Do you tell your spouse?

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My girlfriend's pretty okay with them existing, just gets annoyed that I spend so much money on the things.

She leaves well enough alone after she vents for a few minutes, though, and it never causes any real tension. It's kinda her way of saying, "Boys will be boys" but with some :fire: thrown in for good measure.

It's kinda cute really




(...And she has a secret fetish for my handguns and other manly items, so I know it's mostly an act.)
 
Got a great wife myself! :D No secrets here.

She'd never shot a gun before but she helped pick out the S&W 642. She then got her CCW.

When she saw how much I really wanted the Marlin 336, (OK, I did whine a lot) she insisted I buy it along with a couple hundred worth of rounds, cleaning supplies etc..

She'd never ridden a motorcycle before meeting me, she now has her own quad & is looking forward to our next street bike.
 
i have to hide my purchases as long as i can.

once the wife sees a new gun, the first question out of her mouth is"does it come in stainless?":what:

i'm gonna start buying guns that come in black/blue only. that way i don't have to get her a stainless version.:D

now another problem has come up. the 12 y.o. stepdaughter doesn't care what color the gun is, as long as it goes boom.:eek:
 
i try to keep my guns seperate from my wife. if she actually knew how much they really cost, i'd be shot!!:evil:


honey the usp45tac was only $300 i swear!;)
 
Not Always. Live dangerously, not foolishly.

Nah, somewhere in the middle there.

I don't overspend and strain the budget, but there ARE a couple of lookalikes around here - like identical Rossi 92's (.357, .45LC) that are never seen together, kinda like Batman and Bruce Wayne. My wife shoots, but frankly doesn't inventory my firearms (and neither do I). No point in trying to get very sneaky about it though - kinda like trying to keep a girlfriend secret - the missus will figure it out (WHY are you SMILING AGAIN? :fire: ) Women have a way of figuring stuff out if you really want to hide something, just ask my ex. :banghead:

It's the same deal though, with politics - if it's an irritant, there's no point in bringing it up at home unless you're willing to live a life where you have to ask yourself everytime you come home if your key will still fit in the door.:barf: You don't have to compromise being the 'firearms enthusiast' you are anymore than you have to give up your politics or whatever - you just need to know to be discrete enough to NOT rub your lady's nose in it.:scrutiny:
 
well its not that bad for me anymore . she gets her stuff too ,house / new sectional couch/kitchen upgrades in house/and another child:) 2nd one on the way! i got one gun this year
 
of course

My husband and I take turns buying guns. We're trying to decide if it's his turn now, since I just traded my XD for a Browning HiPower. I said since that didn't involve writing a three-figure check that it doesn't count. :neener:

I don't keep things from my husband, he doesn't keep things from me. That's the way we've always been. I do understand what you're saying though, and if she's willing to turn a blind eye, you know, that's okay. It could be a whole lot worse.

Springmom, who wants a Bushmaster next.... :D
 
Those are some nice deals you guys are getting on some of those firearms. You must shop at the same place I do. I just got a Walther PPK and a Kahr MK40 Elite for "around $500".
 
Zeke Menuar:
My wife and I keep our money separate. As long as I pay my share of the bills, I can buy whatever I want, and I do.

I do keep her informed of purchases and layaways.
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Same here.
No money dramas ever!

:D
 
Hmmm...........heres a thought. If I die first some lucky bastards going to get one hell of a deal on some guns. Just imagine it $300.00 AR's, $150.00 Kimbers, $50.00 870's. I better leave the reciepts in my will so she knows what they are really worth.
 
Here's my angle: I don't fish, I don't hunt (I'm glad others enjoy it, and I FULLY support their right to), and I don't watch sports. I don't run around, and I don't hang out in bars. All of those are expensive, and a few are damaging to a relationship, when done in excess. I go to work, and I come home. I have a few small vices, which are working on the occasional hot rod, and buying a gun here or there. Can I puleeeeease live just a little? :)
 
My wife holds the check book in our family, otherwise my bills would never get paid. However, I must admit that she does a very good job of spoiling me ROTTEN! I'll be married to her for 25 years this November and wouldn't have it any other way.

RH
 
There was a very interesting thread not to long ago about how you intended to dispurse you firearms after your death. One really funny post said that he just hoped his wife did not sell his guns for what he told her he paid for them. I laughed and laughed.

As for me, money is really too tight for those kind of shenanigans. If I buy a $500 gun, it will make a big impact on the budget, so we have to plan for those items just like we plan for new furnitiure or jewelry. More importantly though, I must always be honest with her!
 
I'm in the same boat as RH822 can't balance a checkbook to save my life. Here's her take of buying a new gun, are the bills paid? is there anything we need more? go for it. we had stopped in at a local gun store and I was looking at a pistol. she came up and asked, "what's that?" I told her it was a taurus pt92 in s.s. she asked if that was the gun I used to carry when I lived in va but had to sell when I blew up an engine. I told her it was the same. she asked how much, I told her, she said was that a good price, I told her it was 250.00 off retail. she handed me the checkbook and said don't take too long. after I picked myself up off the floor I filled out the paperwork and three days later took it home. do I have a great wife or what.
 
My wife was a decent shot while I was still sitting on the potty. She had more firearms than I do, so I not had that problem. My biggest problem is justifying the need for a Lee Enfield from every manufacturer and types.
 
Stillstanding, is that "new member", or "newlywed"?:p
Just kidding.
The wife has no idea, and she doesn't want to know (and I sure don't want her to know either:what: ), but I really think she kinda does know, ya know.:evil:
 
I'm not married, but my GF does live with me. Her money is hers, and my money is mine, as long as all the bills are paid and the kids have food, it's none of her business how much I spend on myself.

I just bought an AR15 stripped lower at a gun show yesterday and she never even asked how much it cost me...or how much it would cost to complete it.
 
Like a lot of you, my wife doesn't care for guns, but doesn't begrudge me my hobby. For her it's a financial thing. If we can afford it, go for it.
Now my GF, OTOH, loves to go shooting.
Ooops. :eek:
What, you guys don't have both??? :evil:
 
She got me into shooting exactly 1 year ago today so it's not really problem for us. We just buy in increments of 2, SA in some HD for me, Revolver in large caliber for her.
 
We've got a similar arrangement to many here... we both go in halves on household expenses, and the remainder of our paychecks is our own personal discretionary income.

She likes knitting and books, and I like guns, and that's how we spend our respective "play money".

She once tried to get me into knitting, saying it'd be fun, I'd enjoy it. I asked "So if I get some steel wool, can I knit myself a gun?" You should have seen the look I got.

Too many couples fight about money. Having separate funds, and being equal partners in household expenses, takes all the "fight" out of the money situation. We both do whatever we want, money-wise, no secrets, and never a cross word is spoken. Gotta love it. Of course I do make more money than her, but my toys are more expensive. And OF COURSE I do spoil her with gifts and special pleasures (a night out or something else I know she specially enjoys) so she never gets TOO jealous of my hard-earned success. :)
 
I used too do that but then my sons got old enough to say, "Dad I like your new gun." Now I tell her when I make a purchase and show it to her. She now will let me buy what I want and she even bought a S&W 45 for a gift.:)
 
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