed income. (so to speak)
Am I wearing the elephant trunk underwear?
If I follow you correctly I think you're implying some sort of mal-intent on my part in starting this thread.
And that is absolutely not the case, though I now do see how some might interpret it that way. In the "How much did he lose" thread, haystj wondered about what would happen in his relationship given similar circumstances:
I said that I thought that was an interesting question and started this thread. It was purely an intellectual exercise and, given the number of introspective posts it's generated, others obviously thought so as well. It wasn't to get under anyone's skin. If I wanted to do that, there are far better ways ;-)
Lou Figueroa