• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

WTF is wrong with wifes????

Page 4 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
If she wants to buy a $500 swing set, ask the kid which he'd prefer. IMO, buying a swing set is a fucking waste; you can go out to the park and swing all you want, you can't play whatever you want on the park's nonexistent XBOX360
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: beat mania
Originally posted by: Fritzo
My son came up to my in a panic today. "Dad...I need your help!" I was cutting the grass at the time, so I flipped off the mower and walked over to the door to see what was up.

"My XBox won't start anymore!" I went over to take a look, and sure enough, it's got a red light that shows up when it starts (this is the old XBox version). I told him it looks like it's dead. The look on his face broke my heart.

Anyway, I whispered in my wife's ear as I was leaving for work that I was going to pick him up an Xbox 360. She said "OK", and I left for work. Once at work, I checked my mailbox and saw I got some 10% off coupons for Best Buy + I have some Reward Zone cash stored up, so I ran over and picked up the Xbox 360 and some games (totalled about $500 + 6 mos. same as cash).

I called my wife to tell her, and now she's ticked that I spent $500 without telling her. WTF??? I DID tell her! I'm in trouble because I tried to do something nice!

One of these days I'm going to have to get one of those marriage manuals to see how the heck these things are supposed to work, because I'm not doing it right.
Click to expand...

XBox costs like $250 with the 10% off. And yet you spent $500.
She probably saw right through that you used your son as an excuse and picked up extra games for yourself 🙂
Click to expand...

Nooooo.....Xbox costs $349 (there's a crappy $279 stripped version), + wireless controller, + rechargeable batteries, +2 games = $500.
Click to expand...

thats when you trade in all of the xbox stuff, and buy the wired controllers and a game.

then sneak the other stuff in gradually 😀

 
Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: beat mania
Originally posted by: Fritzo
My son came up to my in a panic today. "Dad...I need your help!" I was cutting the grass at the time, so I flipped off the mower and walked over to the door to see what was up.

"My XBox won't start anymore!" I went over to take a look, and sure enough, it's got a red light that shows up when it starts (this is the old XBox version). I told him it looks like it's dead. The look on his face broke my heart.

Anyway, I whispered in my wife's ear as I was leaving for work that I was going to pick him up an Xbox 360. She said "OK", and I left for work. Once at work, I checked my mailbox and saw I got some 10% off coupons for Best Buy + I have some Reward Zone cash stored up, so I ran over and picked up the Xbox 360 and some games (totalled about $500 + 6 mos. same as cash).

I called my wife to tell her, and now she's ticked that I spent $500 without telling her. WTF??? I DID tell her! I'm in trouble because I tried to do something nice!

One of these days I'm going to have to get one of those marriage manuals to see how the heck these things are supposed to work, because I'm not doing it right.
Click to expand...

XBox costs like $250 with the 10% off. And yet you spent $500.
She probably saw right through that you used your son as an excuse and picked up extra games for yourself 🙂
Click to expand...

Nooooo.....Xbox costs $349 (there's a crappy $279 stripped version), + wireless controller, + rechargeable batteries, +2 games = $500.
Click to expand...

thats when you trade in all of the xbox stuff, and buy the wired controllers and a game.

then sneak the other stuff in gradually 😀
Click to expand...

Yeah just get him the $349 version. It should come with a game (forza I think?). He can then still play all his old games and you can slowly buy everything.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
My son came up to my in a panic today. "Dad...I need your help!" I was cutting the grass at the time, so I flipped off the mower and walked over to the door to see what was up.

"My XBox won't start anymore!" I went over to take a look, and sure enough, it's got a red light that shows up when it starts (this is the old XBox version). I told him it looks like it's dead. The look on his face broke my heart.

Anyway, I whispered in my wife's ear as I was leaving for work that I was going to pick him up an Xbox 360. She said "OK", and I left for work. Once at work, I checked my mailbox and saw I got some 10% off coupons for Best Buy + I have some Reward Zone cash stored up, so I ran over and picked up the Xbox 360 and some games (totalled about $500 + 6 mos. same as cash).

I called my wife to tell her, and now she's ticked that I spent $500 without telling her. WTF??? I DID tell her! I'm in trouble because I tried to do something nice!

One of these days I'm going to have to get one of those marriage manuals to see how the heck these things are supposed to work, because I'm not doing it right.
Click to expand...

Your post count is 17533. 753 is my favorite number. :thumbsup:

Bah. You love her. That matters 90% more than anything else. Kiss her, tell her you love her, and move on.
 
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
If she wants to buy a $500 swing set, ask the kid which he'd prefer. IMO, buying a swing set is a fucking waste; you can go out to the park and swing all you want, you can't play whatever you want on the park's nonexistent XBOX360
Click to expand...

I don't know, swing sets are pretty awesome.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
My son came up to my in a panic today. "Dad...I need your help!" I was cutting the grass at the time, so I flipped off the mower and walked over to the door to see what was up.

"My XBox won't start anymore!" I went over to take a look, and sure enough, it's got a red light that shows up when it starts (this is the old XBox version). I told him it looks like it's dead. The look on his face broke my heart.

Anyway, I whispered in my wife's ear as I was leaving for work that I was going to pick him up an Xbox 360. She said "OK", and I left for work. Once at work, I checked my mailbox and saw I got some 10% off coupons for Best Buy + I have some Reward Zone cash stored up, so I ran over and picked up the Xbox 360 and some games (totalled about $500 + 6 mos. same as cash).

I called my wife to tell her, and now she's ticked that I spent $500 without telling her. WTF??? I DID tell her! I'm in trouble because I tried to do something nice!

One of these days I'm going to have to get one of those marriage manuals to see how the heck these things are supposed to work, because I'm not doing it right.
Click to expand...

Who cares what she said after the fact? You were just trying to help your son, you told her what you would do and you followed through. She'll get over herself.

You're a good dad....go play XB360 with your son :thumbsup:
 
This reminds me of something my dad did for me as a kid. I used to go out to the truck to meet my dad when he got home from work. One day, he just motioned for me to look in the passenger seat. There, I saw the huge box that was the SNES, not long after it had come out. He bought it for my sisters and me since we really liked to play our NES, and we were good kids. He did it as a surprise.

It's a story that still characterizes my father in my eyes to this day. I was probably 7 or so, but that one event still sticks out in my mind. Good job being a great dad (even if the wife said bring it back)!

🙂
 
A swing set?! If she just wants to get him outside or something, let him pick.. maybe a basketball hoop or something so you can both play together.

Also, maybe you can get him an xbox off of ebay temporarily and then do something later on to get him the 360 like have him do chores so that your wife is fine with it? 😛 Find an excuse to get her to agree to give it to him.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
**UPDATE** She told me to return it- we're getting him a swing set instead. *sigh*, mark it up to another case of "do what I'm told, not what I want to do."
Click to expand...

Your man/husband/father card is hereby suspended.

I totally would understand if it was something for yourself that she wanted you to return, but for your kid in a non-spoiling situation and you all don't appear to be struggling to pay the bills. Unacceptable.

Originally posted by: Viper0329
This reminds me of something my dad did for me as a kid. I used to go out to the truck to meet my dad when he got home from work. One day, he just motioned for me to look in the passenger seat. There, I saw the huge box that was the SNES, not long after it had come out. He bought it for my sisters and me since we really liked to play our NES, and we were good kids. He did it as a surprise.

It's a story that still characterizes my father in my eyes to this day. I was probably 7 or so, but that one event still sticks out in my mind. Good job being a great dad (even if the wife said bring it back)!

🙂
Click to expand...

Yeah, I still remember when my dad brought home a Sega Genesis for me after years of fighting with my brothers for a just couple of minutes of time a week on their atari system.
 
My guess is that the swing set was something that had been discussed before as a purchase for the kid, and that money was being saved toward this purchase.

Now, the OP goes and spends $500 on a game console (which women, moms/wives in particular, are not fond of to begin with). So there goes the swing set savings, and wifey throws a fit and then decides the console should be returned and the swing set purchased instead (which I'm guessing is more than $500 if it's custom built-in).

Am I right?

And really, do kids (especially boys) enjoy swing sets still at 8 years old? It seems like a lot of money to drop on something he might enjoy for the next year or two of his life. And if it's one of those custom built-in swing sets, it's going to be a real pain to tear down.
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
By the time they get a manual printed, it's so far out of date that you're hosed again anyway. I've been married since about the 3rd fucking grade, and everytime I finally figure out all the answers...they change the questions...
Click to expand...

I think I've spotted your initial mistake. 😛 😉

 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
My wife would never tell me to do something. And I wouldn't tell her to do something.
If we were in that position my wife would have probably said something like, "that's a lot of money but if you think he should have it..."
That's assuming Fritzo's wife wasn't aware of the cost when she agreed to his buying it.
Click to expand...

^^^^ Man with a truly healthy marriage. There had to be one, right? 😛

Actually, my late wife Jessie was one of the most reasonable persons I've ever met. She never, and I mean never, threw gasoline on the fire of any possible interpersonal dispute, which made having a healthy relationship with her cake!

And because of that, whenever she did ask for anything or had a strong opinion about something, I made sure she got her way, and was more than happy to do so.

She taught me a level of civility and everyday kindness in all things big and small that I will never, ever forget, and will be constantly trying to live up to until the day I die.
rose.gif


. . . Just not here. 😉

 
Originally posted by: Perknose
... She never, and I mean never, threw gasoline on the fire of any possible interpersonal dispute, which made having a healthy relationship with her cake!...
Click to expand...

I never had a relationship like that till my wife. I've had girlfriends that seemed to want to fight just to fight. My wife is so easy going that it calmed me down.

 
I figured it out. Watched "What women want".
You know what they want?
They want psychic men.

No, really.
Thats it.

Unless we're psychic they arent happy. Its as simple as that.

So I suggest we all just give up on regular women and date crack whores. They only need one thing and never give vague clues.
 
Originally posted by: shortylickens
I figured it out. Watched "What women want".
Click to expand...
i never bothered to watch that movie. i figured it was fiction because nobody really knows what women want... not even women 😉
 
Originally posted by: XMan
She's being unreasonable if your son has seen the XBox. If not, no harm.

It is silly to spend that much money on a swingset. Heck, you can build one for a couple of hundred.
Click to expand...

sure you can get a metel one that will last a year if you are lucky. but a good wooden one will cost about $500 (but last years)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top