Who told there DH, about new bike?

[LadyinWhite]

I talked with my DH about this whole thread before coming here to post. We've been married 22 years. I asked him how he'd feel if I did that. He said it's kind of a toss up between trusting my judgement enough to know that if I ever went out and dropped 2k on anything, it would be because somehow somewhere I had the $$ and trusting me enough to know that I would never do that because he'd want to be part of the process of buying it with me (whatever IT was). He also said he'd hope that I'd trust HIM enough to have a conversation about it and we'd work out together if it was a want or a need.

He's of the mind that if you have a bike that works perfectly fine, why on earth would you need another one. I told him he's entitled to believe that but he shouldn't impose that view on everyone else He said "Oh so now it starts!" LOL I'm already thinking.......hmmmm

Interestingly, later that night.. he said something saucy to me and I said "Thats it, tomorrow I'm going out and buying a bike" He just laughed.. "You don't have an office to stash it in!"

The thing is, everyone's relationship with their SO is personal and unique to them. As long as it worked out in the end, it's all good!!

Especially since she gets to keep the bike!!!

[East Hill]

You know, that is so true. I could probably go out and buy a car without telling my husband because he would trust my judgement.

Yesterday I gave him $350 to spend as he saw fit. I don't care what he spends it on. We don't drink, smoke, or gamble (ok, we play the lottery once a week for a dollar). If he wants to buy his version of a toy, it's all good.

He's a great man .

East Hill

[logdiva32]

Through casual conversation with DH, he slipped and told me that he purchased an older acura legend while I was gone, but it clunked out so he turned it around and got his money back. DH has bad luck with cars. Odd thing is I did not get angry, he says he told me this while I was gone. Funny what you really pay attemtion to while your are in a war zone. Point is, He is not going to leave me over a bike, I am not going to leave him over a car. But sometimes fear hurts more than the actual pain... The end..

[LadyinWhite]

Indeed.

Truth be told I worry way more over all the "little" bike expenses I have than any single big expense. Two Shebeest skorts that I probably didn't need @ 80bucks each, new jersey that I know I didn't need, on sale for $50bucks (Terry Mandarin, can you blame me? ) etc etc. THESE are the purchases that I seriously consider "hiding" from DH. LOL!

[mimitabby]

Indeed.

Truth be told I worry way more over all the "little" bike expenses I have than any single big expense. Two Shebeest skorts that I probably didn't need @ 80bucks each, new jersey that I know I didn't need, on sale for $50bucks (Terry Mandarin, can you blame me? ) etc etc. THESE are the purchases that I seriously consider "hiding" from DH. LOL!

yeah, because you CAN. It's harder to hide a bike or a car!!

ps me too

[East Hill]

My husband no longer has any idea how many bikes I've got .

He told his mother so yesterday. He reported to me that she thought that was hilarious .

East Hill

[mimitabby]

You're one of my heroes East Hill

[logdiva32]

OK, my son counted 16 bikes one day. I think not bad for a family of 4 bike riders.
But, I am going to sell most of them this summer.
I started gathering the bikes form yardsales, give aways, swap meets with plan to fix and sell. I am proud of my self. I haven't worked on bikes since I was 13. But there are all fixed, safe, and ready to ride. So this spring I will sit somewhere and try to sell them all for some extra cash. The plan was to make the last of the cash to buy my new bike. But since I already have bought the bike, hehe. I need to replace the money.
Anyway, my confession is; I think more than the money I just wanted to ride and fix bikes again like when I was a kid. All the kids came to me with there broken chains, flat tires and so on. I would fix them for a fee or a bike part trade. But my Hubby would not except a bunch of junk in the garage as a hobby so I had to make it a business.
ok time for church, let us confess...