I stumbled upon a new method for getting the wife's approval.

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FrankenMauser

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I was on the computer, reading some news...
My wife walked in to tell me about something one of the cats did. I was not enthused, and felt like throwing her for a loop. I interrupted her mid-sentence, and stated, "I need a freezer gun."
She looked confused...
"It's a gun that stays in the freezer; so I can fend off rabid bears and antelope, when I am getting meat out of the freezer."

Wife: "Well, that's dumb. Why not just keep it by the freezer?" (Hmmm... she's going along with this, for some reason.... maybe it's because we don't actually have a freezer, and she would get to buy one.)
Me: "Well, then it becomes 'the gun on the shelf next to the freezer', and the cats can sell it on the street. It's not a 'freezer gun'." "I need a freezer gun, and I don't want to keep any of my current guns in the freezer."

Wife: "Why not a nightstand gun?"
Me: "We don't have any nightstands."
Wife: "What if we did?"
Me: "I would need a new nightstand gun."

Wife: "Yay! I get to pick out cute nightstands!"


So, I was left wondering what had just happened, while wishing more weapons on my To-Buy list were actually available right now (they're all sold out right now! :()... Until I realized I may be able to use similar tactics in the future.

...Just wait 'til she gets the freezer. ;)
 
I think you just asked for a gun and got new night stands, It's pretty easy to lose one like that. The 'Yay! I get... ' generally means you have just arrived at six o'clock on the OODA loop ;) But there is hope.
 
My super secret method:

Buy a new gun, bring it home. Claim to have won the gun at a shooting competition or raffle or something.

The next time one of your buddies comes over, have him ask to see "the gun you won in that raffle" so the woman can hear.

This may only work once or twice before she starts thinking you have an unusual amount of luck. Also it's probably best to not have the gun you've been talking about for weeks suddenly appear as winnings in a raffle, that also might look suspicious.
 
I always wander if these threads are mostly tong in cheek or if it really happens. I have not had a wife for many years and if I have the money I get the gun. Even when I did have a wife I never resorted to trickery, probably because I am not as imaginative as some.:)
 
I am not good with the notion of lying to my wife to cover for making a purchase. Given that I am the primary bread-winner in our home, my thoughts are that I don't want my wife to feel left out with me getting all the toys I want. If I splurge on something for me, I try to make sure she is covered as well. Fortunately, her satisfaction is usually reached for less $ than it takes to reach mine for gun or hunting gear. I can get a new AR15 and send her for some half day pampering-mani pedi and we are both happy.

I would try the OP's option of buying new guns to go into the new furniture the wife wants, but we are already pretty well covered up on furniture, but the idea sounds good!
 
LOL, frankly I like the way you worked that one - hehehe. What usually works for me is I wait until my wife has bought something larger or has her eye on something. Then is usually a good time to bring up the new gun I'd like to get. I don't usually buy too much so if I mention something I like, she usually just says why don't you go buy it then. Pretty cool huh? :cool:
 
im pretty lucky...if i want a gun then she does to....for example i wanted a cheap gun to shoot (10-22) ask for it for my birthday, got it...while we were at the gun shop buying it she saw a sig pink mosquito 22, then she wanted that....i gladly bought that for her birthday...now not only do i have another rifle to shoot i also have another handgun and she wants to come with more often and is talking that she wants to go pheasant and deer hunting this year....god i love her
 
My wife buys me guns that she thinks I will like. The key here is to make believe you like it, while acting like you do not. She thinks that maybe it was the wrong gun and will buy me another one.

So far this has worked with two revolvers, a rifle and three shotguns. I have not gotten a gift from her for three months.... I hope she has not given up on trying to find me the perfect gun. :D

I lucked out with this lady. She does not shoot but she knows how much I like to. If we happen to be going by the local range I usually stop to pick up brass. She gets right down with me in the gravel and sand and muck and helps pick up brass.

If she is visiting her sister, she swings buy the gun shop and will try to pick up primers or bullets for me. The guys know who she is and will sell her what I need. (I also lucked out with the gun shop, they will not sell her stuff I do not need. I love it when their phone number shows up on my caller ID!)
 
We usually discuss purchases that are much over $200. The biggest problem I have with my Missus, is that she tends to assimilate guns I've bought for myself. This creates a vacuum for another gun to fill, so it's an easy problem to live with.
 
FrankenMauser
<SNIP>So, I was left wondering what had just happened, while wishing more weapons on my To-Buy list were actually available right now (they're all sold out right now! )... Until I realized I may be able to use similar tactics in the future.
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Er, I'm pretty sure you just got yourself a new nightstand and NOT any kind of new gun or freezer. :D
 
I"m not sure what I did...

My wife comes up to me a few weeks ago and says "isn't biathlon season coming up?"
me: yeah....
"Maybe you should get a new rifle so you don't have to use that Clampetty thing that you built. "
me: ok....

maybe I should start looking for furniture magazines squirreled under our new night stands...
:-)
 
The OP tried trickery and was outclassed. She turned it around on him.
Unless one's spouse is completely unreasonable, honesty is the best policy. My wife doesn't mind me buying firearms if we can afford it. She has a couple of her own and brags to friends how many guns we have. Of course. a little give and take isn't bad. I recently sold a rifle to buy a horse she wanted.
 
Shoes, men! We need to lobby for equality in shoe-to-gun ratios.

Why, I'd have to build an aircraft hangar just to hold them all ;)
 
My wife understands me so she understands that I like guns. She is indifferent. She knows how to shoot and shoots well but she could really care less about them. She owns a shotgun a Sig P228 and a BHP but if they dissapeared tomorrow her world wouldn't change. She has bought me guns in the past for my birthday. She paid for the custom work on my Colt CCO recently.

Most of the time when I say I want this she looks at me and says well its your money do with it what you want. I personally think it silly to have to hide what you buy from your spouse. Do a lot of you guys and gals really have to do that in order to purchase the stuff you want?
 
The gun-to-purse ratio is pretty equal at my house.
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What on earth would my wife do with a hundred purses? :-)

I lucked out with mine, but then, I don't begrudge spending money on her. So she's cool on the gun thing. Or any other toy thing. Except if I bought a motorbike she'd prolly progress to the tapping of the foot.
 
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