How to break the news to my wife?

**Lyle1** · 22nd August 11, 07:16 PM

My wife and I make a game out of it. She was feeling guilty about having a piece of jewelry made. So, I ordered a Matt Newsome box pleated kilt, a Ferguson Britt sporran and a vintage Argyl jacket, which all together cost less than her jewelry, but I didn't want to push it. Last month she talked me into buying an arctic fox sporran, so I strongly encouraged her to order the new bodhran that she was considering; now she'll be jonesing for the next few months.

**The Monk** · 23rd August 11, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

It's pretty easy to stash a newly-acquired gun in with the others. They all look pretty much the same to my wife!

Wife (uninterested): "I don't remember that gun."

Me (nonchalant): "This? Oh, I've had it for ages!"

I guess that won't work with motorcycles, though....

Yeah, that works unless you walk into the house with the new gun in the case and she's standing right inside the door with her arms crossed glaring at you. It's all a matter of busted timing.

**biblemonkey** · 23rd August 11, 06:09 AM

I keep trying to figure out a way to buy and hide a new motorcycle in our apartment's parking lot but we're the only one's who use that lot! Hmmm...nah she's too bright to fall for anything I could think up.

**Riverkilt** · 23rd August 11, 06:51 AM

Brings to mind a friend who wanted a motorcycle but knew his wife would not approve. So he began reading books on hang gliding, buying hang gliding magazines, and visiting hang gliding shops and bringing home brochures on hang gliders. He was very open about it, leaving the literature all around the house.

After that had soaked in with her he mentioned maybe he would be better off buying a motorcycle than a hang glider and she leaped at the chance to support him on that. So they bought the bike. She enjoyed it so much too that she bought her own.

He loves to tell the story and is still certain that if he'd started out with the motocycles she'd never have agreed. But after setting up the hang gliders to "step down" from she was easy to convince.

Yup, its manipulative - but it worked.

**ohiopiper** · 23rd August 11, 07:10 AM

Scuba diving and motorcycles. Two things I did a lot of pre-marriage that my wife seems to think I'm better off without. Now to plan my next diving trip.

**TheBrus** · 23rd August 11, 07:49 AM

I think the reasoning that the motorcycle was an investment opportunity sounds most plausible. Fix it up, declare your liking for it, then sell something else--something you don't like as well. Then, buy her a gift with that money.

**Jock Scot** · 23rd August 11, 08:02 AM

Just say "Jock from Inverness-shire said it would be alright" and all will be well.

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 23rd August 11, 08:28 AM

Buy her a new helmet and give it to her as a surprise gift.

"What's this? I don't need a helmet..."

"Sure you do honey, I want to keep that beatiful face perfect as we ride our new bike..."

Actually worked for a friend of mine