How to get your wife to happily let you buy a coin

ANACONDA

I'm sure most of you don't need this advice but I offer it for those few guys who are new to the challenges of "marriage and coins".

Invite your wife out to dinner. Tell her you just wanted to spend some quality time with her. She will be shocked but try to stick with your story. Go to a nice place that she selects without any input from you. This is not the time for going to your favorite sports bar but rather some fru fru place that serves food that has sprigs of stuff sticking out of it. Bring a card with you that you have picked out and which contains a hand written note at the bottom which says "Simply because I love you" or "With all the love I possess" or something thoughtful and personal. Don't just sign the card. Be sure you sign it with the pet name she uses for you, you know, "Stinky" or whatever. (If you come across the card months later, try to remember that it was from you.) DO NOT MENTION COINS AT ALL AT DINNER - this will be the most difficult thing. Try to ask her questions about her life and be interested in her answers. Do not doodle or stare at other women in the restaurant while she talks to you. Let her buy a desert and don't mention her weight or any diet that she about to abandon. Do not eat any of her desert - buy your own. Now, be nice to her for 3 days. No complaining whatsoever about anything for those three days. If she bounces a check or gives you runny eggs do not mention how your mother never did that. Then, after 3 days of this, mention the coin you have a hankerin' for, and tell her the truth, that you would really like to buy it and that it may be a long time before you see another one you like as well. Don't press her into a giving you an answer but let her think about it. Casually mention it the next day but don't bug her. If she is reluctant to say yes, don't pressure her; just leave it be. Eventually she will express a desire to buy something for herself. She will have forgotton about the coin you wanted to buy but she won't have forgotton how nice you've been She will think "Wow, you've been so nice to me, maybe now is a good time to ask for that expensive purse." It may be several days or weeks after you have set upon this course. When she asks you if she can buy whatever it is that she wants, that's your chance.

LucyBop

Or, marry Lucy and she will happily let you buy any Franklin your heart desires!

MacCoin

my wife don't care how I send my allowance as long as thats all I spend, that a weeks allowance for dinner and no coin for old Mac. Bad plan for me.

Mrpawn

My method has been working well for a while.

Invite wife to coin show/shop (she will not want to go anymore - been there done that)

Go to coin show and buy what I want.

While at show buy the wife an ancient to give to her when I get home and one for a special surprise later.

Give the wife her new coin as soon as I get home. While she is admiring it slip away and add my new coins to the mess on my desk.

Do not forget the other ancient when Valentines Day, birthday, Mothers Day, May Day, April Fools Day or whatever "just because" day you want to bring more coins home without notice or questions.

It also does not hurt to every now and then admire her growing collection

Coin Finder

Good Plan Adrian! Except, with the coins you buy, this might work. The coins I buy would be gone after three days!!!

Thanks anyway!

Mark

mrpaseo

4 words.....I do the bills.....She never knows.....lol.

My Boss (Wifey) says as long as the bills are paid, she doesn't care what I spend money on (To a point you sick nuts)...lol.

Ray

rkfish

Anaconda,

That "special" coin will be SOLD by then.....

My favorite saying......."it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!"

kranky

I'm quite fortunate that my wife keeps asking me why I don't buy more coins!

ANACONDA

How many of you think Kranky is lying?

RegistryCoin

My wife hasn't said one negative word about coins, or anything else, for that matter.

goose3

so, she calls you "stinky"?


actually my wife couldn't care less what I buy as long as she's got some groceries and I pay for her van. (2 more payments)

She honestly doesn't care because she knows that IF we had to, we could sell them and if we don't, our son will eventually have them.

goose3

one more way to get more coins is

buy the wife and 2 daughters airline tickets to Denver to see her sister! worked like a charm!

leothelyon

Heck with all that! I'll throw her a pack of cigs and tell her, "Honey, I'm going to Chicago, I'll be a couple of days, see ya. I need that money for coins!

Leo

DCAMFranklin

Be smart enough to teach your children to operate their homes out of 2 checkbooks. Help your daughters learn to take responsibility for their own financial lives. Help your sons learn to not allow their wives-to-be to become solely dependent upon their husbands. She has her earnings and checkbook. He has his earnings and checkbook.

Neither will have to beg or manipulate their spouses to obtain anything in life. Resentment and frustration will be limited. Either they will have the money to buy the item, or not. No wimpy husbands begging to use their money to buy what they want and no manipulating wives.

LucyBop

<< <i>No wimpy husbands begging to use their money to buy what they want and no manipulating wives. >>



I disagree, this sounds like a nice natural order of things. A great way of life.

Conder101

Being single DOES have some advantages!

coinut1799

I have developed a pretty good system. First, I make sure my wife is not around when I buy an expensive coin. Second, I got her into the hobby so she buys coins (with her own money) also.
I have a friend who has a great deal. He knows each Christmas his wife will buy him a coin from a particular dealer. So he picks out the coin in advance. When his Wife calls about a coin the dealer tells her about this great coin that her husband would like, and quotes a price in the range the Wife is willing to pay. She buys it, and the Husband pays the difference.

ldhair

ANACONDA
I bet your wife is wise to you by now. She probably reads your post when your not looking. You come up with some great ideas and threads.

My wife acts dumb but weeks later buys something and hands me the bill. She gave up on my coin habit years ago but always catches me buying properties without asking.

I'll have to try your idea. It's really hard to stay ahead of the ladies. The longer they know us the smarter they get.

Gemini

She would probably respond better if I threatened
her with one of your pet anacondas...

oreville

<< <i>This is not the time for going to your favorite sports bar but rather some fru fru place that serves food that has sprigs of stuff sticking out of it. >>



......Well ok once every 5 years of this I can handle.......




<< <i>Now, be nice to her for 3 days. No complaining whatsoever about anything for those three days. If she bounces a check or gives you runny eggs do not mention how your mother never did that. >>



THREE DAYS????????? Are you joking? Well maybe one or two days. I couldn't last three days.

YOU LASTED THREE DAYS??????

cosmicdebris

Wife??????? I got rid of that problem in 1990.

asnooker

Does this method work on Husbands too ??

DCAMFranklin

We all know what method you use on husbands. Oh, yoooo..hoooo! Lookee...lookee.

Husband's response: What? It's not Saturday night.

SageRad

Here is a suggestion...

Let your wife think that you really are interested in remodeling the kitchen (or whatever part of the house is her current area of focus).

Lakesammman

Seems kind of manipulative to me....oh that's right...your a personal injury attorney...I forgot

Congrats on the large cent - that baby is/was a monster.

onlyroosies

You mean,,, You guys tell your wives you buy coins. I just tell her I find then in my pocket change.

sinin1

How about picturing her, admiring your coins that you have for sale


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=805226728

WIfe Admiring Cool Coin for Sale








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I hope that isn't an assistant helping with some after hours research -








Does anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

dddangerousdan

The best way I have found is to get to the mailbox before her. If she dosen't know I have it I can keep buying untill she sees one in the mailbox.

DAN

dragon

This is what I do:


"Sweetie, look at this really cool DMPL dollar I just bought, I got it for you...... no really, I thought you might like it since you've admired many of my toned coins and DMPL dollars..............what????, it's nice but you'd rather have jewelry......well ok then, I guess I'll just keep it for myself........oh well"


dragon

Clankeye

Mrs. Clankeye accompanied me to a coin show this morning, and then I went to a cat show with her this afternoon. I decided to buy a thirty dollar coin and she actually reached in her purse and said "Here I'll just give him cash...." By way of paying her back while we were at the cat show, when she asked if we could get another cat, I sweetly replied "I'll rot in Hell first." Mrs. Clank and I have a good system.

Clankeye

Bulldog

Lucy,

Get your blood tests done, I am on my way Honey****

Bulldog

DanC

I witnessed this transaction... it was beautiful the way those two worked like a well-oiled machine.

ANACONDA

"Some people put a signature line here. I am presently refusing to do so."

I love that kind of humor.

Lakesammman

Clankeye:

After meeting you this AM, she's clearly the better half.....

SarasotaFrank

well, I feel sorry for the majority of you.

How to get your wife to LET you buy a coin?

Be nice to your wives.

My wife and I have a very simple philosophy on making decisions - We're on the same team. she's not my enemy, I'm not her enemy. Emotional buy in on the issue at hand aside - what is going to be in the best interest of our family and our long term goals?

Usually we come to the most logical decision, and most of the time we end up about 50/50.

Being in a battle of wits with your wife - been there before - don't want to go back.

Take my ex-wife, please.

I'm keepin' this one.

meos1

I was only asked to "hold up at Christmas". I do the bills and am the wage earner. As long as the man is getting his she does not care. Course I have to "pay" her too but thats another story.

Dan

meos1

I wanted to add that I do not invest in coins, they are not what I consider an investment. However, somehow my Wife decided that the coins were an investment for a future generation of our family....Hahahahahhaha!

Franklins included Lucy.

Dan