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02-26-2009, 05:38 PM
thunderdan19
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Outbackk
My wife is very cool with my collecting. Let's be honest, I would throw them all on Ebay or the Tank if it ever came down to it. My wife is a LOT more important to me than a certain military action figure. This does not down play my love for Joes but stresses the love I have for my wife! She knows she has priority in my life and supports my plastic crack habit.
I am thankful to be in a similar situation where my wife has always been tolerant of my collecting habits, as long as I make sure she's taken care of and gets the "toys" she wants as well. I am also careful not to appear to be "overspending" on my toys and try to get the most for what I pay. And, of course, she knows that she and the kids are much more important than any of my hobby interests. She's therefore confident and not overly annoyed by my collections.
I think it also helps that pretty much the entirety of my Joe collection is in my cube at work (ostensibly to keep them in decent condition until my son is old enough to have them) but, out of site, out of mind is never a bad thing for the grown collector's significant other. A lot of my older collections are packed away as well. All that helps to keep the peace.
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MSU44
She's been secretly trying to get me a FLAGG and Defiant but she still doesn't know enough to not overpay for something that isn't complete. So she always says, "I've been talking with the person on ebay...and the auction is over, but I just didn't know if it had all the parts and I didn't want to spend that much if it didn't." I guess I am going to have to sit her down and show her piece by piece what to look for and a price range, LOL.
I recommend putting the kabash on her trying to buy these for you. I know when my wife has tried to buy stuff for me related to my collections, it never turns out as well as she hoped. She usually ends up spending too much for something less than I would have been able to get. She's learned just to give her consent to my purchases as her "gift." Then we both get the most of the kind intentions.
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