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Are all pinball wives mad all the time?

By T-Tommy

6 years ago


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    #172 5 years ago
     
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    I don't understand why any wife would complain about any hobby.

    My wife likes to watch cooking shows, which I think is incredibly boring, but I would never give her static about it.

    Why would I? Why would I care what my wife does with her time? She wants to watch boring TV, then be my guest.

    The only reason I could think of for a wife to have any legitimate complaint about pinball is if you were short on money. These games are expensive, so it might be considered a needless expense.

    But if your wife has a gripe your pinball hobby just because she personally doesn't care for pinball, then she's being a jerk.

    A wife like that would complain about any hobby you had. If you liked fishing or bowling or stamp collecting, she'd be on your case about that, too.

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    #173 5 years ago
     
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    Anyway, to answer the OPs question: No, not all women are crabby about pinball.

    Mine likes to camp out on our TAF.

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    #196 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from CheapTrick33:

    Wish I had followed this advice before I told my wife last night that I'm (we're) out $9K!!!! Thankfully I'd been prepping her that this exact scenario might play out. She wasn't happy, but understood the how's and why's of what happened.

    Do tell.

    I'm out of the loop on all this stuff.

    Lost $9k?

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    #197 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from T-Tommy:

    Farmville, browsing Facebook, worrying about the dogs. This thread is getting away from pinball and heading into therapy. My bad. Pinside is great. Another fun and relaxing thing to do. It's fun to find a repair tip and learn something new. I especially enjoyed TerryB's soldering guide. Awesome. Learning to work on boards is probably the next goal. Pulled a motherboard out of an old comp to practice on.

    maybe you need a little marriage counselling.

    sometimes it's best to lift the scab and dump some peroxide in there

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    #198 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Whitenoise3000:

    Having a hobby is healthy as long as it doesn't dominate other areas that are more important. Spouse, kids, work, health, - These should always take priority. Hobbies are a welcome distraction from all other responsibilities in life. However there are times a hobby can become a distraction. We all know people who do something too much. I'm sure you know people who: watch too much TV, Surf the internet too much, play on their phone too much, play video games too much... Etc. See what I'm getting at? Try to look at it from her side. Is it dominating time you should be investing elsewhere?
    I work long hours (60-70 hours/week). I decided that I would avoid hobbies that require time away from my family. So, if I'm not working then I'm home. I can play 15-30 minutes and it isn't a big deal since it is at home. My kids and wife can play too if they want. However, if there are things I should be doing more (cleaning, reading to kids, making dinner, etc) then I do that first. Otherwise you should look at your priorities.
    I bought a game my wife liked (WOZ). We have found some overlap in games we like but not all of them. I have many friends who's spouse never plays their games. This is fine but it is more fun to share interests if possible.
    What does your wife enjoy doing?

    My wife and I used to work non-stop.

    Then we decided that come 7:00 PM, we're done for the day. Period.

    And no work gets done on Sunday. Period.

    Try it.

    Let the kids watch cartoons and eat mcdonalds for one day a week.

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