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green_sky on 04 January 2018
Teeqoz said:
Having a TV in the bedroom is a bad idea, regardless...

This. Cell phones and tablets already suck so much of the relaxing time in bedroom. 



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aikohualda on 04 January 2018

it is not a bad thing... she is setting a good stage for your bedroom gaming :)



 

aikohualda on 04 January 2018
green_sky said:
Teeqoz said:
Having a TV in the bedroom is a bad idea, regardless...

This. Cell phones and tablets already suck so much of the relaxing time in bedroom. 

but netflix and chill :P



 

Angelus on 04 January 2018

TV in the bedroom is a good call. Watching porn together in bed, on the big screen.....that's how you set the mood



sergiodaly on 04 January 2018
Fuchigole said:

As the topic says. I was saving some money to buy a console on Christmas. I really wanted a Switch, but then I saw a PS4 with Horizon, Uncharted 4, and God of War bundled for a cheaper price so I was kind of indecisive. When my wife saw me hesitating she said: We need a new TV for the bedroom. You already have a lot of consoles and I thought old consoles don't count, but I let myself to be deceived.  Now I feel terrible. I think even a new laptop would have been a better choice.

TV in the bedroom? that is such a bad practice, to watch TV in bed, it's bad for the sleep, bad for the relationship. in fairness a new console will not help the relationship either... :D

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Kay860 on 04 January 2018
Kirin_gaming said:
Kay860 said:

You guys are a bunch of noobs. i've been married for 6 years ( i know its not that long) but i have finally figured out how to get what i want. For the first two years, i noticed that my wife dictate everything that i buy for myself. So i decided that every time she ask me what do i want for my bday, xmas, anniversary, etc... I say, "I dont want anything or need anything".

For a whole an entire year, i stop buying stuff for myself. But I will buy her nice gifts on every special occasions. For example, We would go to a store, i will spend several minutes looking at some electronics, things that I want for myself (make sure to go shopping with her on that special occasion day) and I make sure that she notices it. When she comes over and say, "Are you buying that?" I would say, "No, i was just looking to see what was new, but i dont want to spend money." Ill put it down and walk away. She will then say, "If you like, buy it.". Here's the secret guys, do not buy it. Instead, say, "its ok, i dont want to spend money." Then ask her,  "Are you buying those? Here give it to me, i will pay for it and we can go grab something to eat.". I will act like this for an entire year and then she will start to feel guilty about it and when she pushes you to get something nice for yourself, that's when you attack. Go get yourself a PS4 or whatever. But tell her, "I really like it, but im not sure if i want to spend money, even though it's the cheapest it ever been." Act like you're struggling about spending money. This my friend is where you will hit the jackpot.

The key is to be patience and be passive aggressive without her knowing that you are. You want her to feel guilty about stuff that she buy for herself without calling her out on it. If you play it right. You will get what you want without the nagging. But remember, you have to use this method responsibly, it can be overused and may lose its effectiveness.

Dude, that is so fucked up.

I'm assuming you and your wife make about the same? Otherwise, I see no reason to play such mind games.I make multiple times what my wife made when she was working, and I've never had to justify any of my purchases, and I constantly buy crazy shit I don't need.

Anyways ever tried using honesty instead of manipulation? That always works for me.

So you think because you make more money than your wife, you have control? Boy do you have a lot to learn. All major expenses must be discuss and agreed upon by both parties. You cant just justify making a big purchase because you make more money. I do make more money than my wife, but i will never think the way you do. I think this more fucked up than what im doing.

Items like gaming consoles, stereo equipment, TV's are to most women are not a necessity so they will tend to debate with you if its a reasonable purchase. This is why some guys have a hard time justifying those purchase. My method is not to be dishonest with my wife, but for me to buy some thing that is not a necessity without her trying to justify me not buying it.

Here's an analogy. When i take my niece out to buy her a toy, she would ask for barbie doll. To me, all barbie dolls are the same. So i will tell, "But you have one of those already, why do you need another one?". But to my niece, its a different doll. Most wives think the same. Husband wants to buy a PS4, but the wife will be like,  "Dont you have something like that already, the Xbox?". To them a console is just a console, they dont really know the difference, all they care about is that they both play video games. So to them, its not a good justification to buy another.

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Vincoletto on 04 January 2018
DonFerrari said:
Vincoletto said:

I dont know the rest of the guys but I was joking since the beggining but it seeems people did not realize it.

You do know that you don't have tone or body language when you write, do you?

So looking on the first page some comments looked more like they are dominated by their wives than a joke on it.

Sorry man, dont know where youre from or your culture, but when someone teeels me "wife always wins" or "husbands always have the final word, which is yes ma'm" I automatically think it is a joke, but ok, lets move on.



DonFerrari on 04 January 2018
Kay860 said:
Kirin_gaming said:

Dude, that is so fucked up.

I'm assuming you and your wife make about the same? Otherwise, I see no reason to play such mind games.I make multiple times what my wife made when she was working, and I've never had to justify any of my purchases, and I constantly buy crazy shit I don't need.

Anyways ever tried using honesty instead of manipulation? That always works for me.

So you think because you make more money than your wife, you have control? Boy do you have a lot to learn. All major expenses must be discuss and agreed upon by both parties. You cant just justify making a big purchase because you make more money. I do make more money than my wife, but i will never think the way you do. I think this more fucked up than what im doing.

Items like gaming consoles, stereo equipment, TV's are to most women are not a necessity so they will tend to debate with you if its a reasonable purchase. This is why some guys have a hard time justifying those purchase. My method is not to be dishonest with my wife, but for me to buy some thing that is not a necessity without her trying to justify me not buying it.

Here's an analogy. When i take my niece out to buy her a toy, she would ask for barbie doll. To me, all barbie dolls are the same. So i will tell, "But you have one of those already, why do you need another one?". But to my niece, its a different doll. Most wives think the same. Husband wants to buy a PS4, but the wife will be like,  "Dont you have something like that already, the Xbox?". To them a console is just a console, they dont really know the difference, all they care about is that they both play video games. So to them, its not a good justification to buy another.

Eeeer... still manipulating her isn't good at all. If you have the money and the wish you rather talk to her... because it seems like she doesn't really care about buying dozen of shoes or bags.

Vincoletto said:
DonFerrari said:

You do know that you don't have tone or body language when you write, do you?

So looking on the first page some comments looked more like they are dominated by their wives than a joke on it.

Sorry man, dont know where youre from or your culture, but when someone teeels me "wife always wins" or "husbands always have the final word, which is yes ma'm" I automatically think it is a joke, but ok, lets move on.

I'm Brazilian LoL, I know the joke. Still there is a difference between the punch line "wife always win" and admitting in 8 years of marriage you have never won.



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Gamer147 on 04 January 2018

Video games are good for the soul. You should have just bought it. Don't make her feel guilty if she buys new stuff and she shouldn't make you feel guilty either if you buy new things. That's what I do with my girlfriend and everything works out fine.



miqdadi on 04 January 2018

We don't have the luxury of buying both (Ps4 & Switch), I already bigged for forgiveness once (Switch), now I am planning to add a Ps4 pro, in between I should get her something