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Urgent! Help my wife "get it"/ understand collecting.
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01-29-2009, 11:11 AM
lister
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Good points. All of them. You seem to be more level headed than most I "debate" with on here.
Having said that, I might also add that if my girlfriend asked me to stop, I would...no questions asked. I reasize that my hobby is somewhat illogical, and will never make me smarter, better looking, or more healthy.
No I am not P*$$y whiped, I just know what it's like to be alone...it's a fucking drag!!
Sacrifices must be made in ALL relationships, and if my little green man hobby is the first to go, I woulden't look back for a second.
Thanks, man. And back at you. As for sacrifices being made, that's absolutely true. I guess my point is it's a matter of motivation. What's motivating her to ask him to stop collecting is key. If it's causing money problems, preventing them from spending time together, causing constant fights, or whatever, then, of course, the hobby is what gets sacrificed. But in this case, it sort of seems like she randomly and arbitrarily decided it was time for him to stop.
And there's been alot of talk about compromise in this thread. Also very important. But compromise is, by definition, a two way street. Sometimes there can be a fine line between compromise and just doing what someone tells you.
On a personal note, I'm so lucky that my girlfriend is super cool with my collecting. She bought me an IG Destro for Valentine's Day last year. This year, I'm pretty sure I'm getting a Mego style Soldier Ape.
By the way, I love this thread and I'd like to commend everyone for not letting it degenerate (too much) into name-calling and arguing. Always a welcome change when that happens. Who says toy collectors are immature?
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