Great opportunity: my wife does not know how many guns I have!

[vito]

I overheard my wife the other day talking on the phone to one of our grown daughters. She said, "whatever you do, don't buy Dad something gun or motorcycle related! He just bought a new motorcycle this year and I have no idea how many guns he already has". I could not believe my good luck. Now I can add a gun, or two, or three and should she ever ask, I can say I've owned that one for "awhile" (the time it takes to bring it home from the gunshop qualifies as "awhile").

 

[rustedangel]

I would hope she would notice the amounts missing from your bank statements / showing up on your credit cards

 

[browningguy]

Exactly right, my wife and I have a don't ask, don't tell policy. I don't ask how much she spends on quilting equipment and supplies, she doesn't ask how much I spned on shooting.

Although when I bought a new safe last week and installed it in my study (24 gun) she said good, now we can get rid of the small one (14 gun) in the closet and just keep the two you have in the study. As I started pulling rifles out of closets to fill the new safe her only comment was, "never mind".

 

[lowerunit411]

I guess thats good...i see a lot of threads like this but its hard for me to relate..been married over 30 years and we are partners...i dont keep what i "have" or "buy" from her and she does the same. Sure makes life easier in my opinion but i guess...congrats...

 

[cambeul41]

I am happy to be married to someone that I can be honest with, one who can be honest with me.

 

[HankB]

When a friend of mine was going through a divorce, he said it was a GREAT advantage that his soon-to-be ex had no idea of either the extent of his gun collection or its value.

 

[Steel Talon]

I am 30 years married and one thing I can say is I have always been 100% honest with my wife .And SHE with me. The main reason we are financially healthy is because we ARE PARTNERS and we discuss everything.Our goals and expected outcomes are the same.

I'm a bit fascinated with those of you who live in the financial "dont tell dont ask" marraige

 

[Ala Dan]

The less the "wives or significant other" know 'bout your firearms collection,
certainly the better~! My wife has NO IDEA the number [or worth] of my
firearms collection~!

 

[acdodd]

My wife has NO IDEA the number [or worth] of my
firearms collection~

That could be a real advantage for someone after you die and she sells off everything for a fraction of what it's worth.

 

[ObsidianOne]

I predict this thread will be locked soon.

 

[floydster]

A guy that has to sneak around the bush with his wife, is not a guy I want to be my friend when it comes to fire arms, or any thing else for that matter.
It is pose to be a joint venture, but whatever floats your boat, however, it will catch up with you!!
Sleep tight

 

[1911fan]

I never understood the concept of DADT either. If I work for my money and contribute an amount to the household commensurate with my earnings, what I have left over is mine to do with what I feel like.

In my case, my wife collects Barbies. Currently, her aquisitions are mostly the Holiday Classic Collection models given to her as gifts but sometimes she finds one online she can't live without and she bids. She has around three hundred dolls (she's been collecting since grade school) and ballparking each doll @ $50 means her collection is worth around four times the value of my meager gun collection. More, actually, since some of the guns are hers.

Unfortunately, I'm a fat white male pushing sixty and have been out of work for two and a half years. New guns are few and far between but she will still buy ammo for me so all is not lost. I'm perfectly happy shooting what I do have and if one of my grail guns comes across my path, oh, well, they made more than one of them...

The point here is that, if I can contribute my share to running the house and putting away some $$ in a contingency fund, then what should it matter how I choose to persue my hobby? She doesn't have to enjoy it or even approve, as long as she accepts it.

I mean, after all, do you know how many lap dances I could have bought with the $500 I just spent on my latest Smith and Wesson?

ed

 

[DesertFox]

I only bought one or two for myself. The others are for her. I tell her, "Hey since you'll be downtown, pick up this item you won... And renew the membership at the range while you're at it."

She got an augmentation this past year. When she asked if I liked them, I told her they look great but I'd rather have an MG42. I added that for the money, the boob job should come with some kind of built-in CCW apparatus with full-auto nipple barrels...

My wife may not know exactly how many but she LOVES going to the range, devouring my ammo resources like you would not believe!

Guns are WAY cheaper than women!

 

[Trent]

Every time I've tried to sneak a new gun in to the house, my wife's radar picks up on it and her automated defense systems kick in.

"What's wrong?!"

"OH, NOTHING."

But you know by the lack of eye contact and set jaw, that something is VERY wrong. This is confirmed as attempts at humor fall entirely on deaf ears. Things STAY wrong until she gets something nice.

There is no humor left in the house, no happiness, only a cold, bleak reality until we go to Macy's, or I toss her my card and let her shop online.

Yeah. I dread the day I bring home new firearms.

 

[Hit_Factor]

My wife doesn't keep track. Has no concept of what a gun could be worth. She asked me recently how much it was all worth and I answered her honestly. She now considers it an investment. BTW, married 26 years.

 

[NOLAEMT]

My wife, although she doesn't enjoy shooting for fun, knows that I do, and actually encourages me to purchase guns when I find a good deal. Most recently a Benelli Vinci, so that I can get into bird hunting. When it comes in I'll make sure to post a review.

But as others have said, and I'm not trying to tell anyone how to run their marriage; but my wife and I share everything about our finances. If it costs over $100, and was not "necessary", such as groceries, we will talk about it before hand. Even if it is just to say "heads up, I just bought an X". I wouldn't want it any other way.

 

[Geno]

OP:

Re-read cambeul41's post. Those are sage words. Never lie to your wife.

Geno

 

[hso]

I have no idea how many guns he already has

You're welcome to believe whatever you want, but that actually means that she knows you have more than enough and she puts up with it, not that she's a fool and that you can abuse her trust.