Buying knives vs. my wife

I find that the best way to get around the "Not another knife" is simply don't tell her. I buy my knives on line and I have them delivered to my work. I already have over 35 folders and 10 fixed blades every time a buy anoher knife I bring it home in my labtop case and pull it out later on that night. I also buy my wife quite a bit of things threw out the year so when she does see what I have in my collection all I say is look how much money I have spent on you all year long. Good luck and remember what she does not know won't hurt you.
 
I have a hard time buying knives because of my spouse too. Just this last week she's claimed a BRKT Bosnian Skinner I'd purchased, and last week she stole a NIB Microtech Hawk from me.

At least she let me keep my BRKT Mountain Man (Barely) and my Northstar.:D
 
Bribery definitely works in this household. lol ... It cost me though when I bought a series of knives and swords and the bribe was a BMW 325i!!



James Polk said:
I have found bribery to be very effective. Consider adjusting the knife/jewelry ratio, or - more frugally - taking over some chores that were formerly in her domain, or at least giving more foot rubs.
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I've been married fro over 30 years, and the only way you can stay with a women that long is to lie to them. Trust me on this, it's what makes them happy, they prefer that you lie.

I collect mostly stag handle knives, so they pretty much all look the same to my wife, the same way all her friggin shoes look the same to me. So when she sees what she thinks is a new knife all I have to say is, "Were you this stupid when I married you? I bought this at Blade show 2001. Don't you remember?" Of course she doesn't, but she says she does and feels like shit for a while. ;)

Oh, and if she ever asks how much a knife costs, I just tell her around $20.
She's really impressed with what a great shopper I am.

I don't lie to my friends, my boss or my clients, but women must be lied to. Wives in particular.
 
We all hear you........hold on..........whats that honey...........okay, I'll get off the computer and come to bed.........oh you said do the dishes, well I guess I'll do that instead...
 
I have found that owning more knives makes one more likely to win future argeuments.
 
my wife occasionally buys me knives. at worst if i say i want i want a another knife she might say wait until next pay day or the end of the month,but i do try to be careful on how much i spend. i have kids so i dont spend an outragious amount. my wife also likes knives and has some of her own.
 
chicagousmc said:
I find that the best way to get around the "Not another knife" is simply don't tell her. I buy my knives on line and I have them delivered to my work. I already have over 35 folders and 10 fixed blades every time a buy anoher knife I bring it home in my labtop case and pull it out later on that night. I also buy my wife quite a bit of things threw out the year so when she does see what I have in my collection all I say is look how much money I have spent on you all year long. Good luck and remember what she does not know won't hurt you.
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My wife saw me smiling as I read this last night, she asked "what are you reading?" I just said "something funny"...
 
I think it's kind of funny / interesting that it seems as if you can almost see where certain members are in their marriages based on how things are with their wives over knives :-P
 
The last time I heard my wife mention my knife collecting was when she said something like this to a lady visitor, "I am so glad that Mike has his knives. It is a great outlet for him."

She has only asked me one time what a knife cost. I happened at the time to be holding the most expensive knife I have ever bought. When I told her
$1250, she just nodded her head and said nothing. This is the closest thing to negativity I have ever gotten from her over a new knife. She insists that we attend Blade every year, and has pushed me into buying knives when I am waffling about the cost. Her usual statement in such situations is, "if you don't buy it now while it's available, you'll regret it later."

Our 35th anniversary was July 11. I told her that I was officially ending her probationary period, and was going to keep her.
 
"You don't need another knife"
"BS! I don't have one like this. You don't need any more candles, bath stuff, shoes, clothes, or hair/nail/eye jobs either." "I'm getting it, like it or not."
(argument ensues)
Eventually I will come home with it. Usually she doesn't know I bought one until I've had it a couple weeks and occaisionally leave it around to be glanced upon. If it's different or unique enough she may catch on that it's new(er). All in all, she knows this is my main hobby so I can usually win with the argument that this is all I buy.
I don't lie, except by ommission. :rolleyes:

Joe-Dirt said:
People that have to lie to their wives or go behind their back really have a messed up relationship or have their priorities all out of whack.

You should obviously only be buying knives if you have a good amount of money in the bank, money in the bank for your kids (if you have any), and stuff set up for retirement. If you're buying knives and living paycheck to paycheck you have a real problem and should rethink how you're living and your priorities.

I understand that some of these posts may be jokes and that you and your wife have cool understandings. However, the ones that are serious I think have got problems.

I've been married for 8 years and my wife and I just ask or tell each other when we want to buy something. It's just common courtesy to include her. Our rule is if either of us buys something over $50 the other should know about it.

We are happy, and know that divorce will never ben an option. Neither her parents or my parents have ever divorced and have been married for over 40 years. Communication is key. Lying and doing things behind each others back is not good.

Flame away at this if you like because I really don't care. I just think it's sad that so many people seem to have their priorities out of whack.

Enjoy. ;)
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FWIW, I've been married 8 years as well. We've been together for 12. Listen, I know communication is key but the bigger issue is this. Women don't know what they want. Even if they say they do, they don't. One minute it's this, next it's that. Men are always caught in the proverbial "catch-22". This understanding has helped me to deal with irrationality on more than one occasion. Good luck on 8 more.
 
PhilL said:
I've been married fro over 30 years, and the only way you can stay with a women that long is to lie to them. Trust me on this, it's what makes them happy, they prefer that you lie.

I collect mostly stag handle knives, so they pretty much all look the same to my wife, the same way all her friggin shoes look the same to me. So when she sees what she thinks is a new knife all I have to say is, "Were you this stupid when I married you? I bought this at Blade show 2001. Don't you remember?" Of course she doesn't, but she says she does and feels like shit for a while. ;)

Oh, and if she ever asks how much a knife costs, I just tell her around $20.
She's really impressed with what a great shopper I am.

I don't lie to my friends, my boss or my clients, but women must be lied to. Wives in particular.
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I just read this out loud to my wife and she got a real kick out of it.

Then she asked my why I don't bother lying about knives. I replied, "because you'd figure it out sooner or later." Her response: "That's true, you come into the house all shifty and sweaty and after about two minutes you let loose with how 'I really just had to get this knife because it was the last one and I got a really good deal on it, etc.' . . . You look like you just screwed a stripper, so I'm relieved to find out it's just another knife.

She's dangerous though - she keeps telling me how I don't spend THAT much on knives and that it's a good hobby and cheaper than golf, etc. etc. . . . That means I have to provide my own voice of restraint. Talk about enabling my addiction!
 
Women who are secure in themselves and have a healthy sexual identity don't respect a man who doesn't make his own decisions. Treat a woman with the respect and consideration she deserves, never deny your right to self-determination and responsibilities as a man, and you won't have a problem with her trying to play these kinds of petty control games.
 
People that have to lie to their wives or go behind their back really have a messed up relationship or have their priorities all out of whack.

You should obviously only be buying knives if you have a good amount of money in the bank, money in the bank for your kids (if you have any), and stuff set up for retirement. If you're buying knives and living paycheck to paycheck you have a real problem and should rethink how you're living and your priorities.

I understand that some of these posts may be jokes and that you and your wife have cool understandings. However, the ones that are serious I think have got problems.

I've been married for 8 years and my wife and I just ask or tell each other when we want to buy something. It's just common courtesy to include her. Our rule is if either of us buys something over $50 the other should know about it.

We are happy, and know that divorce will never ben an option. Neither her parents or my parents have ever divorced and have been married for over 40 years. Communication is key. Lying and doing things behind each others back is not good.

Flame away at this if you like because I really don't care. I just think it's sad that so many people seem to have their priorities out of whack.

Enjoy. ;)
 
Ya married the wrong woman.

Yesterday i returned from a bow shop,where they were unable to put a drop away rest on my old bow . I looked at new bows , 600-700 hundred bucks.

My wife said why didn't you buy a new one ? Me, because I'm going to Montana to hunt this fall and with new boots and that trip thats a lot to spend on hunting in one year.

Her,"yes but you like it so much , why not just get the bow this year too".

I max out on my deferred comp. her on her 401k. we fund the kids college accounts each year, on top of that we invest in other funds.

I married a woman with the same investing and savings habits as me.

She encourages me to go out with my freinds,go on hunting trips and buy what i like. I married the right woman.

Well said joe-dirt.
 
Major said:
I don't know about others, but I am limited as to how many knives I buy because of my wife. When I first started collecting knives, I could get away with any ones I wanted. But as time has gone on, I know hear the very familar remark, "not another knife"! How do others deal with this situation?
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Tell her to shut up and MHOB, you buying knives has nothing to do with her, unless of course you are using her paycheck...
 
It's called a NineWest gift card. You can buy it online. With a sweet little note, something about how her passion for shoes is only rivaled by your own passion for knives. ;)
 
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