I just noticed something. The cost of triathlon (race fees, hotel costs, bikes, wetsuits etc…) has REALLY skewed my view of what things cost. For instance, my fiancee and I have been pricing things out for the wedding and she got a quote back for flowers for about $400. I thought in my head, well, that’s not bad I was expecting worse. Now REALLY thinking about it that is a crazy ass amount for flowers (we aren’t getting a lot). And I realized this happens to me more and more. Things that I would have thought were really expensive a few years ago have sort of lost their shock value.
Please tell me I can recover from this! 
I spent less than $1k on my wedding. $400 for flowers? Might as well use dollar bills in your fireplace…
Marriage ain’t about the wedding…
I could see how some roses could expensive.
A few these could add up quick, but would be worth more.
You are right. Marriage isn’t about the wedding.
Everyone knows it’s about arguing about the cost of triathlon, and wishing you were having s*x with someone else!
(or is that just me?)
My wife is a triathlete with a hot bod… so neither of those apply to me…
First off, tridork, that’s strange.
And, secondly, yea, I find myself in the same boat. Although, I’m about to propose, but I’m thinking, “man, for that amount for the ring, I could get a nice race wheelset.”
My wife is a triathlete with a hot bod… so neither of those apply to me…
pics?
hehehe,
If you knew me…
- your life would be worse
- you’d know I’m one sick individual
- I’ve been married to the same woman for nearly 28 years now (poor woman)
- More than half of married life has been good
- Getting past her menopause made getting through IM training (and the moodiness she says I get) seem like a piece of cake.
The wedding market is an over priced market in as much as it’s a speciality market and since it’s supposed to be once in a life time event, people will pay high costs for the fantasy of their “special day”. I do wedding photography as a part time hobby business. I’m about mid range for our area but do a very high quality job. I see some other photographers offering less services for more money and getting it because they’re more serious about marketing themselves. Think of buying wedding services as buying tri gear - you can make it as expensive as you want.
You guys are missing the point. I have caught myself saying “that’s not a bad price” for all kinds of stupid sh!t. Simply because I am use to paying X amount for hotels and bikes, and wetsuits etc…
The costs of the wedding aren’t really bothering me. She is worth it.
OK I get it.
BTW, the most expensive wedding I’ve been to, the father of the bride dropped $60,000 (15 yrs ago) and the couple was split 18 mos later.
Unfortunately I understand what you are saying. 3 years ago I didn’t know bikes could cost 2 grand. Now I have a bike that was almost that much - and that’s just an “entry level” bike. Now I want wheels that cost that much (not gonna happen for awhile). When I signed up for my first tri 2 years ago I thought $40 plus 4 more for the active.com fee was a lot. Now I think $140 is a good deal for a half.
I’m engaged too and we’re planning our wedding. There are many things that cost a lot more than I ever would have imagined - and 3 years ago I would have been shocked - but now I’m just like “Whatever, that’s how much things cost.” But then again, I guess I’m not the one paying for most of it…
You are right. Marriage isn’t about the wedding.
Everyone knows it’s about arguing about the cost of triathlon, and wishing you were having s*x with someone else!
(or is that just me?)
I’m really stuck on this…
Why did you you feel the need to use an asterisk in the word “sex”?
Has “sex” become a dirty word to some people?
Good fucking lord baby jesus with a strap on enjoying a simultaneous golden shower and cleveland steamer while waiting for his turn on the train…
You can recover, but I’ve found the recovery is now that I compare everything to what I could get for my “tri-life” i.e. dining room table or SRM. I can’t imagine spending the money my wife wants on the table, but the SRM for 4k, that make sense to me. $400 for flowers, no way, $400 for a wetsuit to save 15 seconds. absolutely.
My father in-law offered me $10,000 free and clear to elope, wife wouldn’t allow it just like most women and now I am thinking what kind of wheels I could be riding on now. I know what you are saying about perception though, when she talks about purchasing something now, ie. makeup, haircut, I don’t get upset cause I own 3 pair of running shoes that mathces those cost.
My company is insane with their tracking of words and hassling us for using certain words.
I regularly get emails from our head office IT director giving me sht for the words I use, the jokes I send, the sites I visit (not even prn sites!) etc etc. All those emails get c.c’d to my office director and get stored, collated and brought up every year at my review. Last year I didn’t get a pay rise and the main reason that was given was my unacceptable use of my computer!
My company is so risk averse and soooo PC it’s sickeningly sad. Using an asterix or similar just saves me lots of grief. It allows me to surf slowtwitch on company time with some level of immunity. I surf ST on company time as my little tit for tat (will probably get an email for the use of tit!) for no raise last year.
There you have it *
I will probably even get grief for reading your reply with the lovely un-PC diatribe at the bottom (at least I thought it was funny, just too bad head office won’t)
That sucks dude, I’d hate to work for a company like that.
Though I did catch hell for sending out an email containing the words “sausage party” once…
It’s like the old joke about the wife that wakes up in the middle of the night to find her husband in the kitchen crying.
Why the crying? she asks
Remember when your father caught us making love when we were just 16? He said we’d have to get married or he’d have me thrown in jail for 20 years for rape?
The wife acknowledges the incident.
“I would have got out today” says the crying husband…
LOL
I do the opposite.
For example, the door latch broke on my car. To get out I have to roll down the window and open it from the outside.
Now I think I could fix it for probably $150 or thats an entry fee to a race, or some gear I want instead.
Hah… good call. I do the absolute bare minimum to keep my car running (etc) because I’d much rather have the money for tri related stuff.