Do You Hide Your Knife Purchases from your Spouse...& do you get away with it?

[Lord Rupert Everton]

I typically buy her something, coincidentally, at the same time. Funny how that works.

 

[Rollercoaster]

My wife is Puerto Rican. She has more knives than me.

 

[Stelth]

Hide cutlery purchases from my wife? No! I'd never do that...

 

[Kreyzhorse]

I wear them openly and if she asks , I did get a new knife but sold an old one to get it.

I try to adhere to this policy as well. I don't always, but I try.... trying matters right?

 

[Dallas T]

My wife is Puerto Rican. She has more knives than me.[/QUOT Omg this made me laugh

 

[rpn]

I embrace the "It cost about $50." line...

Knives I can do what I want...firearms is a harder hobby to manage at home.

 

[miltmaldo]

I'm Puerto Rican that's why my wife pays for them . Lol

 

[BD_01]

I’ve always got some form of hobby or obscession brewing. My wife knows that I need that outlet to blow off steam.

She also knows that I work my @$$ off as the primary breadwinner of the household and supports me dropping some cash on personal interests now & again, so long as things stay in check.

I know she works her @$$ off as the primary caregiver of our crazy kids and me. I support her dropping some cash on personal interests now & again, so long as things stay in check.

The only time we bring it up is when it’s going to be a really big purchase, and that’s largely out of courtesy. Her last was a piano. My last was a mountain bike.

It’s been working for us nearly 30 years now.

 

[Dan of Bazz Clazz]

That used to be a problem until I figured out a better way to handle it.

I got a new Ontario Rat II in D2 steel for her.

Best trade I ever made.

 

[afishhunter]

What spouse?
I ain't had one of them since way back in 19 and 88
No girlfriend since 1989 either.
(We didn't get together until after the divorce. I don't cheat.)
I'm too poor, deformed, and ugly to attract a lady, I guess.

 

[jbmonkey]

nope. if I was gonna hide something from the wife it wouldnt be knives I bought or guns or whatever I bought. not much of a marriage if hiding material things is needed.

I learned long ago to give her her own budget for her nonsense and me mine. no fights, no secrets needed. just easier and calmer.

that said I know fellas who do. I get why as their old ladies run the show at home. some are even kinda mean and nasty. so avoiding that I can see someone hiding stuff. not for me. too each their own though.

 

[lieferung]

Let's just say it's quite a nice perk when you're able to have packages delivered to your job

 

[Angus McGunnigle]

No need for hiding or lying.

 

[NorthernSouthpaw]

It would be really difficult for me to hide any knife purchases since I would have told her I wanted to purchase it already.

 

[mtngunr]

Do anyone have a successful way to hide your addiction? or do you just wear it proudly, consequence be damned?

Every time one of these sneaking behind a spouse's back threads come up, and knowing the forums where ladies hang out are the same way, all I can do is marvel at folk wondering why divorce rates are so high...

Whatever happened to love meaning putting the other, first, and self, last? Now it's all about ME, both sides...,

No, I do not sneak anything, and neither does she...why do that?! Why? Because one knows it should be going elsewhere, more proper and needed? Is this not theft?

I highly recommend pooled resources for most things, but each spouse should have their own little account, where their share of excess goes, and both are free to waste it however, and the other do nothing but laugh.

 

[AlphaDog86]

If you have to hide it then you probably shouldn’t be doing it. I am fortunate enough not to have to ask my wife if I can buy a knife. I do give her a heads up that a substantial amount of money is going to be coming out of our bank account before I do though And sometimes I get the “Really another knife?” and occasional rolling of the eyes but as long as it’s not going to cause a financial strain she is usually fine with it. I am very lucky and grateful for this. On the flip side she also pays me the same respect by giving me a heads up before a large purchase on something like a new purse, pair of shoes, etc. I personally would not get as much enjoyment out of my knives if I had to hide them from my wife or knew she didn’t approve of them. But that’s just me. I do understand that most spouses don’t completely understand all of each other’s interests and hobbies. But I’ve made it a point to do my best to explain to her that my knife collecting hobby is very important to me. AND I also do my best to allow her to enjoy her own personal interests. This has seemed to pay off in spades!

 

[SVTFreak]

I hide nothing from my wife. I love her and wouldn’t ever do anything to betray her trust in me. But I also have proven to her that her and the family come first. Knives are the first hobby that gets curtailed should things get tight (and do from time to time) and would be the first things sold to ensure they are taken care of. She knows this also. Probably why she doesn’t mind it. She has her thing also. Dishes.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

I'm currently single ... but I never hid anything from my wife ... or even my girlfriend for that matter ...

that's a real good recipe for a very bad outcome ...

 

[DocJD]

I'm currently single ... but I never hid anything from my wife ... or even my girlfriend for that matter ...

that's a real good recipe for a very bad outcome ...

So is having a wife and a girlfriend in the same sentence .

 

[pheyos]

And of course the allready mentioned: «this old thing? Found it in the back of the closet, figured I had to start use it again»

Reminds me of the I Love Lucy joke. Buy it, stick it in the closet immediately, take it out a few months later. "This? It's been in the closet for months!"