Wife on playing pool
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I have to agree 100% with the wife
if you spend 12 hours away from home and family
either thats more important,hanging around with a bunch of self indulgent bums
you either prefer their company
or as you indicate,and you convince yourself
its a way to make money
but as she points out
if you need the money surely you would do better working any job in the world
i suggest that if its a funlittle hobby,a few hours pr week is enough
she might be wondering why you waste so much time away
when she thought you were both in it together
I would be willing to bet that if you take this advice,that on your death bed you will be glad you did
when your children graduate and make something of themselves,because of the time you spent with them
when the woman you stood beside and swore to love,honor and respect gets the attention she deserves and you suddenly become the husband she signed up for
i suggest you will never regret the decision to abandon the false hopes of being a professional athlete in the pool room and look at those petty small time con men cynics
pool bums for what they are
i suggest you listen to the mother of your children and give up the false illusion
of easy money,
12 hours for 35 dollars is an small amount to sell all of her dreams for
if you spend 12 hours away from home and family
either thats more important,hanging around with a bunch of self indulgent bums
you either prefer their company
or as you indicate,and you convince yourself
its a way to make money
but as she points out
if you need the money surely you would do better working any job in the world
i suggest that if its a funlittle hobby,a few hours pr week is enough
she might be wondering why you waste so much time away
when she thought you were both in it together
I would be willing to bet that if you take this advice,that on your death bed you will be glad you did
when your children graduate and make something of themselves,because of the time you spent with them
when the woman you stood beside and swore to love,honor and respect gets the attention she deserves and you suddenly become the husband she signed up for
i suggest you will never regret the decision to abandon the false hopes of being a professional athlete in the pool room and look at those petty small time con men cynics
pool bums for what they are
i suggest you listen to the mother of your children and give up the false illusion
of easy money,
12 hours for 35 dollars is an small amount to sell all of her dreams for
my gf plays with me. actually she was on a league team and asked me to join.
when we 1st started to play together i would call a time out when i saw her getting in trouble. she did not like that so i quit calling them, she never asks for one either.
i have not called 1 in a year but the other night she got ball in hand and was setting up a shot. i knew that the way she was going to shoot she would get hooked on her next ball. against my better judgement i politely asked " babe would you like a time out ? "
NO I DO NOT !! she said.
well she makes the 4 and has no way in hell to get to the 5. she turns around and looks at me and calls time out. i said you dont like timeouts remember ? i said just do whatever you think you gotta do. needless to say she never touched the 5 and gave her opponent ball in hand and my gf lost the match. she would not speak to me for about a half hour. but we never bring that chit home, we leave it at the poolhall.
how do you guys handle situations like that ?
when we 1st started to play together i would call a time out when i saw her getting in trouble. she did not like that so i quit calling them, she never asks for one either.
i have not called 1 in a year but the other night she got ball in hand and was setting up a shot. i knew that the way she was going to shoot she would get hooked on her next ball. against my better judgement i politely asked " babe would you like a time out ? "
NO I DO NOT !! she said.
well she makes the 4 and has no way in hell to get to the 5. she turns around and looks at me and calls time out. i said you dont like timeouts remember ? i said just do whatever you think you gotta do. needless to say she never touched the 5 and gave her opponent ball in hand and my gf lost the match. she would not speak to me for about a half hour. but we never bring that chit home, we leave it at the poolhall.
how do you guys handle situations like that ?
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I'm in almost the exact situation only we're married now. I called a time out one time as she was down stroking an she stared a hole thru me for a few seconds an shot anyway. Everyone just thought that was so f'n funny, except me of course so I made my way too the bar an preceded too get drunk
never turning my head back towards the pool tables. Alittle while later someone walks over says Erica wants you, I say ok an keep drinking, About 2 hrs later she walks up an says "your GONNA come outside an talk to me" so yeah the only good of that night was I got drunk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. **roo$t@r**
I'm in almost the exact situation only we're married now. I called a time out one time as she was down stroking an she stared a hole thru me for a few seconds an shot anyway. Everyone just thought that was so f'n funny, except me of course so I made my way too the bar an preceded too get drunk
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Yep, you sure showed her.. lol
My wife hates pool. I especially am not allowed to leave the house to play if she is home. She considers pool a "mistress". She does support my wanting of a table in our next home, so I won't have to leave the house
I have a table in my house, play whenever I want and leave to play whenever I want for as long as I want. Been able to do this for two years now.
Best decision I ever made!Best,
Mike
Good question, sir
My wife. Beverly, when I was hustling pool, in the 60s and 70s asked me for ten percent of my winnings, which I turned over to her faithfully. How was I to know she was saving up for a divorce lawyer. Bummer.
Today I keep a pool table in my rug store so I am the only guy in town who has a wife (Judi) who says "Don't stay home. Go shoot pool". We had a store in Aspen for ten years, where people walk around partying till the wee hours. My friends and I woud be playing, even up until midnight and beyond. People woud stick their heads in and ask "Are you open?" My answer was always the same: "Try to buy something and you'll find out. A good rug merchant is always open". Nothing like playing for fun and still coming home with a pocketfull. I hope she doesn't start asking for ten percent.
Keep it nice, Alfie
My wife. Beverly, when I was hustling pool, in the 60s and 70s asked me for ten percent of my winnings, which I turned over to her faithfully. How was I to know she was saving up for a divorce lawyer. Bummer.
Today I keep a pool table in my rug store so I am the only guy in town who has a wife (Judi) who says "Don't stay home. Go shoot pool". We had a store in Aspen for ten years, where people walk around partying till the wee hours. My friends and I woud be playing, even up until midnight and beyond. People woud stick their heads in and ask "Are you open?" My answer was always the same: "Try to buy something and you'll find out. A good rug merchant is always open". Nothing like playing for fun and still coming home with a pocketfull. I hope she doesn't start asking for ten percent.
Keep it nice, Alfie
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Strange happenings
I'm pretty sure someone has been following me for a couple of weeks, I think She has put a hit out...Does that mean she is upset with me playing?.....Does the phrase; I HATE THAT PLACE mean anything? :yikes:
I'm pretty sure someone has been following me for a couple of weeks, I think She has put a hit out...Does that mean she is upset with me playing?.....Does the phrase; I HATE THAT PLACE mean anything? :yikes:
another thought
There was a guy in Tucson named Barry Budough (Sp.) who fought with his wife constantly about his feeble attempt at pool hustling. Finally, one day she said "That's it Barry. It's pool or me." to which barry replied "Well, rack 'em up". In retrospect, as funny as his answer was, it wasn't the best one. He was later snuffed out over a pool game. Yikes!
Keep it nice. Alfie
There was a guy in Tucson named Barry Budough (Sp.) who fought with his wife constantly about his feeble attempt at pool hustling. Finally, one day she said "That's it Barry. It's pool or me." to which barry replied "Well, rack 'em up". In retrospect, as funny as his answer was, it wasn't the best one. He was later snuffed out over a pool game. Yikes!
Keep it nice. Alfie
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I'm glad your in another state..
I read this and started wondering why my wife was at your pool hall! Ha ha! Since we started playing leagues and stuff and there is more of a "competitive environment", I learned early on, don't offer advice ever. Let her ask whom ever she likes to get advice from, when she chooses too herself. I feel like I have some good stuff to share with her, and it’s difficult to watch those situations play out, but gotta just bite the tongue, and hope she learns another way down the road. I'm seriously considering signing us both up for some pro-lessons. Then its independent third party, telling her some stuff I already figured out the hard way. Mine is a very independent player, Italian-Irish and stubborn! (Love you sweetie, but you know it's true!) I just know she would be SO MUCH stronger with some outside coaching. Eh.. say la vie...
I'm in almost the exact situation only we're married now. I called a time out one time as she was down stroking an she stared a hole thru me for a few seconds an shot anyway. Everyone just thought that was so f'n funny, except me of course so I made my way too the bar an preceded too get drunk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. **roo$t@r**
I read this and started wondering why my wife was at your pool hall! Ha ha! Since we started playing leagues and stuff and there is more of a "competitive environment", I learned early on, don't offer advice ever. Let her ask whom ever she likes to get advice from, when she chooses too herself. I feel like I have some good stuff to share with her, and it’s difficult to watch those situations play out, but gotta just bite the tongue, and hope she learns another way down the road. I'm seriously considering signing us both up for some pro-lessons. Then its independent third party, telling her some stuff I already figured out the hard way. Mine is a very independent player, Italian-Irish and stubborn! (Love you sweetie, but you know it's true!) I just know she would be SO MUCH stronger with some outside coaching. Eh.. say la vie...
i haven't been able to practice and play as much as i like as we have been moving. but when it gets time for the matches and i balk, she says, "oh yes, you ARE going"! (and she means it) i too have been married a long time. lately however, she is asking me if i am "in the money"? just last week i got knocked out of the $$ and now she keeps an accounting of what i am spending and not making! married life is ...........never mind, it is our 47th this sunday, need it say more?
Sorry, I shouldn't be laughing. Pretty funny though in a sad way.
No I don't get any of that from my wife because I keep my pool playing to the level we agreed to prior to getting married and also uhhh ... I've never won any money.
It's not just women and not just wives. It's also coworkers and family members. And husbands or b/f's of women who play pool.
If they don't play pool, they don't get it. And we get snide or rude remarks. Not support or understanding...
If they don't play pool, they don't get it. And we get snide or rude remarks. Not support or understanding...
That's right. It's all about mutual support for each other. I.e. you support her, she supports you. (Substitute the words "him" and "he" for our female readership.)
I'm lucky in that my lady and I have a wonderful relationship in these regards. Mutual respect for each other, and mutual support for each other. We "make a great team." I play pool and love it, and she supports me. Although there are the expectations of "how much" I play pool (she's concerned about her place and importance in my life), the question about expectations actually boils down to two things:
1. COMMUNICATION (i.e. letting her/him know about tournaments or pool special events well in advance, mutually planning for it, and compensating for it [i.e. perhaps planning a dinner or romantic evening after you get back from the event])
2. BALANCE (i.e. being "gone" in the evenings playing pool isn't exactly a well-balanced relationship or life)
In the past, I'd been remiss about one or both of these things. When you meet someone that is really special, it kind of shakes you up and helps you to realize there's more to this life than single-minded focus on one thing. Sure, one may not realize his/her full potential unless single-minded focus is achieved, but at the same time, at what cost?
-Sean
P.S.: she's learned to share my love for pool, and I've learned to share her love of her things
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My wife of over forty years shares the same passion as Madam Imelda Marcos, but while Auntie Meldy collected shoes, my wife collects handbags, lots and lots of them.
Given the amount she spends on Gucci and Coach handbags, I feel I deserve at least a $2,000 custom cue instead of this God-forsaken, miserable maroon fiberglass Washington Redskins beginner's cue that I picked up from EBay for a lousy 79 bucks.
I feel I deserve more, since I bring home the bacon anyway. Are there custom cuemakers on the Virginia side of the Potomac in DC?
Flip
Given the amount she spends on Gucci and Coach handbags, I feel I deserve at least a $2,000 custom cue instead of this God-forsaken, miserable maroon fiberglass Washington Redskins beginner's cue that I picked up from EBay for a lousy 79 bucks.
I feel I deserve more, since I bring home the bacon anyway. Are there custom cuemakers on the Virginia side of the Potomac in DC?
Flip
Banks
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If mama's happy, everybody's happy. I keep my g/f fed, make leftovers, try to take her out once in a while.. so she's fine with me going out and having a little fun playing. She's been playing APA a little longer than I've been playing. She went to Vegas to watch me flounder miserably in 2010 APA singles and I went in 2011 to watch her play. She knows I'm not getting in trouble, trying to hook up with anybody or any of that. I support her in what she wants to do and she does the same with me. I just wish she didn't mind racking for me. 
For everybody else..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwRrKaq0IyY&ob=av2e
For everybody else..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwRrKaq0IyY&ob=av2e