New R8? - The `what I told the wife` thread

peteri

I know this thread is a bit of fun - but to share, having had a (now ex) wife who limited what I was allowed to spend money on, and wouldn't let me spend more than £500 on a guitar.

I talked to my fiancee about this deal, and she said 'it's not for you, we only buy vintage guitars'.

True love right there!

Bridgehouse

peteri said:

I know this thread is a bit of fun - but to share, having had a (now ex) wife who limited what I was allowed to spend money on, and wouldn't let me spend more than £500 on a guitar.

I talked to my fiancee about this deal, and she said 'it's not for you, we only buy vintage guitars'.

True love right there!

SteveF

Me: staring intently at laptop
wife: “whatcha up to?”
me: trying very hard not to buy a new guitar 
wife: why’s that?
me: explains the cost vs deal price, 0%, dream guitar, etc
wife: “buy it or you’ll regret it” 
me: clickclickclickclickclicktaptaptaptap

horse

peteri said:

I know this thread is a bit of fun - but to share, having had a (now ex) wife who limited what I was allowed to spend money on, and wouldn't let me spend more than £500 on a guitar.

I talked to my fiancee about this deal, and she said 'it's not for you, we only buy vintage guitars'.

True love right there!

 So your new woman calls the shots too then?

Gadget

How many other people are lurking on this topic thinking their conversation will go something like...

Me: "I just bought a guitar"

Wife: "What? Another one!..."

Me: "Don't worry, it was really cheap. All these other blokes bought cheap Gibsons in a sale, but I didn't. I got mine even cheaper when they all hit the classifieds!"

pmbomb

the problem's my daughter not her mum

"daaaaaaaaddddddddd"!

guitars4you

At least they are cheaper than the other R8 option you could have told her you are buying

ThorpyFX

guitars4you said:

At least they are cheaper than the other R8 option you could have told her you are buying

id like one of these in dirty lemon

peteri

horse said:

peteri said:

I know this thread is a bit of fun - but to share, having had a (now ex) wife who limited what I was allowed to spend money on, and wouldn't let me spend more than £500 on a guitar.

I talked to my fiancee about this deal, and she said 'it's not for you, we only buy vintage guitars'.

True love right there!

 So your new woman calls the shots too then?

harsh!

Fishguy

I'm lucky with my partner, I was trying out a guitar (candy red strat) in a shop. I obviously really liked it. She casually mentioned how comfortable I looked with it and how it sounded much nicer than my one and the second hand Yamaha I tried sounded awful.

Life's too short too spend with people who can't support you surely. 

Brize

Fishguy said:

I'm lucky with my partner, I was trying out a guitar (candy red strat) in a shop. I obviously really liked it. She casually mentioned how comfortable I looked with it and how it sounded much nicer than my one and the second hand Yamaha I tried sounded awful.

Life's too short too spend with people who can't support you surely. 

Yep, true. My other half was very supportive for the first 25 or so guitars, but progressively less supportive for the next 25. I had to bin her in the end.

LuttiS

I'd say my wife is pretty supportive.. we're both quite anti-spending, money having been very tight for a long time. We are more comfortable now and saving towards a house. I do a lot of drooling, but very little buying.

I've only ever once come home and said i want this guitar now.. It was more than i'd usually spend on anything. And it was ok with her. 

I always *want* a lot of stuff, but i rarely/never actually buy it. 

Bygone_Tones

Why is it that the women 'wear the trousers' in all of your relationships? Shouldn't you just man up and tell them you're buying a guitar and if she doesn't like it she is dumped? Then tell her to go get some biscuits and make a brew whilst you watch the football.

Winny_Pooh

Brize said:

Fishguy said:

I'm lucky with my partner, I was trying out a guitar (candy red strat) in a shop. I obviously really liked it. She casually mentioned how comfortable I looked with it and how it sounded much nicer than my one and the second hand Yamaha I tried sounded awful.

Life's too short too spend with people who can't support you surely. 

Yep, true. My other half was very supportive for the first 25 or so guitars, but progressively less supportive for the next 25. I had to bin her in the end.

Need pics of the guitars & wife before I cast judgement.

Kitsune

Bygone_Tones said:

Why is it that the women 'wear the trousers' in all of your relationships? Shouldn't you just man up and tell them you're buying a guitar and if she doesn't like it she is dumped? Then tell her to go get some biscuits and make a brew whilst you watch the football.

Said guitar would end up being Townshended in the road, thats why.

My uncles ex once slashed up the cloth on his amplifier fronts in the middle of a ragin' domestic. She knew it'd hurt.