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DinnerTime
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Hi,
I'm new to the forum and I have lots to learn. I had this conversation with my wife last night,

Me: "Dear, I'd like to buy a new watch. It costs about $3k."
Her: "Why do you need another watch?"
Her: "Are you COLLECTING watches?"
Her: "How much do each of your watches cost?"
Her: "No"
Me: Silence ~~~~~~

lol 😀 How you guys to talk to your significant other when it comes to watches?
FYI. I didn't buy the watch 🙁
 
X350 XJR
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When is the last time you bought her a new refrigerator?
 
timecube
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DinnerTime DinnerTime
Hi,
I'm new to the forum and I have lots to learn. I had this conversation with my wife last night,

Me: "Dear, I'd like to buy a new watch. It costs about $3k."
Her: "Why do you need another watch?"
Her: "Are you COLLECTING watches?"
Her: "How much do each of your watches cost?"
Her: "No"
Me: Silence ~~~~~~

lol 😀 How you guys to talk to your significant other when it comes to watches?
FYI. I didn't buy the watch 🙁
recent conversation with my significant other

Me: "I'd like to buy a watch."
Dog: "...."
Me: "So that means.... okay?"
Dog: *stares blankly*
Me: "Okay then...."
Me: *sees strap of last watch I bought, lying on the floor all chewed up*
Me: "HEY!!!!"
Dog: *yawn*
 
ext1
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Me: I’d like to buy a watch.
Me:
Me:
Me: .....
Me: Oh well, after I get some $ first! 🙄

Anyway.. welcome to the forum! What watch was it anyway?
 
DinnerTime
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ext1 ext1
Me: I’d like to buy a watch.
Me:
Me:
Me: .....
Me: Oh well, after I get some $ first! 🙄

Anyway.. welcome to the forum! What watch was it anyway?

No surprise here. I was trying to pick up a speedmaster 😜
 
Larry S
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A monthly at least conversation.....

Me: Coffee in hand perusing OF.
Mrs. S, coffee in hand wanders by: “Have you sold any watches yet?”
Me: “Not yet.”
Mrs S: “When is that going to happen?” “No more watches. RIGHT?”
 
Als 27
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Watch Collection Discussion With My Other Half
Her eyes glaze over & roll up to the ceiling
Face goes blank === showing no expression
As if to say " Oh no not that bloody subject again"
Just how many more do you want or need ???
However if your talking about Handbags & Shoes
That's a complete different bloody ball game all together
Her face lights up like a bloody light bulb....
She has more shoes & handbags than Imelda Marcos.
I kid you not.....
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Larry S
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alam alam
@DinnerTime you don't ask, just buy the watch and take control of any conversation after the fact. Here's one approach.

😀
Yes @alam ...all was going to plan!
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Until I took my son over to the bank to get him his own accounts and a key to the SDB. I made the mistake of showing and discussing the collection. He cracked under the relentless interrogation of his mother. (He’s a horrible liar) ...”Did dad show you his collection” ...... it was downhill from there. 🤦
 
Walrus
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Als 27 Als 27
Watch Collection Discussion With My Other Half
Her eyes glaze over & roll up to the ceiling
Face goes blank === showing no expression
As if to say " Oh no not that bloody subject again"
Just how many more do you want or need ???
However if your talking about Handbags & Shoes
That's a complete different bloody ball game all together
Her face lights up like a bloody light bulb....
She has more shoes & handbags than Imelda Marcos.
I kid you not.....
Ha perfect. I put some watches online way overpriced so no one buys them but I can tell my wife yes I’m selling some. Only problem is once in a while someone has the nerve to actually contact me. Damn them.

I must say the discussion becomes more complicated when your wife makes more than you, by quite a bit.
 
speedy57
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I don't have these discussions with her. She has one small bill and pays her own CC bill off monthly. I never ask to see how she spends her school teacher paycheck. We keep separate checkbooks for ease of accounting. I pay all the rest, to include house, investments and extras. I do well enough so there is extra for me to pick u couple expensive pieces per year. After fully funding 401k, and other savings/investing stuff. So the don't ask don't tell policy works well. On the rare occasion she actually notices a new watch, I tell her-no secrets, she shrugs, on to next topic. She knows I save plenty, so she never gives me any issues. Watches are only out of extra $ after everything else is way covered. So, nothing for her to ever "resent/complain" about. Married 27 years, genuinely happy.
 
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speedy57 speedy57
I don't have these discussions with her. She has one small bill and pays her own CC bill off monthly. I never ask to see how she spends her school teacher paycheck. We keep separate checkbooks for ease of accounting. I pay all the rest, to include house, investments and extras. I do well enough so there is extra for me to pick u couple expensive pieces per year. After fully funding 401k, and other savings/investing stuff. So the don't ask don't tell policy works well. On the rare occasion she actually notices a new watch, I tell her-no secrets, she shrugs, on to next topic. She knows I save plenty, so she never gives me any issues. Watches are only out of extra $ after everything else is way covered. So, nothing for her to ever "resent/complain" about. Married 27 years, genuinely happy.

thank you for showing us all the right way to live. I especially enjoyed the itemizing of all your lofty financial responsibilities. who knew this humorous thread would bring such vital life/relationship lessons!
 
DinnerTime
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"I'm going to buy a watch. It's going to be... expensive"
A man of few words. Short and to the point.
I like it 😀
 
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