I love my wife.

I hope you guys are wrong with my situation... I've seen what you guys are saying with other people/couples...but I wonder if its applies to those who have the same interests...

I see the veterans at the autocross races where the husband has the fully modded Corvette or Mustang, whatever, and is taking about getting a new engine, wheels, etc...and the wife is right there with him...

I think its different when two people are in sync...

(I hope I am not wrong...) (lol2)

Seems like arguments typically arise about the $$ being spent b/c the other person doesn't understand why you want to buy something for "the car" (for example) b/c they aren't interested in cars and vice versa for their hobbies.

But in your case, I think things will be the same for you guys, especially b/c you do share common interests. Now, when you are married, you may be arguing over who gets what mod first lol, since it'll be your shared money to spend :)
 
I don't know what you're into, but try Birra Moretti (Italian), Sapporo (Japanese) Stella Artois (Belgium), & Smithwicks (Irish). Some of my favorite beers currently.


Full Sail brewery from Oregon makes some of the tastiest beers I've had. Magic Hat no.9 is damn good too, but we don't get it here in OK.
 
My wife pretty much lets me do anything I want to my cars (been with her for 25 years and I am 40 so she knows I am a car crazy)but as our kids get older (read in closer to college) I have noticed I have altered my spending a bit towards the toys...
 
All my wife gave me was her heart. By heart I mean "herpes".

WOW! Sorry about that man!

Is there any question why I love this woman?

You my friend are a very lucky man! Remeber to do something nice for her as not to forget her kindness. My significant other would not tolerate that but rather divert the funds to something more home related or relative to the future.
 
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Am I the only one who sees whats really going on here? Its a ******* trap, man!

*A few months from now*

"Baby, I really want to get this for the apartment/house/adobe hut."
"But hun, its really expensive, I dunno..."
"Baby, remember when I let you get all that stuff for your car?"
 
as a married man......

Itsi sa partnership a union of 2 lives living as 1.

that means everything being spent in the house and everything earned for the hosue should at least somewhat be agreed upon.

While I have always had my hobbies and sometimes she has agreed with them and sometimes there wa some resistance but the money was always spent wisely.

You need to think.... Can this wait? Is this a the right time? how important is this?

Like others have said you need to make sure its nothing that is going to effect your way of living. Have your bills paid and food in the house and all that before you start thinking about a mod or such. becuase you are now 2 people and responsible for each other not jsut yourself
 
Sunday morning we're lying around talking and the subject of the SP3 comes up. She knows I'm trying to figure out how to budget in new rims for it.
She says, "didn't you want to get springs or something for it too?". Almost any other woman and this would be a prelude to, "you need to make up your mind what you want." Then she says, "we're selling your bike because you got tired of dodging idiots in cars who aren't paying attention. Can you buy the rims and tires if you take whatever is left over from selling the bike after we pay the note?" My ex-wife would have already had that money allocated to stuff she wanted for the house. This woman has the simple (and fair) notion that money from one of my toys should rightfully go to one of my other toys.
Later we're in the car and she asks if I decided which tires to get. I explain that I want Falken 615 but I can't even pretend that they are a reasonable year round tire for North Carolina. Fortunately, the same company makes another tire that handles almost as well and I could make them go year round (452). She thinks on that for a few seconds and says, "if you're going to get new rims, why don't you get the tires you really want on those and put winter tires on the factory rims?"
Is there any question why I love this woman?

In my best Austin Powers voice...

"She's a man, baby..."

;)
 
You're not Married. All that s*** you get away with changes the moment you get Married. Slowly, but it changes. We all thought the same thing when we LIVED with our future wives. So just wait till you marry your GF and see how it changes (omg)

^ + a few million.

They become your other mother.
 
I've recently ordered the Cobb intake and the Corksport MM inserts. My wife doesn't know yet. The money is not the problem as it's MODDING the brand new car that she will resist. The last time I worked on my car, a 97 Probe GT I tried to fix somethings myself and made the car worst. She will almost certainly say "remember what happened the last time you worked on the car" I'm not a bad mechanic but she will not remember all the times I worked on our cars sucessfully, only the last time when I screwed it up. I'm not going to tell her about the mods but I'm almost certain she will notice the different sound of the Cobb intake when she drives it.

What do I tell her?

(1) It's CHEAP HP honey.
(2) What sound? I don't hear anything dear.
(3) I'm the man, I'll do what I want.

I'm not sure yet but it will most certainly not be #3. Wupped.
 
swampass is always there for a good laugh. you ******* crack me up dude. i look forward to your comments in every thread i find. i seriously tell people about some of the comments you have in this place. your def a funny bastard.
 
I blame liberal drug usage in my formative years. Nothing now though! Cept Claritan D. Feckin pollen.
 
I blame liberal drug usage in my formative years. Nothing now though! Cept Claritan D. Feckin pollen.

i think if i ever met you at a meet i wouldnt see anything but that damn donkey. lol. i would bring a donkey mask for you to wear because it is now your trademark.
 
Man some of you guys are lucky bastards! I make roughly 2-3 times the amoumt my gf does and pay all the bills (she lives with me) and yet she still btiches when i get crap for my car!

She doesn't get that its a hobbie and that i only sink maybe 3-400 every 6 or so months into the car if even that much!!!
 
what a b****. i make less than my girl...only by a thousand or so...just throwing that out there...and she doesnt have a care on where MY money goes. as long as i pay my bills and have a little extra it doesnt matter. s***...i just bought a forge bov, custom TBE, tint all around, rims and tires.....i know im forgetting something....in the past week!!!!!!!!!!!!! she was like...w/e....your gay. hahahahahahahhaa. ******* slut. but shes my slut.
 
Mine gave me the old.."it's my money" the other day after I made a comment on wtf just happened. We went to get her a "set of dumbells" at fitness depot and left with a friggin' home gym.

I can't say anything though...cause I'm 10 x worst! When she asks I have a habit of dividing the amounts by 3 or 4 sometimes. Good thing she knows nothing about cars.
 
Im most definately not married

but I can notice when girls are interested in cars and when they are not....Ive dated girls that dont understand the car at all, then Ive dated girls that understand but dont care personally, then Ive dated girls that want me to teach them everything I know and want to actually help with the wrench-turning

for me, the car is a big part of me....its what I love, and something that isnt going to die out much with age....I have plenty of other skills that I can use to earn a living with, and I can manage my money wisely, but the car is one of my two major outlets that I cant get enough of (the other is playing music)

if the girl cant understand or respect that, and if she will start arguements because I wanna do stuff to my car, then I just couldnt imagine being able to get along with her...ya know?

to the O.P.: you are a lucky man! the best Ive found so far is the girls that wanna help work on the car, but yours takes it to a new level by being interested in helping decide what you wanna do next =D

just be careful that she isnt buttering you up for something bigger haha
 
what a b****. i make less than my girl...only by a thousand or so...just throwing that out there...and she doesnt have a care on where MY money goes. as long as i pay my bills and have a little extra it doesnt matter. s***...i just bought a forge bov, custom TBE, tint all around, rims and tires.....i know im forgetting something....in the past week!!!!!!!!!!!!! she was like...w/e....your gay. hahahahahahahhaa. ******* slut. but shes my slut.

wow...
 

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