My ex-wife didn’t like pinballs, especially the rotation aspect - trading etc. She sure loved them when we had ppl over though. “Come see OUR gameroom!” Lol..
However... Pinballs are just “things”. Toys that aren’t that important. I sold everything when I got divorced. Avoided the whole “worth” issue. Paid off some debt with the proceeds and then divorced. Made things simpler.
Yes it made me sad but I got back into collecting after a few years hiatus and my collection now is so much more than what I had back then. Things work themselves out.
The fact that I don’t get emotionally attached to inanimate objects probably helps lol. That includes cars and houses.
P.S. my gf loves pinball. “More is better” and “Nothing leaves” and awesome quotes from her....
