Explaining my hobby to SWMBO

[maxman]

I was cleaning and polishing my collection yesterday (just 'cuz I can) and I decided to share my love of DE shaving with SWMBO.
So I proceed to explain each razor and what it is I like about them.
Then I get the question i'm sure you've gotten:
"so.... how many do you use at the same time?"
Ok, an odd question.
But you see She's being clever. If I can only use one razor at a time then I only *need* one razor. (in her opinion)
Not being smart enough to come up with a quick retort, I say "well you can only use one at a time (with a dumb look on my face)"
I fell for the trap. I mean c'mon, that's pretty obvious. Must have been the fumes from the polish.
"So... why do you have eight razors when you only *need* one?"
uh oh. Still not having learned my lesson, I say: "Yeah, well what about all your scrapbooking stuff? It's all over the house. I don't comment on that!" (said with a seriousness and a little attitude)
well the joking was officially over with that comment.
I wasn't bright enough to realize that she was just bugging me.

SMWBO if your listening... I'm sorry but, Don't get between a man and his DE razor collection.

I'm just glad I didn't show her all the shaving creams.

 

[Razor Emporium]

just ask her how many kitchen knives does she have. That will end that.

 

[Shane]

"Would you rather I collected something illegal?"

 

[Crawford Montizano]

All you need to do is remind her how much make-up and beauty supplies she has.

 

[Defend Tacoma]

Surely she has but a single pair of shoes!?

 

[Pumpkin]

I was cleaning and polishing my collection yesterday (just 'cuz I can) and I decided to share my love of DE shaving with SWMBO.

Had she asked you to share the love?

"So... why do you have eight razors when you only *need* one?"

Next time try "because they're all slightly different and give different results dear"

"Yeah, well what about all your scrapbooking stuff? It's all over the house. I don't comment on that!" (said with a seriousness and a little attitude)
well the joking was officially over with that comment.

How long have you been married?

 

[xivex]

All you need to do is remind her how much make-up and beauty supplies she has.

+1 haha...I had to buy another shelf for SWMBO's makeup stuff and hang it in our bathroom...so she has no room to ***** about my shaving stuff (also on a new shelf I just bought..hehe)!

 

[maxman]

How long have you been married?

A year and a half.
We joke all the time. I'm surprised I fell for this one though.
The bright shiny razors befuddled my senses.

Scrapbooking is her achillies heel. We have stickers, paper and glue everywhere!

 

[brianw]

Take it from a 25+ yearer... Don't share the love... although if you get her into DE shaving, she will love it. Converted my SWMBO a few months go... actually she got curious and converted herself. Now I have to lock up my soaps, creams, and straights(after I gave her a shave with a straight).... She has her own bowl, her lady Gilette, and a Tech she would never give up, as well as a nice brush... that is the best way to share the love.

 

[maxman]

I offered my '57 SS blue tip but she declined.
dodged a bullet there.
next time i'll keep my mouth shut.

 

[moodymick]

do yourself a favour, buy her a handbag or pair of shoes - you'll dine out for ages on the good karma!

 

[dpmtherrien]

I guess I've got it pretty good. I don't get involved in anything she had in the bathroom she uses, and she doesn't get involved in anything in mine. She's got her stuff, and I've got mine. Works out nice.

 

[rickboone1]

I have no idea what SWMBO means, so I will say that I took my lady to a very high end cosmetic store last weekend. She got just a few things. Total was well over $150. I raved about how great the results were. And with honesty and sincerity as the results were better than anything else she has had in the past. She now understands the you get what you pay for mantra. She doesn't say anything anymore. Quality can be addictive.

 

[DizzyArnaz]

I have no idea what SWMBO means

She Who Must Be Obeyed

 

[midniterambler]

simply reply -"it keeps me off the streets and out of bars".

 

[BCatl]

just ask her how many kitchen knives does she have. That will end that.

What about Tupperware and that type of thing? There must be something in the female anatomy that likes to collect various containers. Then the food or whatever gets put into them, put in the fridge, and forgotten about forever.

 

[Gafer]

I'm sitting here with my first shave ready straight razor on the table, wondering how I will explain this one to her....sigh. I got enough sh-- for the DE "My grandfather used one of those. He cut himself all the time." Wait until she sees me with the straight!

 

[Luc]

Surely she has but a single pair of shoes!?

Love that one...

I'm getting a decent collection of straights at the moment. If they collect dust, they will be sold!

 

[Drubbing]

See. That's women. They seem to think because blokes things are mostly utilitarian, you only need one of anything. They don't understand the toolshed concept - try getting anything done around the house with one screwdriver, one hammer, one drill bit and one size nail/screw.

They, however have an ensemble approach to everything. They only have pair of feet, but need 25 pairs of shoes, in order for them to match with any number of different combos. The combos are amorphous, almost organic lifeforms which resist any fixed state, and given free reign by the unfettered and rampant hormonal drive of female AD. Then you have to factor the indecision the sheer weight of crap induces, when you attempt to go out anywhere for an evening.

Blokes with more than 6 brushes are exactly the same. When women see men acting just the way they do, it drives them completely nuts.

Now they know how we feel.

 

[vitaman]

Love that one...

I'm getting a decent collection of straights at the moment. If they collect dust, they will be sold!

Your W&B 13/16 has some dust build-up on it in the photos......PM sent