Spouse appreciation thread...

Mablo said:
Me and my wife have a funny way to give each other a birthday present. She will tell me first a list of things that she really would like to have and how much each of them costs. Then we discuss about it many many times over the dinner and finally she decides one thing from the list and I'll pay for it. Then the same procedure happens when I have my birthday and I get to wish an item that costs approximately the same amount and she'll pay for it.

That's how I got my Leica. She got a Prada bag.
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My system is funnier. My wife (she doesn't know a thing about photography or cameras) always wanted to be surprised when it comes to presents, while I, always tell her what i want. So last christmas, i told her i wanted an M8 body and she said yes. I surprised her with a 50 mm summilux. Now, i got precisely the combo that i always wanted. and that's how i got my stereo system. i asked her for a receiver and i surprised her with a pair of speakers. etc.etc.etc...
 
coolfotog said:
My system is funnier. My wife (she doesn't know a thing about photography or cameras) always wanted to be surprised when it comes to presents, while I, always tell her what i want. So last christmas, i told her i wanted an M8 body and she said yes. I surprised her with a 50 mm summilux. Now, i got precisely the combo that i always wanted. and that's how i got my stereo system. i asked her for a receiver and i surprised her with a pair of speakers. etc.etc.etc...
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wow she must be very happy everytime you make her a present...
 
I have divorced after 17 years. Now everybody has found its own happiness: me enjoying deep love relations with my fiancé (who gives me absolute support and care including photography, where she acts as a model) 🙄 and her enjoying material benefits from being an ex-wife of investment banker.🙁
 
I've been happily married for more than 20 years. Fortunately I married a women who is far too good for me. Which means if she ever did leave me I'd probably have to admit I deserved it and just get on with my life. But because she IS such a good person she'll put up with anything. So the secret to a successful marriage is get hitched to someone you don't deserve. By the way I have a Hadley Pro and I love it. Only beaten in the bag stakes by my Fogg B Major.
 
my wife has been such an integral part of my photography i fear i wouldn't be where i am today without her. she helps write grant apps, stays up until 4am assembling frames, takes over when i am pulling my hair out because my entry visas are late and she is also turning into a damn fine photographer in her own right.

the first one is her by my son. the second is hers from Ciapas where she met with the Zapatista leadership last month.
 

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coolfotog said:
My system is funnier. My wife (she doesn't know a thing about photography or cameras) always wanted to be surprised when it comes to presents, while I, always tell her what i want. So last christmas, i told her i wanted an M8 body and she said yes. I surprised her with a 50 mm summilux. Now, i got precisely the combo that i always wanted. and that's how i got my stereo system. i asked her for a receiver and i surprised her with a pair of speakers. etc.etc.etc...
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The advantages of marrying a mirror! 😛

Cheers,

Juan
 
I've been married for 34 years to my second wife. She went through a health blip this last year, and quite honestly, I would prefer a return to the jungles of southeast Asia, than lose her! I would echo Roger and others. I think what I learned over the years was a simple rule. I tend to be a bit argumentative, and so is the bride. In fact, all four children grew up learning that in an argument all is fair except 'ad hominem' commentary (i.e. personal insults). That is forbidden. It seems to have worked. 😀
 
emraphoto said:
my wife has been such an integral part of my photography i fear i wouldn't be where i am today without her. she helps write grant apps, stays up until 4am assembling frames, takes over when i am pulling my hair out because my entry visas are late and she is also turning into a damn fine photographer in her own right.

the first one is her by my son. the second is hers from Ciapas where she met with the Zapatista leadership last month.
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Lucky you!
 
I have sympathy for the men here who have suffered, I went through a bad first marriage. She was very abusive to the point that after we had split up I had to leave town, she tried to kill me twice.

Important Any male who thinks they are being abused keep a diary and any evidence you can

But I did find someone else and she has been superb, I think it is sad if you end up alone afterwards.
 
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