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Victor Sloan
Location: North Carolina Joined: 15 Feb 2014
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar, 2014 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Robin Smith wrote: | Well, my wife prefers the sword collection rather than the gun collection. It's not that my wife is anti-gun, as she'd never be able to live with me if she were. It's just that she views the swords as works of art and historically interesting in ways that guns aren't. I sold off the bulk of my semi-auto rifle collection, and bought custom swords and she likes the swords much more. |
My wife also is not a fan of guns. She doesn't want any in the house, however. Sometime I will try to convince her to let us have at least one gun. Sadly my wife isn't interested in history at all. She thinks it's boring, but she is at least SLIGHTLY interested in the medieval and renaissance periods. She mostly likes swords and the historical clothing because they're pretty. I don't mind too much though.
Looking to start HEMA!
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John Newman
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 2:31 am Post subject: |
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William Swiger wrote: |
When I buy and sell swords, I bring them in and out of the "man cave" when she is not home. I have found it just works better that way. May sound funny but after 28 years, it seems to work....... |
Hilarious. I'm in the same boat. She's usually okay so long as I stay active (as if that's a problem with WMA), but that didn't stop me from sneaking my new Ensifer up to the attic before she came home yesterday! All I can hope is that they will all look the same to her after a while...
Of fight the disciplyne and exercise
Was this: To haue a pale or pile vpright
Of mannys hight, thus writeth olde and wyse
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Harry Marinakis
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 4:07 am Post subject: |
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If I buy a sword my wife goes on a shopping spree
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J.D. Crawford
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Funny this should come up again, because earlier this week my wife was telling me how lucky I am that she puts up with my hobby.
William Swiger wrote: | When I buy and sell swords, I bring them in and out of the "man cave" when she is not home. I have found it just works better that way. May sound funny but after 28 years, it seems to work....... |
I agree with that approach. In marriage there's a fine line between honesty and deliberately irritating someone.
I figure that as long as I'm paying the bills and balancing the monthly budget, and selling off as many sharp things as I buy, some money spent on an enjoyable hobby is well justified.
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William Alexander Elder
Location: Dallas, Texas Joined: 08 Sep 2012
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 10:57 am Post subject: |
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My soon-to-be wife was really wary about my collection when we started dating. She's got her own collection of stilettos now (and I don't mean the shoes), and helps me come up with new custom designs for future purchases.
Now if only she would stop claiming my A&A smallsword as hers. Ah, well. Community property. What's mine is hers and what's hers is also hers.
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David Lewis Smith
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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I just do not have this problem.
My wife does not care about my swords, though she says she loves what i have done to display them. She knows this is a passion with me and does not begrudge the space on the walls or the space in the checking account set aside for swords
David L Smith
MSG (RET)
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Chris Friede
Location: Austin Joined: 15 Mar 2014
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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My wife is happy to indulge my hobby, and prefers the swords and ARMA to my war gaming. She's picked up my fencing swords a few times and we've done some light sparring. We do go to Renfairs together, in garb..she loves sewing the costumes. She's currently looking for a dagger or bodice knife to complete the look. And she has no problem with our son spending his allowance on blades. We even stopped at Smoky Mountain Knives during our summer road trip...being able to handle the Cold Steel weapons was pretty awesome.
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Aaron Hoard
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Posted: Fri 26 Sep, 2014 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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I have to store my A&A Italian Bill in the garage because it won't fit in the house. My wife saw it recently and I told her it was a tree pruner. She wasn't buying it...
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Sat 27 Sep, 2014 7:17 am Post subject: |
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I recently caught my wife fondling my Hanwei sidesword. She said it was light ,elegant, and sexy. OOO-KAAAYY. ..,She'll probably have it strapped on her hip at the next Ren-Fest. .......McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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David Lewis Smith
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Posted: Sat 27 Sep, 2014 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Just say'n
My wife
Heh
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My wife
David L Smith
MSG (RET)
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Sat 27 Sep, 2014 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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You are one lucky man, David! To have a beautiful woman dressed in chainmail and holding a sword....and knowing how to use it.............you got it goin' on, bro. .............McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Christine Munro
Location: Oxford Joined: 01 Jun 2007
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Posted: Sun 28 Sep, 2014 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Harry Marinakis wrote: | If I buy a sword my wife goes on a shopping spree |
Oh, I do that as well. Which possibly seems a bit unfair, but one of us is mostly content with the stuff she already owns and the other is, er... not.
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Craig Peters
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Posted: Mon 29 Sep, 2014 4:23 am Post subject: |
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With my girlfriend, it's not so much about swords or not, but rather about saving money. Anything that promotes saving more money is desirable to her, although I'm sure she's also amenable to either of us earning more money, too. So she doesn't typically like when I buy a new sword, primarily because of the expenditure of money it represents. In regards to the actual swords themselves, she has held them, and in one case has hewed a pumpkin apart with my friend's Duke! She's not especially interested in swords at this point, but the fact that she tolerates them and can appreciate why I want to practice with them is nice.
Interestingly, her sense of medieval swords has been almost entirely shaped by the various Albion swords I've owned. Consequently, when I first received Robert Muse's Vinland, she didn't like it, because it looked "too overdecorated and too modern" in her words. I showed her images of antique Viking swords such that she was able to appreciate that the Vinland quite closely follows historical examples, yet it was interesting that she perceived "decorated" as inappropriate for authentic medieval reproductions.
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David Lewis Smith
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Posted: Mon 29 Sep, 2014 6:05 am Post subject: |
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My wife knits, that is actually a very expensive hobby which I encourage. Recently Kate took up an interest in weaving so I bought her several loomes, floor looms are like Albions in the 800 to 2000 dollar range. I might have to draw the line at buying her a Barn Loom. Its not the loom mind you. It is the barn I would have to buy to fit it in.
I could take up jousting though if I had a barn
David L Smith
MSG (RET)
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Mon 29 Sep, 2014 8:32 am Post subject: |
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That's funny, David. My wife is about to buy a loom also. I hope they both enjoy them......McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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David Lewis Smith
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Posted: Mon 29 Sep, 2014 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Mark Moore wrote: | That's funny, David. My wife is about to buy a loom also. I hope they both enjoy them......McM |
People with string hobbies like knitting and weaving are crazy
David L Smith
MSG (RET)
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Robert Morgan
Location: Sunny SoCal Joined: 10 Sep 2012
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Posted: Mon 29 Sep, 2014 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Moms and sisters are perhaps funnier (I'm single).
So, I told them about looking into signing up for HEMA training and such. My sister was mildly okay with it, thinking it aligned with my interests as a history teacher. Still, the bemused smirk on her face was telling.
My even more shocked and puzzled Mom looked at me and asked, "What in the world are you going to do with a broadsword?" I replied, "What makes you think I don't already own one?"
The look on her face was priceless.
Bob
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Tue 30 Sep, 2014 2:49 am Post subject: |
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Well, David.....I can't say I disagree with you. But.....it's what she wants. Because when momma gets what she wants........heh heh.....daddy gets what he wants. ............McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Patrick Kelly
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Posted: Tue 30 Sep, 2014 4:41 am Post subject: |
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My wife has no real interest in my sharp and pointy things, but does think they're cool and likes them as decor. On the other hand, she likes the guns and even shoots in competition with me when her schedule permits. That's what I get for marrying an old farm girl.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Chad Becker
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Posted: Tue 30 Sep, 2014 8:35 am Post subject: |
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My wife used to participate in stage swordplay at the local Ren fair, and has expressed interest in learning a bit of rapier. However, she is much like Craig's girlfriend in that saving money is more important, and spending money on other things (house remodeling, nursery for kids, etc) takes priority to the medieval pursuits.
Thankfully, she does recognize that it's an important part of life for me. Whenever I start getting too stressed or deprived, she'll send me out to the shed/shop for the evening. She's come to learn that I'm much easier to deal with if I've gotten my metal fix!
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that listens to counsel is wise.
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