What do you do when your spouse catches you in the act?

Honus said:
My question for the viewing audience is this: Can I be safe in assuming that I now have blanket approval?
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Honus,

I think you have just provided her with the exact thing she needs to hold over your head the rest of your life...:)

Bob
 
rpsawin said:
I think you have just provided her with the exact thing she needs to hold over your head the rest of your life...:)
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Ehhh, they gotta have somethin' to hold over your head. It might as well be an M8. At least it'll be worth it. :eek:

edit ~ In fact, right now my wife is holding 10 Zorkis and 10 assorteds over my head. If I hock our grandchildren and get an M8, she'll forget about the Zorkis. hmmmm... a plan is forming. :D
 
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Honus said:
What do you do when your spouse catches you in the act?
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Hmmph, in female talk is I can decide later whether I approve or not, or whether I have given permission or not. It will depend on the moon my friend.
 
I say it's the green light. Women have very subtle signals in matters like these, and I say you got the go-ahead. Is it your fault if her signal was so subtle that you misunderstood? That would be my story, and I'd stick to it. But I also think this might be the time to initiate a confusing round of sales, purchases and trades, even if you have to fake a few with your friends, to obscure the final price.

I've been married a very long time.

JC
 
Or create a diversion somehow. Maybe a puppy.
I think the Konica Hexar is the ultimate husband camera, flying far below the fashion radar.
 
My mother allways demanded a mink coat when my father bought yet another mercedes, especialy when we had a 300SEC and a 230SL on the gateway and he was the only one with a driving license, she never got the coat and my father switched to Porsche 18 Mercedes later.
OTOH, cameras where allowed since they helped paying for the cars :)
 
Don't you people realize that the best way to get whatever it is you want is to stay young and single? :D
 
My question for the viewing audience is this: Can I be safe in assuming that I now have blanket approval?
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What you can safely assume is that she'll wrap you in a blanket when she disposes of your body after she finds out how much this rig REALLY costs if you buy it! Where do we send the flowers for your funeral? ;o)
 
NO spouse (anymore)--therefore my many cameras. When a GF asks "How many cameras do you own?" she's history.
 
Bill58 said:
NO spouse (anymore)--therefore my many cameras. When a GF asks "How many cameras do you own?" she's history.
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+1!

Then, I bought my ex-lady friend her Olympus E-10, and she still has my 1951 Canonet that I brought back from the dead. =(

But if you can't handle the M2, CL, Zorki, Fujica, Agfa, and various SLRs staring at you from the dresser, you can bet I won't be there when you wake up!
 
Honus, a lesson I learned long ago is 'ambiguity'... it is key, whether you are not disclosing purchases or ... whatever. With cameras, the purchases were always "good deals", and one or two you are borrowing from friends to see how they compare to yours, and yours are those cameras somewhere over "there". Never leave all your beautiful gear out and in the same place, despite your desire to see it all layed out before you. This makes it harder to pin you down if/when the hammer falls. However, I was just told by my sister that my wife knows all about my camera fetish and apparently its no secret to her. All my best laid plans for nought? Do not test your wife's tolerance of your fetish... my sister has pulled some great tricks on me, so....
 
Bill: Now I'm really p#ssed. It doesn't bother me that you have more cameras than me, there are lots of folks who do. But you have more Olympus RFs than me, and that really, really bothers me. Even if I count my four (or is it five?) OM bodies, you may still have more Olympi.

Only one thing I can do... sell 'em all and buy an M8.
 
Bill58 said:
NO spouse (anymore)--therefore my many cameras. When a GF asks "How many cameras do you own?" she's history.
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Excellent test of compatibility in a GF. No questions asked=life long fulfilling relationship. (At least until she finds the stash of gear)

Russ
 
Just tell here you don`t smoke or drink or chase other women and are entitled to a few toys. Unless you do, then add to excess. If you do it to excess, then maybe you better hide some of the toys. Then bring them back from a garage sale with appropiate price tags.

Explain boys love their toys. Without toys to occupy some leisure time, they tend to get in trouble.

All UPS shipments need to go will call at the local depot. That way the guy does not ring your bell.

Good luck. My spouse went for the first line unmodified. I hope you are so lucky.
 
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