OT: Marriage!!! Is it worth it?

[decoy91288]

yes it is worth it. we were married for 26 years - she died ten years ago of brain cancer at 44. not likely to remarry - it would be impossible to not compare.

[pgmrdan]

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[Al Messer]

I am retired and my wife is DELIGHTED when I go down to the Shop and get out of her way! She fully supports my hobby and in fact, she was the one that bought the Lathe and Shaper and Drill Press for me and is going to buy a Milling machine when we can afford it. Been happily married since 1959! Ain't I blessed?

[pgmrdan]

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[DR]

30 years of marriage here....

We solved the money for hobby tools issue long ago. Each of us has our own career. We both contribute the same amount to a household fund, that fund pays the monthly bills, property tax, food, clothing, etc, etc.

After I make my household contribution, I'm free to spend whatever I want on my hobbies, tools, whatever. She has the same freedom to spend as she pleases. Sure saves a lot of bickering over money.

[This message has been edited by DR (edited 02-24-2006).]

[pgmrdan]

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[Alistair Hosie]

I met my wife when I was 19 married when I turned 20 that was 35 years ago this year have a wonderful wife would do it again tomorrow without question.She loves me and I love her and she's been the only one all these years Alistair

[StephenK]

We will be celebrating our 48th this April. Had our bad times and our good times. Janis has her workshop and I have mine. We seldom talk money or politics, do things together like our daily walk, house cleaning and of course worship services every Sunday.

A little incident happened last evening. We started to have our ice cream after dinner and I knocked mine off the table. Of course the dish broke into a zillion pieces. I said, aren't you going to yell at me or call me dumb. Her reply was,No, it may be me the next time.

Love her from before we were married even though she hated me in High School.

[Michael Moore]

"30 years of marriage here....
We solved the money for hobby tools issue long ago. Each of us has our own career. We both contribute the same amount to a household fund, that fund pays the monthly bills, property tax, food, clothing, etc, etc.

After I make my household contribution, I'm free to spend whatever I want on my hobbies, tools, whatever. She has the same freedom to spend as she pleases. Sure saves a lot of bickering over money."

Other than 27 years of un-marriage together, and "had" instead of "have" on the careers, that's our situation.

The umbrella of hobby guilt needs to spread over everyone. Luckily, the gem and mineral club is right around the corner so she can keep her faceting machine over there, and I don't have to find space for rock slabbing saws here at home. There are still plenty of rocks (and orchids) all over the place though. But there's plenty of my stuff scattered all over too.

cheers,
Michael

[Rusty Marlin]

I'm quite a bit younger than most of you who have posted, (mid thirtys). Kim and I have been married 5 years. What eats the time out our lives? A 2 1/2 year old girl and a 1 year old boy. I wouldn't trade it for anything. My wife has dedicated herself to raising the babys, so when I get home I help her, as best I can, after all she is SWMBO. That doesn't leave much time for shop play. But that will change as the kids get older and more independant (I hope).

As far as haveing to sit and watch TV, that's easy, exicute the damned thing. We got along very well for 4+ years with one only hooked to the DVD player. Now, unfortunatly, it gets used as an electric baby sitter. I still don't like to sit and watch TV though. < well OK I think Myth Busters is a hoot> I would much rather build legos, and play blocks with my kids. They get more out of that than any amount of TV.

Holy Cow! this soap box got high in a hurry; I better get off before I fall and hurt myself!