What to buy next?

[Troublco]

Hmmm, somehow that sounds familiar to me too...

With my wife, its almost like shes daring me. You know, when she says, fine, just do whatever you want.... The first time you hear this, you think; Cool! Shes OK with this! So, you go and do or buy what ever it was you wanted. Strangely, when you get home, you're facing an icy environment...

I think of it like this: It is a risk/benefit analysis....

The risk, beyond the cash investment, is just how pissed is she going to be and for how long.. I find myself doing this mental exercise frequently...

Mine just says no. I bypass this and get myself into trouble by utilizing the rationale that it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission. In fact, I did that one time because I wanted a metal detector, and (I kid you not) she actually said, as she was irritated with me, that she'd have rather I bought a gun! (So next time, I did!)