Are you honest with your spouse?

[illEagle]

She doesn't ask what I spend on my hobbies and I don't ask what she spends on hers. As long as we both can practice a little self control it's never a problem...

 

[RoadkingLarry]

Gun purchases are generally a big enough bite out of the budget that I don't think I could hide it from her if I wanted to. All gun purchases are a mutual agreement. Now accessories and reloading equipment under $100 is a whole other deal., thats just my lunch money...

 

[Bilt4Comfort]

My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife will sell all of my stuff for what I said I paid for it.

 

[Sheldon J]

I have to be, if not she will think I bought it for her, N then I will have to beg to play too at the range.

 

[skinnyguy]

I'm not married, I don't have a girlfriend, it's a non-issue with me. So no vote from me.

 

[bensdad]

I would never lie to my wife about guns. She would catch me and kill me.

Besides, she's really cool about the whole thing.

I just asked her if she's ever been mad or upset about a gun purchase. I didn't think she had. She smiled and told me about a time when I had just gotten two or more guns in a short period of time and then made a stink about her shopping for a curio cabinet.

 

[teknoid]

You need the "I'm now honest about my gun purchases until I find a better hiding place" choice.

Na, I was just trying to put it off. She knew I was gonna get it. That wasn't supposed to happen for a couple of weeks, though. Bud's had it on sale for $399, so I made a "gun run". She was actually happy when I told her the price had already gone up 50 bucks.

 

[CajunBass]

One thing I've learned is my life is not to lie to my wife about anything. If she can't trust me to be honest about how much I spend on guns and shooting, how can she trust me about anything else?

My wife happens to like to shoot, as well as shares my love for bass fishing, but it doesn't matter. I wouldn't lie to her anyway.

 

[browningguy]

Well we have a don't ask don't tell olicy. She deosn't mention how much she spends on quilting and painting, except when she wanted me to pay for the new $2K sewing machine a few months ago, and although she sees all the guns I buy she doesn't ask how much they cost.

 

[Mac45]

If something new showed up in the safe, she's think it was a present for her, so of course she knows.

 

[MrTwigg]

My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife will sell all of my stuff for what I said I paid for it.

I can't believe it took 28 posts to get to this one.

PS, Same here but she carries now, is a surprisingly good shot, and learning more about firearms on her own.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

100% honest about anything weapon related. If I'm spending our money on it, I can back up why. My stance is--it's ultimately for the kids. And it is.
Everything that is mine is theirs sooner or later--my weapons at the top of the list. She might say 'uh hugh, sure it is' once in a while. But secrets in marriage (to me) are deadly and corrosive. And secrets about weapons--foolish in my book. Just my opinion--I just don't want questions left I can't answer if I'm gone tomorrow.

 

[glassman]

Honesty is best for me

I don't lie to my wife about anything. It would destroy the trust we have built up over the years and get her to wonder what else I've lied about. Plus, to be a successful lier, you have to have a good memory. I still have a good memory..it's just shorter than it used to be We've talked about it and the decision made is that I won't drain the household funds for a new gun when other bills need to be paid. I put money aside from each paycheck and save until I have enough to pay for what I want. It keeps the peace.

 

[Alphazulu6]

Honesty is the best policy

 

[NAK]

I didn't vote...there was not a choice for "Divorced the wife because she b!&*hed about the guns too much.

Now I have a GF that is into shooting. When I met her 2 years ago, she had not had much exposure to firearms prior to meeting me. She is now an addict...its just that her income cannot support much of a habit, so I buy her a toy every now and then.

 

[crebralfix]

All my purchases are "off budget" so there's no problem.

 

[poortrader]

She is well taken care of, even with all of my purchases. She doesn't ask.

 

[marksman13]

The only gun I have bought that my wife doesn't know about is the Winchester 1300 I picked up for $160 bucks a couple weeks ago. It was like new and I had cash in my pocket, so I bought it. She knows I've got it, but she doesn't know where it came from.

 

[shadowalker]

Yes she knows about all of them, she bought me my most recent handgun.

 

[target1911]

I am Honest for the most part. She knows everytime I bring one home. The only thing she doesn't know is how long it was on lay-way. Sometimes I forget...lol...how long it was there.

 

[Thad]

No wife, no permanent girlfriend buy as many guns you want!!!

 

[MKEITH]

She knows about every gun I buy,when I buy it. Accessories, on the otherhand,tend to just show up from time to time.

 

[igpoobah]

My wife knows about all of my guns... she just doesn't know how much they cost!

+1 LOL

 

[scromp]

We have an agreement. I can get whatever guns I want, but when I get a new gun, I have to stop at the jewelry store on the way home. Fair's fair, eh?

 

[texas bulldog]

complete honesty. all of our finances are 100% joint, and she's usually the one to balance the checkbook. so i couldn't hide it even if i wanted to. i tell her which gun i want to get next, and we talk about how soon i can reasonably do so.

i'm not sure i could contain my excitement even if "witholding information" was an option.