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slayj:
I saw the Project Arcade book and, in passing, mentioned how cool it would be to have an arcade at home.  Last Xmas she bought the book as a gift and said "Have fun!"  My wife rocks!! 

KenToad:
I passed up on a free gutted Defender cab that Wade was giving away primarily because of my fiancee's disapproval of that usage of our admittedly very limited space.  So, now I'm building a gargantuan bartop with modular cp's.  I haven't explained to her yet that modular means that I will be ordering even more controls.  She gets suspicious about all those packages, but hey I'm loving this hobby.  I'm actually learning about electronics and woodworking at the same time.  I think she may be getting accustomed to the big box.  It's vertical space that matters most to her and, since I'm 6'2", I need something sort of height adjustable anyway.  I'd hate to have to try to always fit my head under the marquees of those classic machines in my own home.

I agree with Gozur's mantra.  She's beautiful and she's German, so she gets her way sometimes.

Cheers,
KenToad

NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: nostrebor on May 26, 2005, 08:00:46 pm ---After seeing the bills for car restoration and stock car building and racing hobbies, my spouse has embraced my new hobby with MUCH happiness. ;) ;D
--- End quote ---

My wife's dad is a hardcore golfer.
Anytime she thinks I'm spending too much, I just remind her that I could take up golf again.
That usually brings a quick end to the discussion.

vib_ribbon:
i live in a fairly small flat in the city and i bought my cab before i got married. the flat has 2 bedrooms, a lot of my junk used to be in the spare/ guest room but the cab was in the master bedroom... ;D

needless to say, it was moved to the spare room before we got married and now, prior to moving house i've sold it, with the thought that i'd be buying a new one once we settle into our newer and bigger home (a house rather than a flat).

my wife never had any problems with the unit. i even bought some 2 player girl-friendly games like puzzle bobble/ bubble bobble that we can play together on. but it was gonna be a problem moving it with us because of the size/ weight of the machine.

so now i'm "cab-less" and all my boards, spare buttons/ sticks are in storage. hope those cps2 boards won't die on me when the day comes to plugging them back in...

MonitorGuru:
Ditto -- My new wife of 2 months (girlfriend of 5+ years, live-in for 3+) actively encourages it.  I hold back and she says why not get another project game.  Never mind I am almost out of room in the house and the 3rd garage stall will have to become the new storage spot for extra's.

I wouldn't have married her if she was going to become "the boss of me". We are neither the boss of each other.  If one spouse bosses the other around with demands and prevents you from enjoying yourself (as long as you're not overboard), then you have a problem in your marriage. Seriously.

It's almost like where there are so many women who continue to get verbally assulted as well as physically and stay in a "bad marriage" becuase "they love the guy"... the same holds true the other way... if you can financially, space and timewise 'afford' your hobby, and your significant other places tons of demands/restrictions and complains at everything you do, and you're one to post "i gotta pass this by the wife" or "the wife won't let me do this"... then you have the same problem and should seek consoling. Seriously... Especially if you're the one bringing in most/all the income AND she has similar cost (time and money) hobbies that you don't complain about.

Marriage is about equality, not one side "ruling" the other.

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