Wife Acceptance Factor

3 months before I got married in 1980, I rolled up to her house in a 1970 Plymouth SuperBird that I just bought . No problem.

If you can't do something simular, don't marry her!!

G O O D L U C K !!!!

This post is like a Rorschach Test on audiophile personal relationships. Verrrrrry interesting....

Lkissinger...if this were a real misery loves company post, we'd have to add what it is we do for a living to support the hobby...I can proudly say that I have sold my soul and dignity to a Corporation in exchange for some money.

I agree with those saying to be up front about it, then what can she say.

You'll find out, that's for sure. My wife knew I smoked and drank when we got married, I don't anymore. They don't love you for who you are, they love what they have the potential to make you, in their mind. You don't know what she has in mind. If you did, you may not marry her.

I was curious whether the ladies in their lives were on-board with these purchases or how they managed to convince them that it is normal to drop $15,000 on a pre-amp when most women (generalization) think that Bose sounds fine.

Don't ask, don't tell. I don't consult, inquire, or convince, I just buy it. If she complains like wholly hell, maybe I'll sell it. She mostly complains about aesthetics. She doesn't complain much anymore, since she now knows that her complaints may make the offending piece leave, but the replacement will be more expensive and just as ugly. Do that enough times and they'll stop complaining.

Also, I can't stress this enough, keep a seperate, private bank account and credit card. That way she'll never know how much $$$ is involved. "Oh, it's just a $50 power cord hon".......yeah, right...LOL.

Good luck,

John

Baranyi, nice of her to let you.
"She let me buy two pairs of Apogee Scintillas"