WAF = Wife Acceptance Factor
Kinda sorta newish to these forums, so apologies in advance if this topic has already been discussed at length.
My other big hobby is home theater, and WAF is something that gets discussed quite often in those circles. Will she allow me to paint the walls black? How big a screen will she allow on the wall? Can I get away with multiple subwoofers? Will she mind when speakers take up half the room?
I would venture to guess that the majority of folks on here are of the male variety and that getting the all clear from the wife or girlfriend comes into play when adding another machine to the collection. So just curious how some of you go about getting the okay to have another machine in the house? Are there rooms that are strictly off limits? Are there rooms you can't believe she agreed to allow pinball machines in? Does she have a breaking point where one more machine gets you into trouble?
And then what is it about pinball that she may agree with you on? Is there a particular machine that she'd actually be happy to have added to the collection? Particular themes that go over better than others?
I only have two machines myself. One that I've had for the past 15 years, my second machine came home with us just this year. It kinda seems though that the second machine has already opened the door for a third as she's seen the light that there is always a market for pinball machines and there are much worse things I could spend money on. As for games we agree on, she remembers playing Terminator 2 years back and enjoying it, so if I ever find one for a price I'm comfortable with she's given me the green light. She's really into music and if the Stern rumors come true and Led Zeppelin becomes a thing she said she'd actually go halvsies with me on one, same goes if there's ever a Grateful Dead game in the future. Another theme she'd be down with would be anything Quinten Tarantino (why don't we have a Pulp Fiction pinball yet?!).
So anyway, just thought it might be an interesting topic of discussion. Maybe we can all help one another to get our better halves on board for more games.
