Sneak Em Past the Wife

Asha'man · Mar 19, 2001

I don't have this problem because I'm not married!

I do have to worry a little about my parents, though, because every time I want a new knife they give me grief about how "you have enough knives already" and "if you want to waste your money on another knife..."
Of course, there is no such thing as enough knives.

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The Mighty Asha'man

Northwind · Mar 20, 2001

I feel that Asha. Ive bought 500 bucks worth of knives in the last MONTH. All my statements and bills go to my home addy. NOT a good thing. They tell me ill be paying my own way through CU if I buy another...didnt have the heart to tell them, that anothers on the way... LOL. Irony is...I may end up selling them to pay tuition! Best of luck to ya. NW

Crayola · Mar 20, 2001

Hey fountainman,

try two things. Buy a Spyderco Ladybug for her keychain!! My non-knife knut girlfriend uses hers weekly.

Secondly, take a knife that she likes to use (maybe a paring knife or something like that) and order her a custom one, not for any holiday or anything liek that. Just get a nice custom and she'll prpbably enjoy using it too. Then maybe she'll understand you a little better. Be subtle though; don't go from a Ladybug to getting her a Sifu!!

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"Come What May..."

Champion · Mar 20, 2001

To Lifter & Gollnick:

Amen.

Asha'man:

You said, "There is no such thing as enough knives." You've got THAT right! But my wife just can't seem to understand that!

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lifter4Him · Mar 20, 2001

Russ, you're saying I'm not tactful???

Next you'll probably say I'm not politically correct

I'm just always amazed by some of my friends or guys I've known(no one here) that have to live with their wives like we did when we were kids and lived with our parents. I really mean what I said in my first post. My wife is my partner, not my boss. And I'm her partner and not her boss.

AchimW · Mar 20, 2001

David, ditto for me.

Besides, i have a vitrine display case filled with my 200 or so knives standing in my living room. Every new knife i don't use immediately goes into the display. No need to sneak them past my wife.
She only owns a Ladybug, a mini SAK, a french ladies knife with MOP handle, a damascus/silver/ivory custom knife, an all steel custom knife and one she forged on her own, but she's not into knife collecting.

Achim

russ · Mar 20, 2001

hey lifter, i never said i did not agree with the content of your post,actually, i agree 100%. i just took issue with your delivery.and i try not to use vile language such as "politically correct". them's fightin' words, ya know!

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Peter Atwood · Mar 22, 2001

Hey guys,

I never said that I was dishonest with my wife. If she saw a new knife and asked how much it cost I would always tell her. It's more like it's just easier not to show her everything since she is always concerned about my finances. Incidentally, we keep seperate everything as far as money is concerned which is very wise on her part since she is worth about 1000 times more than me!

I resent the implication that just because I don't tell my wife about every single $600 knife I buy that I am being dishonest. I have an incredible relationship with her and we are in our sixth year together with many more ahead. She knows I'm not a millionaire and never will be but she also knows that I have my hobbies and interests and that nothing will stop me from buying something that I really want. She would really prefer not to know about all my purchases- she's much happier that way.

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Peter Atwood

email: fountainman@hotmail.com

Bobwhite · Mar 22, 2001

I was doing it and got caught. She turned out to be surprisingly cool about it. She was more mad that I was been sneaky than worried about the "Scary Looking" knives I was getting. I am all out in the open now and it is great.

Jeff Clark · Mar 23, 2001

I've never hidden my knives from my wife, but I sure hid them from my parents as a teen. I had several Italian push-button knives and I needed special hiding places for them. I also bought several "cover" knives that were similar to switchblade. This included lockbacks, spring-back knives with phony buttons, and fixed bladed dirks with blades and handles matching push buttons.