Because of shaving, has anyone had a frying pan whizz by, courtesy of the wife?!

[baba]

Just curious if anyone here has had trouble with their wife understanding your new shaving hobby or her being upset at your purchasing shaving gear and or shaving products?

My wife has been EXTREMELY understanding with my newfound passion of shaving, but has had moments where she looks at me like the RCA Victrola dog, with her head tilted sideways, as if she is trying really hard to understand me, and saying to me "what the heck are you up to now?!"

 

[DFrancis]

No frying pan Jim, but more than a few "yes dear"s with a pat on the head. I was staring giddily at the Bostonian tonight and she said "awe, that so cute, you have a passion" She mostly just rolls her eyes at me now but says it's all worth it seeing as i used to shave only once or twice a week.

 

[Keir]

I'm in the same boat. I think she thinks I'm a bit crazy, but she does appreciate me always looking so well groomed!

 

[Jake]

Have you ever considered offering to shave her legs? Or at least giving her the experience of applying a rich lather with your finest badger brush on her legs? She might understand some of your enjoyment.

 

[valmara1971]

Nope. Nothing has wizzed past. SWMBO is a great shot

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Nope. Nothing has wizzed past. SWMBO is a great shot

LOL!

Nothing whizzed by. I've gotten a few "Your cut off from buying stuff!" and "We've got kids on the way and your worried about some razor!!"

But thats it

 

[Dpflaum]

My fiance used to just roll her eyes at me every time I would get something new in the mail, or just stand staring at my (meager by B&B standards) collection trying to decide what to use.

Then I talked her into trying it out herself. What do you know, I was soon purchasing a NOS Gem Featherweight and a Simpsons Ehsan to replace my Rooney 1/1.

I think I would be okay either way though, she throws like a girl.

 

[baba]

No frying pan Jim, but more than a few "yes dear"s with a pat on the head. I was staring giddily at the Bostonian tonight and she said "awe, that so cute, you have a passion" She mostly just rolls her eyes at me now but says it's all worth it seeing as i used to shave only once or twice a week.

Darren,

I'm sure if you sold the Bostonian, got a fistful of singles and headed to the nearest strip club, she might appreciate your shaving passion a bit more!

I'm in the same boat. I think she thinks I'm a bit crazy, but she does appreciate me always looking so well groomed!

Keir, You're a lucky guy!

Have you ever considered offering to shave her legs? Or at least giving her the experience of applying a rich lather with your finest badger brush on her legs? She might understand some of your enjoyment.

Jake, +1,000,000 I agree!!! Everyone should do that for their wives.

Nope. Nothing has wizzed past. SWMBO is a great shot

Valmara,

That is some damn fine comedy right there.

Thanks!!

LOL!

Nothing whizzed by. I've gotten a few "Your cut off from buying stuff!" and "We've got kids on the way and your worried about some razor!!"

But thats it

Kids on the way? Congratulations!!! What is the due date?

 

[sodajerk]

Now that you mention it, my wife has been eerily silent lately. ) No, she is very understanding and even (patronizingly) feels my face when I ask her to!

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Kids on the way? Congratulations!!! What is the due date?

Actually...she made that comment some time ago. Kids arrived last week

I use B&B as my stress outlet since I can't get away long enough to go for a run!

 

[LordTyranus]

well actually, over the years, my wife got used to my numerous acquisition disorders : shirts, suits, shoes and all the caring products, collectible statues, watches, shaving gear is the most recent one and she thinks it will be eventually replaced by another one... maybe she's wrong

my wife is great !!!

 

[Mr. Imperial]

My wife seems to generally be apathetic about the whole shebang...I've heard on more than one occasion, "I don't care what you buy as long as you spend your own money." This is complicated by the fact that I rarely have my own money . What makes it even worse, her nose is completely undiscerning (and she'd say the same). I'll whip up some lather, ask her what it smells like, and she'll be way off. Of course, that probably says something about my faults, too, seeing as she didn't recognize the scent of roses .

But she does love seeing me be excited about something!

 

[Hawkeye5]

No pans or vases have been thrown my way, only dirty looks. As a precaution I do keep the firearms under lock and key.

 

[JPDyson]

My wife STARTED this! She bought me a shaving soap and boar brush from a local soap maker for Valentine's day. Here we are 1 month, 6 soaps, 3 creams, 5 ASB's, 4 razors, two lather bowls, and 1 new hobby later

 

[mrscottishman]

No, not here and this wife. It was normal to shave DE when I had the first wife and with no internet to order through it was all grocery items. This wife hasn't said a thing about the bottles around the sink or any of it. Could be that since I took over the main bath with shaving I am also cleaning it and all those fancy bottles and oak razor stand do look nifty!

Of course I have about 80,000 old time radio programs and other audio collections, tons of old movies, tools, old theater seats from the 1940's I am refinishing and two broke down vans I am selling in the yard . . . I guess she hardley notices the shaving stuff.

happy shaving,
mrscottishman- I am not saying Williams is bad, just that it is regulated in some areas.

 

[petr]

I have found that whatever I read and study I will spend money on. Common sense right?

The last time my wife got peeved about shave stuff I listened to her. I stopped purchasing small stuff here and there and used what I had for two years.

Naturally I got interested in other things: boats, rifles and optics. After buying a couple of nice rifles SHE begged me waste time with a 20$ tub of cream.

 

[dpmtherrien]

I guess I'm lucky. My wife could care less about it and can't figure out why I'd want to spend time on such a thing as shaving.

I've given up trying to explain it to her, and if she does by chance mention it I just tell her that its no problem, it doesn't hurt a thing, and it doesn't cost her a penny.

 

[ateace]

The major issue that shaving has caused is the extra time it takes me to get ready. My wife has a flexible work schdule and I've noticed that she has silently conceded the bathroom to me on weekday mornings.

 

[gearchow]

I've been thinking I need to start explaining to my wife what all is what. You know, get technical with it. I think at about the third or fourth razor, her eyes will start wandering off, she'll be "uh-huh"-ning and finally she will pretend to remember or hear something that she's got to take care of now.

I figure as long as I'm only filling in gaps buying razors - I got a red tip and a black tip, now I got to get a blue tip - and not trying to buy every "tech" under the sun, should be ok.

-jim

 

[JPM]

I think my wife thinks I'm nuts about wetshaving, but she uses my bouts of AD to justify her own acquisition disorders (primarily scrap booking).