My wife is in charge of Hermes handbags, jewelry, vacations.

I am in charge of pinball machines and cars.

I have no interest in the stuff she buys and she feels the same about what I buy. I love it that way.

She probably spends more than you

She Wont let me sell. Beats my high scores and makes things my idea.

She does, but whatever floats her boat.

My wife wants a WOZ but I can’t pull the trigger on that thing, hopefully she’ll like Pirates. I want to be a good husband but if I don’t like a theme , I don’t like a game.

Happy wife, happy life...

Get the WOZ.
Get the POTC later when the code is complete.

WOZ is amazing!

I'll have you know that I proudly wear the pants in the family... my wife picks them out for me, but I wear them. No pinball machine yet (basement almost finished) but I'm starting off slow with a World Cup Soccer machine. Kids love soccer and dogs, wife loves soccer and dogs, seems like a fun (easy) game that's cheap with a deep(ish) rule set. After we've had it for a year I'm going to trade up (or ad another pinside style). In other words... I'm starting off with the least objectionable pinball machine I can think of.

Only one rule which is more than reasonable -

No work in progress machines in the main residence.

We support, encourage and even participate in each other hobbies when she or I wasn't in those hobbies before we met.

This is the best way I could explain it:
It's not like "I'm doing a restoration project and she's helping me", no, it's more like WE are working together to get a project done.

For example, she's the one dealing with the market looking for opportunities, most often than me dealing with the seller and the buyer and evaluating the value of something according to said market. My part of the job is to be the one giving all of the information that she needs from a technical aspect (at least pinball wise). We aren't trying to be better than the other, in fact, we recognize that both of us have different quality and ability and consequently separate the work accordingly.
While we can also do what we want in our respective hobbies, we do regulate and sometimes calls the shot for each others and as of now it's been for the better.

We simply complement each other, communication is the key and we invest in what we feels seems the most valuable: to spend time together.
We are like Bonnie and Clyde, but she sometimes does calls the shots and I still can do what I want...
if that even means something

She doesn't care. All she cares about is playing Black Knight first because that one hurts her fingers. After that its on.

Not every game has to be a high dollar purchase. I've gotten them for $50 before.

I'm blessed with a wife who enjoys my hobby. Even though she didn't grow up playing pins, she plays ours about as much as I do, and she's gone to expos with me.

Happy Life NO Wife is how it should be.

Andrew

I don't own any machines. We go to pinball places, usually with some sort of menu, and she orders food and scratches her head.

Some of you guys are very lucky. I've never been with a woman that even remotely liked, played or gave a crap about pinball. My ex constantly complained about it and actually was jealous that I had something I loved and she didn't. I'd kill to find a woman cool enough to actually take an interest in pinball.

Different strokes.

I would prefer a woman who makes a good mother and still looks good in a bikini after a couple of kids.

My wife has ALL the influence when she’s leaning over our pins.

My wife is Mrs. MEZELmods so I let her think she is the boss. Okay, she is.

I am happily married and have been for 11 years.

My wife doesn't ask a lot of questions about things that make me happy. I return the favor. As long as it isn't bad for my health, endanger anyone, or cause anyone undue stress, she is all for it. She wants nothing to do with pinball. I can't decide if that is good or bad. Its like golf as I sometimes entertain the idea of dragging her out with me but...I can't ensure that would be a good thing.

I do what I want but I almost always buy my games when my wife travels for work.

So I guess my answer is #1 & #2

It's pretty sweet but then the kids come and it gets to be a real hassle man

I have no wife.

Just a house full of pinball machines and a refrigerator full of beer. Sure gets lonely around here.