Are all wives like this????

[Granny]

I was walking though the Forest Lake Gander this weekend with my wife, sister, and neice as we were headed down to the Gophers game. Now my neice is carrying a few spinnerbaits and some fishing line that she wants because we took her bass fishing last year and she wants to go again this year. Now my wife did real well on a cheap red spinnerbait last year and she found a bunch at Gander. So she has her hands full of spinnerbaits.

Now we walk by the boats they have on display. My wife says to me, "lets get a new boat"!!!! She wants to get the one on the end that runs about $25,000. No way we can afford this but she wants to buy a boat now.

So if you can immagine this....I am walking around with three women who are all carrying something fishing and I have nothing and I am telling my wife, "no we can't get that new boat"! Never thought I would have to see that day in my life.

Granny

[Ed Carlson]

Ah..Um...say..does she have any good look'n sisters with a fat bank-book and the same compulsion to buy new boats?

I might be able to pull off a good..."No dear...please..please not another new boat"...if I tried real hard.

[wall_guy_101]

now that i've read through 126 posts i've figured it all out.......FIND ME A NEW WOMAN.........thanks for all the info.......i'm sure she will to

[wall_guy_101]

P.S.

If you read this honey.....i'm just teasing.....

[FisherMissis]

This thread has been very entertaining and informative! I sort of have the opposite problem, since I'm a WOMAN who loves to fish, married to a guy who doesn't... and I think I've got some good advice for all the wives out there. Encourage your guys to go out fishing, just make sure they will MISS YOU while they're gone and HAPPY to be back home again. (And guys, the same is true for you... Encourage her to pursue her own interests.) Loved reading about how some of you guys are taking your kids along. That's what it's all about!

[FisherMissis]

At the risk of sounding like Dr. Phil (I DO have a b.s. in psychology) I know that most women just want to feel safe and connected. In some ancient cultures, the men totally devoted themselves to their wives during the first year of marriage. Probably was a good idea. Build a strong foundation, and you'll experience many years of wedding bliss! (Putting my wife hat on now, rather than the fishing hat...) My advice is to give your wife some additional attention during your first year of marriage. It will pay off later on. Once you've earned her trust, and she KNOWS that you adore her, and she feels safe and connected to you, then she'll be better about letting you go fishing. It'll be worth the effort. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. Been married 22 years and almost didn't make it past 20 but then we figured this out!

[LEECH21]

Granny I wouldn't complain...sounds like heaven to me!

[Granny]

Leech21,

Yea it sounds great, but not enough money and I probably wouldn't be able to launch a nice big boat into most of little lake I fish anyway.

If you want a few other tips for your Duluth trip, send me an email at LSW2002 at AOL dot COM.

Later,

Granny

[LEECH21]

Thanks Granny, I'll shoot you an e-mail.