Keep equipement or trade?

I am the type that would buy a state of the art system or at least the best I could afford and keep it forever. But unfortunately, I can't stay off the boards so I get the upgrade bugs.

I grow attached to people, dealers (I prefer to be a one store kind of guy if possible), environment, and equipment etc. So in the perfect world, I would simply keep all the gear even when I'm not using it (I have all my old gaming systems). But I've made a concious, although perhaps unwise decision to spend my money now. Because I know that when I get married, I will never get a chance to be the audiophile that I am now.

Jmcgrogan2. Besides the financial issue of raising your kids and saving up for education and retirement, I just can't imagine myself marrying a wife that would let me have a dedicated room where I can sit for hours (even an hour or two) without being disturbed and just listen to music, while she is off doing something else. At least not for the first few years of marriage, or unless I make enough money or until after the kids are grown up. There is just no way I can be as carefree as I am now. It's something I expect. But I'm saying all this with my long-time girlfriend in mind. It is my belief that every relationship/marriage works differently.

As for people selling off their newly bought gear soon after they got married. I just see so many factors involved. It could be because he/she found that he just doesn't have the time anymore to listen and so they're unused. Or because they understimated the expenditures needed (perhaps they just moved into a new house or their wife quit the job to stay home etc.) I don't mean to sound grim because that is not my intention. But for most of us, it is going to be a new environment with new commitments and really require some real sacrifices that can at times be daunting. Perhaps I like to prepare for the worst possible scenario so it's usually better than expected. I definitely don't want to be surprised and have my marriage end badly. Honestly, I'm thinking that if you want your wife to stay home, you'll have to devote more time to her. If she has her own hobbies and life, you can do your own thing more often, but you might complain that she's never home. Always a tradeoff no?