Interesting article on "Wife Acceptance Factor"

[tennisets]

http://www.ajc.com/living/content/li...5/23lvwaf.html

For what it's worth, I think it's ridiculous that people's wives control all of their spending. If you can comfortably afford something, what's the big deal? Why do men find it acceptable that everything has to be approved by their wives? It has always seemed to me that the whole situation is extremely unreasonable. How did society get this way in the first place? I just think the whole WAF thing is really stupid, but I guess if you fall in love with someone who acts that way, if you can't convince her otherwise you've got to live with it. But really, I can't believe the hoops people have to jump through just to get their wife to let them buy some stupid piece of electronics that she shouldn't even care about or worry about.

 

[Jahn]

"By then, I couldn't protest," said Jennifer Grizzle, who lives in Peachtree Corners. "He deserved it. He went under the knife for me."

OH, SNIP!

Forget that, my wife can take all my gear and give it to 1911 before I do that!

 

[Old Pa]

SWMBO specifically denies the existence of a WAF. Therefore, she pretends to be in charge of spending, and I pretend that I don't spend anything on myself. End of story.

Snip, snip? I think not.

 

[AlanY]

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Originally Posted by Old Pa SWMBO specifically denies the existence of a WAF. Therefore, she pretends to be in charge of spending, and I pretend that I don't spend anything on myself. End of story.

Heheh. The SWMBO acronym (She Who Must Be Obeyed) says it all

 

[gratefulshrink]

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Originally Posted by tennisets http://www.ajc.com/living/content/li...5/23lvwaf.html For what it's worth, I think it's ridiculous that people's wives control all of their spending. If you can comfortably afford something, what's the big deal? Why do men find it acceptable that everything has to be approved by their wives? It has always seemed to me that the whole situation is extremely unreasonable. How did society get this way in the first place? I just think the whole WAF thing is really stupid, but I guess if you fall in love with someone who acts that way, if you can't convince her otherwise you've got to live with it. But really, I can't believe the hoops people have to jump through just to get their wife to let them buy some stupid piece of electronics that she shouldn't even care about or worry about.

This is not my scene at all! If your partner loves you, then they will let you enjoy your hobbies (within reason). All hobbies cost money -- entertainment expenses are a part of life.

On the other hand, I manage the money in my household, so I don't really have to answer to anyone.

 

[Help]

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Originally Posted by Jahn Forget that, my wife can take all my gear and give it to 1911 before I do that!

I don't have a wife, I'm very young to marry. (I'm 14) but my parents would do the same and the WAF is also true here in Mexico, my dad never buys stuff for entertainment and I want to buy a hometeather, and my dad too, so I asked here in Headi-Fi and we went to a speciality audio shop in USA, (just for see what they have, next year I'm getting the stuff, hopefully) so I saw Paradigm, Bowers and Wilkins and Acoustic Energy, and I liked Rotel and Marantz receivers, and then we went again with my mom and she said they are so large and would look bad in the room, etc, etc... And that she wants smaller ones, and then my dad and I came again and the owner of the store mentioned that his favourite speakers for him are the B&W and that he wanted to have in his home them for his hometeather but his wife thought they were so large, so he got some Acoustic Energy because their fronts aren't very wide, but god, the wife should consider that she eats because of the speakers the guy sells. Well..

 

[ken36]

All it takes is a look.

 

[Alexhifi]

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"We have it down to an art," she said. "He's pretty frugal until something comes out that he wants. Then he decides to get me jewelry."

Earlier this year, Stephen purchased a 65-inch TV and Jennifer, not so coincidentally, was gifted with a sapphire ring she'd been eyeing.

The big secret: She actually digs Stephen's electronics.

"I like to play with the toys, too," she said. "I just make it seem like I don't so I get the jewelry."
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Sigh...

There is no WAF in my house when it comes to what I want. It helps that I pay the rent/mortgage.

-Alex

 

[stevesurf]

Women conditioning men.
Quote:

Originally Posted by ken36 All it takes is a look.

Men conditioning women.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexhifi "I like to play with the toys, too," she said. "I just make it seem like I don't so I get the jewelry."

Why should anyone ever need to go to counseling when they just need to be better skilled at playing a game

 

[EyeAmEye]

If you find yourself in a "WAF" situation, tell the darling to hit the bricks.

 

[jar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jahn "By then, I couldn't protest," said Jennifer Grizzle, who lives in Peachtree Corners. "He deserved it. He went under the knife for me." OH, SNIP! Forget that, my wife can take all my gear and give it to 1911 before I do that!

I don't get the whole wife having control of the husbands spending thing, or vice versa. As long as needs are met first and spending doesn't get out of control, who cares what it's for? Of course, I'm not married, but my girlfriend feels the same way.

There's almost definitely a vasectomy in my future. I'm devoutly against having children. (Don't worry, my girlfriend is too) A brief bit of discomfort for a lifetime of worry free sex sounds like a no brainer to me.

 

[PhilS]

There should be a requirement that, in order to comment on the WAF, you have to be currently married.

It's sort of like, if someone hasn't been to war in Vietnam, Iraq, whatever, I don't think they can provide constructive comment on what it's like, or how certain situations ought to be handled.

What's that? No, honey, I'm not saying being married is like going to war. Oh, now I've done it.

 

[gratefulshrink]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilS There should be a requirement that, in order to comment on the WAF, you have to be currently married. It's sort of like, if someone hasn't been to war in Vietnam, Iraq, whatever, I don't think they can provide constructive comment on what it's like, or how certain situations ought to be handled. What's that? No, honey, I'm not saying being married is like going to war. Oh, now I've done it.

LOL.

You're right, however. I've been married twice (only divorced once

), so I should be allowed to make double the amount of comments! (NO, Head-Fi had nothing to do with my divorce...)

 

[steel102]

don't get married.

 

[EyeAmEye]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steel102 don't get married.

the three words to inner-peace, harmony, and life happiness...

I don't think you have to be married to make the call on "WAF". Don't we get credit for spotting the epidemic and avoiding it?