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lindsayt

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Exactly, Hifikrazy. You might as well always tell her the truth, because, no matter what figure you put on it, she'll always respond with a "What, that much??"

This will have the added bonus that if she ever does find out exactly how much you paid for it, she'll confirm that you told her the truth, which builds credibility and trust.
 

CnoEvil

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lindsayt said:
Exactly, Hifikrazy. You might as well always tell her the truth, because, no matter what figure you put on it, she'll always respond with a "What, that much??"

This will have the added bonus that if she ever does find out exactly how much you paid for it, she'll confirm that you told her the truth, which builds credibility and trust.

I don't need to say anything, as Mrs. Cno is telepathic...
 

lindsayt

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matthewpiano said:
Marriage is a partnership and all about team work. I can't believe some of the rubbish I'm reading on this thread.

Some marriages are more like the TV series Porridge, where the objective is to gain small victories over the other party.
 

hifikrazy

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For goodness sake, let's not get your panties in a bunch. I think my marriage is more than able to sustain a few small white lies. Some of the moral crusaders in here are ridiculous.
 
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hifikrazy said:
Some of the moral crusaders in here are ridiculous.

So suggesting a marriage should be a partnership of equals, and denigrating the idea of lying to one's partner about purchases, is a 'moral crusade'?
 

hifikrazy

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All I'm saying is lighten up. Most of the comments here were said light heartedly and then you have husbands of the year coming in here saying they can't believe the rubbish being said.

All these political correctness is just sucking the fun and life out of everything.
 

professorhat

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hifikrazy said:
All these political correctness is just sucking the fun and life out of everything.

I guess it depends on your definition of fun.

By the way - any substantial purchases of value are discussed and then if one of us wants it and we can afford it, we buy it. It's a simple system of trust. I appreciate some may think I'm lucky that I have a wife who understands I want things sometimes, and doesn't begrudge me purchasing them if we can afford them. But then, I'm pretty sure I chose my wife and she wasn't forced upon me, so I'm not sure how luck comes into it. If you were forced into an arranged marriage, then you have my sympathies for your situation.
 

Esra

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hifikrazy said:
All I'm saying is lighten up. Most of the comments here were said light heartedly and then you have husbands of the year coming in here saying they can't believe the rubbish being said.

All these political correctness is just sucking the fun and life out of everything.

+1

in fact i do believe most husbands are henpecked in real life....true?
 

Tzutzu

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My wife is reading this... as I'm typing...
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Thompsonuxb

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Naaa.... just a little immature....partnership.......prrrrft!

I mean when you were at home with your parents did you always tell them the truth?

Marriage is like that after a while, most hide their true nature and try to be what your partner wants them to be

Chances are if you saw and heard how your partner behave when in company and you are not around, most would fall in love with them all over again. Probably be genuinely surprised that the sassy chick is still in there somewhere.

tinkywinkydipsylalapo said:
hifikrazy said:
Some of the moral crusaders in here are ridiculous.

So suggesting a marriage should be a partnership of equals, and denigrating the idea of lying to one's partner about purchases, is a 'moral crusade'?
 
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Thompsonuxb said:
partnership.......prrrrft!

That's a bit sad.

Thompsonuxb said:
I mean when you were at home with your parents did you always tell them the truth?

No, but then one doesn't choose one's parents - one gets what one's given

Thompsonuxb said:
Marriage is like that after a while, most hide their true nature and try to be what your partner wants them to be

Having been married for almost 20 years, I'm not aware of either of us having changed in order to be subservient to the other's wishes

Thompsonuxb said:
Chances are if you saw and heard how your partner behave when in company and you are not around, most would fall in love with them all over again. Probably be genuinely surprised that the sassy chick is still in there somewhere.

Not sure that my partner would ever have chosen the description of 'sassy chick', but still very much exactly the same person I married, giving me no need to fall in love all over again. We never fell out of it.
 

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matthewpiano said:
No moral crusade, I just don't like the outdated men's club attitudes that's all.

And we haven't even had: "If your wife/girlfriend tells you you can't have those new speakers, you should grow some effing cojones, mate". No doubt it'll be along soon ...
 

davedotco

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matt49 said:
matthewpiano said:
No moral crusade, I just don't like the outdated men's club attitudes that's all.

And we haven't even had: "If your wife/girlfriend tells you you can't have those new speakers, you should grow some effing cojones, mate". No doubt it'll be along soon ...

Back in the day the fabulous Hank Wangford Band had a song called, "I aint married but the wife is".

Plenty of clips of Hank on youtube, but I can't find that particular song.

Probably on the cassette, wherever the hell that is......*wacko*
 

Thompsonuxb

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Lol......

20yrs is that all?

How do I reply to you without getting all Dear Deidre on you.

If you believe very little has changed about you and your partner in 20yrs I can only say ok.

On another forum I'd entertain you and give my opinion on this subject.

But this is whfi ...

tinkywinkydipsylalapo said:
Thompsonuxb said:
partnership.......prrrrft!

That's a bit sad.

Thompsonuxb said:
I mean when you were at home with your parents did you always tell them the truth?

No, but then one doesn't choose one's parents - one gets what one's given

Thompsonuxb said:
Marriage is like that after a while, most hide their true nature and try to be what your partner wants them to be

Having been married for almost 20 years, I'm not aware of either of us having changed in order to be subservient to the other's wishes

Thompsonuxb said:
Chances are if you saw and heard how your partner behave when in company and you are not around, most would fall in love with them all over again. Probably be genuinely surprised that the sassy chick is still in there somewhere.

Not sure that my partner would ever have chosen the description of 'sassy chick', but still very much exactly the same person I married, giving me no need to fall in love all over again. We never fell out of it.
 

chebby

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Thompsonuxb said:
Lol......

20yrs is that all?

Indeed, totally laughable that some people have only been married for twenty years.

And get this ... some people have been married for even less than that!

Idiots.

Lol.
 
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Thompsonuxb said:
20yrs is that all?

I know: time's a b*gger like that sometimes, isn't it?

Thompsonuxb said:
How do I reply to you without getting all Dear Deidre on you.

No Idea what that means or whether it was a question, so I'll hazard a guess at an answer: is it 'ummm, you can't?'

Thompsonuxb said:
If you believe very little has changed about you and your partner in 20yrs I can only say ok.

Ah, the kind of witty riposte we have come to expect of you

Thompsonuxb said:
On another forum I'd entertain yo.

With excerpts from the Bernard Manning jokebook?

Thompsonuxb said:
and give my opinion on this subject.

Ah, I think you've done that already.
 

MrReaper182

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Not this again. Only a few months back we had the same sort of thread and one of the women who works for What hi-hi magazine worte on it that her husband does not care for hi-fi nearly as much as she does. Stop repeating the same threads every couple of months people.
 

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