AlexC
Established
Doug said:
When I showed my wife this thread (to illustrate that I'm not alone!), she responded with "Yes, and half of all marriages end in divorce."
D'oh!
agoglanian
Reconnected.
RObert Budding said:
but it is a new little lens to chase young women around and take their picture with
:angel:
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
When my first Leica came home, my wife asked me what was it I had bought and I said it was my little red sports car.
She didn't even smile.
When the third Leica came in, she asked the same question. I replied it was a motherless Leica that had just found a new home.
Again... cold silence.
All in all... I consider myself pretty lucky. Nowadays, whenever she wants me to go with her somewhere she says "Think of the great photos you can take!"
I guess she found her gimmick.
Terence... you and I must have a talk!
She didn't even smile.
When the third Leica came in, she asked the same question. I replied it was a motherless Leica that had just found a new home.
Again... cold silence.
All in all... I consider myself pretty lucky. Nowadays, whenever she wants me to go with her somewhere she says "Think of the great photos you can take!"
I guess she found her gimmick.
Terence... you and I must have a talk!
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nwcanonman
Guest
And then there's the next step, having the wife become interested in photography herself.
Truly dangerous to the bank account.
But great FUN.
Truly dangerous to the bank account.
But great FUN.
ent2b
SLR->DSLR->RF->Bankrupt
FrankS said:
frank...i made a big blunder...i meant CAUSAL not casual. so my original statement should have been: "are you implying a CAUSAL relationship i.e., in order to have a happy life, one must have a happy wife?."
i really should use that spelling widget on Tiger more often... :bang:
while i admit many of you are putting forth your "stories" somewhat in jest, the fact that you get looks, etc, in the first place is disheartening to me. not to digress too far OT, but i guess this is why i prefer the "single" life.
FrankS
Registered User
Ah, now I understand, Asim!
I'm afraid that most of us married guys (but certainly not all) have wives that do not understand us 100%, but hey, that's okay. Few of us understand our wives 100% either. There are basic differences between the genders (beyond the obvious). Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, as they say. In any healthy relationship some compromise is necessary on both sides.
Your present single situation is a great phase to be in at a certain time of your life. You can just say: this is the way things are, and if you don't like it, then don' t let the door hit you on the way out! Eventually though the "normal/usual" thing to do is to become engaged in a mutually giving 2-sided relationship that requires compromise in order to work. A "no compromise" relationship is very rare or rarely healthy, due to the differences in men and women. It is very rare to have 2 people whose desires match perfectly. A "no compromise" relationship would require the other person to be totally submissive, and that's not healthy.
Can't live with them, can't live without them.
I'm afraid that most of us married guys (but certainly not all) have wives that do not understand us 100%, but hey, that's okay. Few of us understand our wives 100% either. There are basic differences between the genders (beyond the obvious). Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, as they say. In any healthy relationship some compromise is necessary on both sides.
Your present single situation is a great phase to be in at a certain time of your life. You can just say: this is the way things are, and if you don't like it, then don' t let the door hit you on the way out! Eventually though the "normal/usual" thing to do is to become engaged in a mutually giving 2-sided relationship that requires compromise in order to work. A "no compromise" relationship is very rare or rarely healthy, due to the differences in men and women. It is very rare to have 2 people whose desires match perfectly. A "no compromise" relationship would require the other person to be totally submissive, and that's not healthy.
Can't live with them, can't live without them.
Well, I am "lucky" that my wife has her own photographic interests to pursue, besides being a "gadget hound" as well! So she's pretty understanding about my purchases, though she may not know *quite* right away that in the last few minutes I bought a second Contax G2 body and a second Bronica RF body! Just a bit of backup for these "orphaned" systems is all...
My wife told me a funny story some years after we were married... My mother had taken her aside at the wedding ceremony and impressed upon her the need to keep her new husband's spendthrift habits in check! My wife said she struggled to keep a straight face while thinking her own spendthrift habits were at least as bad as mine! Recipe for mutual financial meltdown? Well, not yet anyway!
My wife told me a funny story some years after we were married... My mother had taken her aside at the wedding ceremony and impressed upon her the need to keep her new husband's spendthrift habits in check! My wife said she struggled to keep a straight face while thinking her own spendthrift habits were at least as bad as mine! Recipe for mutual financial meltdown? Well, not yet anyway!
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nwcanonman
Guest
FrankS,
You are 100% correct. If two people were in aggrement all the time there would be no "chemistry". It's those subtle differences that help make each other complete.
My wife is very chatty, outgoing and "flighty". I'm analytical, artistic and quiet. Together, we fill in each other weakness's.
You are 100% correct. If two people were in aggrement all the time there would be no "chemistry". It's those subtle differences that help make each other complete.
My wife is very chatty, outgoing and "flighty". I'm analytical, artistic and quiet. Together, we fill in each other weakness's.
ent2b
SLR->DSLR->RF->Bankrupt
and here i thought frank was about to say "can't live with them, can't shoot 'em either!"
what you all say is correct. i guess i can't have my cake and edith too. nonetheles, until that one day where i possibly make that transformation in the desire from 1 to 2, it's bachelorhood baby! and i'm in my thirties already! LOL
what you all say is correct. i guess i can't have my cake and edith too. nonetheles, until that one day where i possibly make that transformation in the desire from 1 to 2, it's bachelorhood baby! and i'm in my thirties already! LOL
SteveRD1
Well-known
Ive been married 10 years. Im 35 and just bought an RD1 and a leica summilux 50 1.4 Aspherical.
My wife was cool with it becuase I sold my E1 and lenses and my DIgilux 2 to fund it. BUT I still had to chip in plenty of cash.
She is not happy when I sell as I lose $$ but she is not so bad.
My wife was cool with it becuase I sold my E1 and lenses and my DIgilux 2 to fund it. BUT I still had to chip in plenty of cash.
She is not happy when I sell as I lose $$ but she is not so bad.
FrankS
Registered User
Asim, take lots of photos of your girlfriends along the way. I sure wish I had. Memory fades.
ent2b
SLR->DSLR->RF->Bankrupt
will do, frank! (though i don't think i want those pictures floating around in public) j/k
j/k
FrankS
Registered User
Atta-boy!
I remember way back in high school there was this geeky guy who, as the rumour went, photographed his girlfriend in bondage using a Rolleiflex. I remember being disgusted and indignant about the type of photo and the "old-fashioned" camera he was using. Only now I realized how far ahead of his time he was!
I remember way back in high school there was this geeky guy who, as the rumour went, photographed his girlfriend in bondage using a Rolleiflex. I remember being disgusted and indignant about the type of photo and the "old-fashioned" camera he was using. Only now I realized how far ahead of his time he was!
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
If my gf ever caught me buying a lot of cameras that big I'd be...actually, I don't know what I would be. Whoa...and I thought Hamlet had a question...