I'm a girl (not a woman until I get married), but wanted to offer some advice on how to tell the wife about your new Sebenza, BM, Spyderco, or other [new] knife you've recently acquired.
Lines that won't work include:
1. "I traded one for it" (not for that Sebenza, baby!)
2. "It cost nothing, really." (Not worthy)
3. "I've had this thing a 'long' time!" (That's HER line, not yours.)
4. "I bought it for YOU, honey, not for ME!" (You're not telling her that she can only have it after the coroner prys it out of your fingers!)
5. "I'm borrowing it from Fred, to see if I like it . . ." (Fred's a loser; she'll know better.)
What you need is to let her know that knives are your PASSION. You can live without a wife, but not without that new Sebenza you can't keep from fondling. More important, adjust the scale of your passion compared to 'other' pursuits.
For example, look across the street and notice that fool neighbor who just spent $26,000 on his new boat. You know and his wife knows that this year he'll take it out 20-30 times; next year he'll take it to the lake twice before putting a for sale sign on it, and consequently losing a fortune on that MobyDick purchase. Same goes for other pursuits on a descending scale of serious investment capital: motorcycles; carpentry; welding; truck accessories; guns; computers; lawn care/riding lawn mower; and so on.
So what to do? Remind the wife in your most convincing tones (just remember the passion you have for that new knife when doing this) that it is KNIVES that bring you joy and that you've forsaken other, more expensive hobbies to enjoy it. Slip in the weaknesses of every friend you have at this point: "Fred's an idiot for buying that boat he never uses; Del bought the farm on those guns, but now he can't afford a hunting license; and ol' Thurman, well, you wouldn't believe what he paid for his LAWN STUD-3000!"
This puts your little knives in perspective for her. Next to all that, you've helped her see your world in a different light. Remind her that most of the knives you have cost less than $65, and one good gun or new seat covers for the truck would cost five times that!
If that doesn't help, come find a girl like me next time around. I'll understand . . . as long as you don't touch my Military!
Let me know what HAS worked on the wife's brain. I'm interested, since I'll need the ammo for the future (inevitable) husband someday.
Lines that won't work include:
1. "I traded one for it" (not for that Sebenza, baby!)
2. "It cost nothing, really." (Not worthy)
3. "I've had this thing a 'long' time!" (That's HER line, not yours.)
4. "I bought it for YOU, honey, not for ME!" (You're not telling her that she can only have it after the coroner prys it out of your fingers!)
5. "I'm borrowing it from Fred, to see if I like it . . ." (Fred's a loser; she'll know better.)
What you need is to let her know that knives are your PASSION. You can live without a wife, but not without that new Sebenza you can't keep from fondling. More important, adjust the scale of your passion compared to 'other' pursuits.
For example, look across the street and notice that fool neighbor who just spent $26,000 on his new boat. You know and his wife knows that this year he'll take it out 20-30 times; next year he'll take it to the lake twice before putting a for sale sign on it, and consequently losing a fortune on that MobyDick purchase. Same goes for other pursuits on a descending scale of serious investment capital: motorcycles; carpentry; welding; truck accessories; guns; computers; lawn care/riding lawn mower; and so on.
So what to do? Remind the wife in your most convincing tones (just remember the passion you have for that new knife when doing this) that it is KNIVES that bring you joy and that you've forsaken other, more expensive hobbies to enjoy it. Slip in the weaknesses of every friend you have at this point: "Fred's an idiot for buying that boat he never uses; Del bought the farm on those guns, but now he can't afford a hunting license; and ol' Thurman, well, you wouldn't believe what he paid for his LAWN STUD-3000!"
This puts your little knives in perspective for her. Next to all that, you've helped her see your world in a different light. Remind her that most of the knives you have cost less than $65, and one good gun or new seat covers for the truck would cost five times that!
If that doesn't help, come find a girl like me next time around. I'll understand . . . as long as you don't touch my Military!
Let me know what HAS worked on the wife's brain. I'm interested, since I'll need the ammo for the future (inevitable) husband someday.
