My wife does not have my last name. Yes, we are "really married".

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"Go yell at an M&M"

I got DQed for the only time in a triathlon taking that attitude. It ain't always so.

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This is the "door in the face" method of salesmanship (easier to sell something less expensive after having something more expensive being rejected). The opposite is the "foot in the door" method (gradually increase what you are selling).

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"Go yell at an M&M"

Ken,

I guess we now know who wears the pants in your family :)

-neotri

It's actually my two year old daughter. If Rebecca ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

I allowed my wife to buy a horse for ~$18,000 in 1998. I still have marital credits to burn.

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"Go yell at an M&M"

Easy way to get hubby to buy the rug for you. Tell him it is a sex rug. When he comes home from work, greet him on the rug wearing nothing but your bike shoes (that always gets me going).

After having sex on it a couple of times, he'll never question the purchase. We men are easy if you hit the right buttons

"Tell him it is a sex rug"

Just make sure you lay down some plastic sheets as not to stain the expensive rug :)

Shortly after I got engaged to my wife, my dad and I were out for a beer. In the course of conversation, he turned to me and said, "Matt, in the course of 40 years of marriage, I've learnt there are 3 secrets of success to a long marriage."

This of course piqued my curiosity. "So, what are they?"

He looked me in the eye, and said:

"Timing. Timing. And timing."

I heeded his lesson well. I bought my tri bike a few weeks later, as my fiancee was still aglow with the engagement proposal and ring.

My wife and I didn't get each other wedding gifts for the wedding, so when we were on our honeymoon and 'happened' to end up at the Prada outlet in Italy, I just turned to her and said "Happy wedding, knock yourself out."

I got my road bike when we returned home.

Turns out dad is an incredibly wise man. And for the record, I quite enjoy being married.

"so he is pretty much making fun of his marriage in a public forum, via you?

His marriage mustn't be worth much to him"


Just about every married person I know makes fun of their marriage or spouse sometimes. If you can't do that, you'll end up pretty miserable pretty quick.

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"Tell him it is a sex rug"

As if there are any other types of rugs.

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Each evening offers judgement. --

There is a difference between making fun of your own marriage - and having one of your jackass buddies - doing it for you in a public place though!!!


Don't you agree?

If his buddy was at home laughing about it (as indicated) - why didn't he come in here and post it himself - then I would take no issue with it.

I think a lot of you are being overly sensitive about something that doesn't affect you in any way. If Gator's buddy passes on an amusing story about how he tried to sweet talk his wife into a new bike, and if he agrees with Gator that the story is amusing enough that other Slowtwitchers might like to hear it, and if Gator changes the names and e-mails, why do you care? Maybe his friend doesn't have a Slowtwitch account, or maybe he's over at Gator's place and they aren't both logged on and that's why he didn't post it himself. Either way, who cares? You guys are calling Gator an A-hole for passing on his friends story. I think many people here need a nap.

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