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So my wife is very unapproving of my new love of replica watches
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this could end badly! you could however go out and buy a genuine quartz watch of the same monatory value that looks like total crap. and say there really is no comparison?
or just let it settle for a while and tell her to stop being so damn material and enjoy what you both can afford realistically!
my wife would get told to STFU or GTFO!
or just let it settle for a while and tell her to stop being so damn material and enjoy what you both can afford realistically!
my wife would get told to STFU or GTFO!
What does it mean to be able to "afford" a watch? Like many people here I have sufficient savings to buy many gens, but I don't consider it a prudent use of my savings. Does that mean I can afford it or not?
The answer is yes, you can afford it. You choose not to (like myself) and unlike this guy your acquaintances would most likely assume your watch is genuine.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/afford
However were not talking about you, me or others, were talking about a guy who admits he can not afford(see definition) a high end timepiece.
This guys wife is worried about looking like an ass if her hubby gets called out. She is right, she cares and if he loved her he would understand.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/afford
However were not talking about you, me or others, were talking about a guy who admits he can not afford(see definition) a high end timepiece.
This guys wife is worried about looking like an ass if her hubby gets called out. She is right, she cares and if he loved her he would understand.
My 'other half', didnt like the thought of me buying reps until I confessed that the TT Submariner that I part chopped to get my President was my best ever watch that I ever had. The President I hardly wear because it just isnt me, but to sell it and buy a TT the dealers would make sure I lost on the deal. My other gens (TT Constellation, Speedmaster, Seamaster) got worn more and now the rep TT GMT I recently bought from a member here is never off my wrist. I now have a few reps and shes eventually come around. Shes got the lady DJ with diamond bezel so that keeps her quiet, but I'd love to buy her a rep that would impress the hell out of her although that may be a little too soon.
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She shouldn't care so much and be so judgemental . She also seems to be a little on the controlling side of things. Personally I couldn't tolerate being so hen pecked about what I want to wear . She also seems to be really concerned about "what other might people might think " the right image is obviously very important to her . But in the end its about someone else being able to compromise your personal autonomy. I'm heartened to see you haven't backed down at all by ordering another noob rep !
Yeah my girlfriend actually doesn't care about the "replica" part of this hobby, its more the amount of watches that are coming in from this hobby haha. She would go crazy if I dropped 5K on a single watch. And really, the average person won't even notice your wearing a certain brand; they'll just comment on it as a nice watch.
My advice is to grow a set of balls and tell her it's your money and you'll spend it on whatever the f**k you want.
Then go look for someplace to stay. :lol:
Then go look for someplace to stay. :lol:
Real question to those who posted that their wife/GF is either, A- too good for fake watches, or B- concerned about the cost of them....
Do they have jobs? (or contribute to the financial situation in any way?)
Do they have jobs? (or contribute to the financial situation in any way?)
Mine just likes to tease me with the fact that I wear a 'fake'.. but then i just point to her chest and ask her 'then what do you call those? Real?', works every time 
Mine just likes to tease me with the fact that I wear a 'fake'.. but then i just point to her chest and ask her 'then what do you call those? Real?', works every time
Yeah, my gf seems to want fake boobs. i can live with that.
I'd have to tell her that she can't go anywhere with me in the future wearing acrylic fingernails, a push-up or padded bra, high heels that make her butt look better, any hair coloring or highlights, or any make-up, contact lenses, etc............
"After all Honey, I agree with you and don't want our friends and family to think we're liars or fake in any way."
Then be prepared to spend a few nights on the couch before she realizes the logic is the same and doesn't take it personally, which they all do!
Twice divorced and admittedly not the best person to give advice, but do yourself a favor and grow a pair. Women are NEVER satisfied and if you spend your life trying to get them there, you'll miss a lot of fun.
My wife is (B) concerned about the cost of them. She doesn't work (is looking after our 1 year old, and is currently pregnant).
But it's hard for me to accept that I can't spend a modest amount on something I enjoy. So I'm just hiding things from her/telling her they're gifts from my brother. I shouldn't have to do that to be honest.
A word of sagely advice (not because I'm wise, but because I'm old):
Do not hide things from your wife. Do not lie to her about anything.
That makes you two people trying to get around each other instead of two people acting as one. Openly discuss and work together to form boundaries and budgets and guidelines everyone can live with. You may neither get exactly what you want, but you'll foster trust and communication which will make you stronger and build you into true PARTNERS. With deceit you foster distrust and an adversarial relationship which will lead to an ultimately unhappy and short marriage.
Talk to your wife about everything. She is your partner and your friend. A boat cannot get to shore if both crewmen are not rowing together and in the same direction.
Always remember that your wife is NOT your enemy.
Love is NOT a feeling - it is a choice. Feelings change based on external factors. Choosing to give of yourself for another's benefit whether you feel like it or not is the essence of love.
You don't lose sleep comforting a crying child because you FEEL like it. You do do because you would do anything including give your life for the nurturing and caring if your child. You would give and do mist anything to make that child's life better.
Love your wife in the same way.
End sermon.
Do not hide things from your wife. Do not lie to her about anything.
That makes you two people trying to get around each other instead of two people acting as one. Openly discuss and work together to form boundaries and budgets and guidelines everyone can live with. You may neither get exactly what you want, but you'll foster trust and communication which will make you stronger and build you into true PARTNERS. With deceit you foster distrust and an adversarial relationship which will lead to an ultimately unhappy and short marriage.
Talk to your wife about everything. She is your partner and your friend. A boat cannot get to shore if both crewmen are not rowing together and in the same direction.
Always remember that your wife is NOT your enemy.
Love is NOT a feeling - it is a choice. Feelings change based on external factors. Choosing to give of yourself for another's benefit whether you feel like it or not is the essence of love.
You don't lose sleep comforting a crying child because you FEEL like it. You do do because you would do anything including give your life for the nurturing and caring if your child. You would give and do mist anything to make that child's life better.
Love your wife in the same way.
End sermon.
Mine just likes to tease me with the fact that I wear a 'fake'.. but then i just point to her chest and ask her 'then what do you call those? Real?', works every time
Funniest post I've read in a long time !!!! AWESOME !!!!!
I myself am divorced once. That is the most factual statement about woman that anyone can make !
We've all got to do what we've got to do to keep the peace, I get it, but it'll be a cold day in hell before anyone tells me what I can and can't do with money that I sweat for. Of course I don't have any kids, my wife doesn't work, and she has a maid and a gardener...(not full time or anything like that, but she certainly has time to do what they do...)
Mostly good advice, but trust me, there are some things that wives just don't need or even want to know. I learned that the hard way. Not to mention that boundaries have been known to change without warning or reason.
My wife and I finally found agreement(for now at least) that she's happy being like the other wives and NOT knowing everything...
I was like you, I didn't want it this way. I'm big on being realistic and not living in a fantasy land of rainbows and sunshine, but sometimes reality can be a little harsh...
Levelmanroger: This is very well put, a sermon that should be read at every wedding. I can relate since my wife and I have been together going on 39 years
I'm sorry to hear that, Big. I was there once myself. A wife who didn't work, a live-in nanny, a housekeeper 3 times a week, a yard service, a pool service, and personal invitations to Stanley Marcus' private dinner parties because she spent so much there. It was never enough for her to be "happy". She finally left me for a man who could offer more. Turns out his promises were empty and her life has been sad and pathetic as she will do anything to have a man take care of her.
I on the other hand got right with God. I met an amazing woman who understands that God didn't equip me to meet her needs. She doesn't look to me to supply her happiness.
So now instead of a wife, I have a partner and best friend. As such, she loves and accepts every part of me, and I her. She supports whatever I'm interested in as long as it's nit harmful and as long as it doesn't jeapardize our financial fitness.
And whatever floats her boat - I just live to fill her sails.
Sadly, I know our relationship is rare these days. I am truly sorry fir those who never get to experience a true loving partnership.
I on the other hand got right with God. I met an amazing woman who understands that God didn't equip me to meet her needs. She doesn't look to me to supply her happiness.
So now instead of a wife, I have a partner and best friend. As such, she loves and accepts every part of me, and I her. She supports whatever I'm interested in as long as it's nit harmful and as long as it doesn't jeapardize our financial fitness.
And whatever floats her boat - I just live to fill her sails.
Sadly, I know our relationship is rare these days. I am truly sorry fir those who never get to experience a true loving partnership.
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No need for another house.... You have to do like me, and tell her you're getting a "watch box" and what she doesn't know is my watch box is the PO Box that my watches come to, so that she doesn't get to see them, until they're already in my wrist rotation, and I can just tell her "What? This watch? This is the watch you got mad about me getting 2 months ago!".