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05-29-2015, 08:47 AM
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Thee and me, Onebyone! This is the 21st century, for goodness sake. I ran for school board several years ago and when we were placing yard signs, it astounded me that some women whom I knew supported me, had to ask their husband's permission to display a sign. I lost the election, but I learned so much about 21st century husband/wife relationships that I am still appalled. froggyintexas
05-29-2015, 09:14 AM
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I don't "hide" mine but I don't flaunt it either. I was at a quilt store one time when a whole bunch of women were checking out and they were talking about this. One said that she always wrote "WalMart" in her checkbook when she wrote a check for fabric at a quilt store so that her DH did not see it. LOL
05-29-2015, 09:36 AM
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I am curious about your husbands...do they really know every article of clothing you have or every piece of fabric? If you were to bring it home, put it with your other clothes, shoes, fabric, patterns, would he be able to walk in there, pick it out and say, "Aha, I see you've bought something new!" ????
If so, amazing. I think I'd like a little less "overzealous husband." I think he should get his own hobbies/interests and maybe not have so much time to inspect yours.
If so, amazing. I think I'd like a little less "overzealous husband." I think he should get his own hobbies/interests and maybe not have so much time to inspect yours.
05-29-2015, 10:09 AM
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My DH & I go to the grocery store together almost every time, unless he happens to be out and about and picks up a few things. Otherwise we have to have lists and things get forgotten. Between the two of us we usually remember everything we need.
He WOULD notice if I had new clothes, mostly because I HATE clothes shopping and tend to wear things until they're rags. Buying new clothes is something I do rarely, and I do it in bulk. I find pants that fit well and buy five identical pairs and then when I get home I toss the five pair I bought last time that are now all tattery. Ditto for shirts, socks...everything. So when *I* go clothes shopping, I'm often replacing a significant percentage of my small wardrobe and I bring in the motherlode and then there's a matching motherlode being hauled back out. That's enough activity that he'll notice! (Plus I'm usually grousing about how much things cost... LOL)
That reminds me, sigh. I'm running out of tee shirts. Time to go find one that fits and buy twenty of them!
He WOULD notice if I had new clothes, mostly because I HATE clothes shopping and tend to wear things until they're rags. Buying new clothes is something I do rarely, and I do it in bulk. I find pants that fit well and buy five identical pairs and then when I get home I toss the five pair I bought last time that are now all tattery. Ditto for shirts, socks...everything. So when *I* go clothes shopping, I'm often replacing a significant percentage of my small wardrobe and I bring in the motherlode and then there's a matching motherlode being hauled back out. That's enough activity that he'll notice! (Plus I'm usually grousing about how much things cost... LOL)
That reminds me, sigh. I'm running out of tee shirts. Time to go find one that fits and buy twenty of them!
05-29-2015, 01:34 PM
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I don't have to hide fabric - my wife's taste in quilt colors is completely different than mine, so she rarely "steals" from me.
This thread reminds me of a party my wife and I went to about thirty years ago, when we were engaged. It was at a married friend's apartment. After the party, my wife told me that my friend's wife took her aside and gave her some "marriage tips." One of them was to carry a red felt-tip pen (a Flair) in her purse. This was used when she would buy a dress; she would write "50% off" on the tag before bringing it into the house. We found this quite amusing.
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This thread reminds me of a party my wife and I went to about thirty years ago, when we were engaged. It was at a married friend's apartment. After the party, my wife told me that my friend's wife took her aside and gave her some "marriage tips." One of them was to carry a red felt-tip pen (a Flair) in her purse. This was used when she would buy a dress; she would write "50% off" on the tag before bringing it into the house. We found this quite amusing.
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05-29-2015, 02:14 PM
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I wouldn't do something like that without checking with my husband first, just as I would expect him to check with me before doing something that reflected on me as well as on himself. If there were some reason he didn't want a sign displayed, that would be more important to me than showing support for a school board candidate.
05-29-2015, 02:59 PM
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I don't hide purchases either. Only person I have hidden fabric from is my twin. Sounds mean but she goes through periods of copying, quite blatantly things that I do, buy, make and after a while it becomes wearisome and irritating. I eventually had to have strong words because if I make or buy something it's to suit me, the family, the house etc and I just get so annoyed because we are not identical in look, habit or nature. We've never really ever fallen out but came close a couple years ago when she went to buy the same furniture for her lounge as me. I cornered her hubby and told him straight. She got her new furniture but different to mine. That was one copy too far!
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