Coins and the wife.

What?!? You mean there are women on this site?

 

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<------ entertained! I have similar experiences with my g/f. Last week she noticed an invoice I forgot to file. "What?! You spent $40 on PENNIES?!" then just today, 2 different delivery services appeared at the door within 45 minutes of each other. As I bring in the 2nd package, she says, "Is that something for me? No? Oh, another COIN!"
I had to run some errands and came back with a Whopper and a music CD. The storm has passed..... for now......

 

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Me: Me and junior got these at the coin show today. Check it out! I snagged this gold piece with a panda on it and some of these old dimes, and oh! Look at this and...

Her: You're such a dork. Go do the dishes.

 

Coins and the wife? Like the time I got woken up at 2am in Amsterdam when my wife back in the USA opened my bank(my own account, not shared mind you) statement and saw my cleared cheque to a particular auction house? I think I will rest my case. I brought tulips back from Amsterdam...

 

Now that's one hot lady. She's interested in you (check out the eyes and raised brow) and has obviously spent her time getting all dolled up for you (hair in rollers) and knows your interests (are you ready for that spanking). :stormy::whistle:

 

Wow, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that gets in trouble!! I always hope that the envelope arrives on a day the wife has to work and that she has to be in early that day before the mail gets here. Then I don't have to explain anything. It just disappears.

When I do have to explain, I have several excuses I use, depending on the situation. This is my top 10. All have been used multiple times.

1. I got this for "$X" but it's worth "$X"!! Isn't that insane!? (Deflect the anger into excitement)
2. Oooh, yeah, it's just a (insert coin). It wasn't very much. (Regardless of price.)
3. I haven't gotten a coin in two months! Give me a break! (The guilt trip.)
4. It's a one of a kind toned (insert coin.) Either buy it now or I'll never find another one!
5. Nooo, this one is for the baby. It will be valuable when she gets older.
6. This is the LAST coin I will buy this year, I promise! (Usually employed in last quarter of said year)
7. You can't say anything! I sold "X" to get this. Essentially it was a trade. We lost no money.
8. I won the money! It was mine to blow. Basically, this is the prize! (Occasional fantasy winnings)
9. Somebody needed the money and I felt sorry for them. (The charitable angle)
10. Hmmm. I don't know/don't remember what it is. I'll open it later. (When it's really expensive!)

The worst instance was when I started my US type set. I tend to buy higher value coins, one at a time, that show up every once in a while. For this, I took everything I had, put it in the album, and then ordered up a bunch of the more common stuff all at the same time to get it out of the way. Well, just about everything showed up on the same day. The mail box was packed with so many bubble mailers, the lid wouldn't go down. I was delighted but it looked really bad. lol

To my wife, every coin is just a "dirty old coin". Regardless of value. Which is probably why I keep excellent documentation!

 

A gun? I wouldn't question here either!

 

Two fiancees, no wife.....and not looking for strike three.

Conversations with the two, same theme, almost identical content, will combine:yes:.

Me: Will you marry me?
Her: Yes! Yes! Yes!

3 months later

Her: Is that another coin?
Me: Yes it is dear
Her: and what are you going to do with that?
Me: Keep it & love it.

6 months later

Her: You know, if you sell all those stupid coins, we could have a proper wedding with all the bells & whistles instead of the Justice of the Peace.
Me: No
Her: You love your coins more then me?
Me: Yes! Yes! Yes!

I still have all my coins!!!!!.....and guess what, they don't charge alimony or child support.

CHEERS

 

hmmm........sell all your coins for one day of "glamorous bells and whistles" or a lifetime of enjoyment with your coins? Hard decision there....:thumb:


Also, it's pretty hard to sell your wife for profit......legally anyway...

 

heh, I will not say I do not mean to brag, I would be lying.

Me; the 25 anniversary silver eagle set is going on sale and It will sell out before I get off work.

She; how much is it?

Me; 300 dollars, the sales open at noon eastern and it is going to sell out quick, I am going to miss out on it.

She, 300 dollars is a lo.

Me, Yes it is, but they are already being presold for almost twice that amount.

The next day I got home, she had gotten through, took her all afternoon.

Me, thank you honey, I hand her three benjamins.

Her, No keep the money, happy birthday!

 

Girlfriend: "Hey you, what are you doing?"
Me: "Looking at coins, Who let you out of the kitchen?"

 

You make me laugh

 

All in good fun, my friend.

 

Absolutely

 

These are all cute, funny stories. I have one little suggestion ... Quit calling her "The Wife", try "MY Wife" instead, so it won't sound so much like "the car", "the dog", "the boat", like a thing, a possession.Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine.Now, go do the dishes, all of you!Lucy

 

So, I'm assuming calling her "woman" is out of the question?

 

These "battle of the sexes" stories reminds me of something that happened to me about 15 years ago ....


I was sitting around with my honey one Sunday morning reading the paper and I saw a Best Buys ad

"Look at this ad", I said, "This store is selling a pack of paper for $1, then offering a $1 rebate. How can they make any money doing that?"


My significant other didn't even look up from her newspaper and replied in a dead pan voice ...

"Volume."

 

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