Thread: How do you tell your wife you've gone Razor Crazy

Originally Posted by Dllandry

I got a little carried away in the bidding on this one but I liked the scales. The blade hits the scale on one side when you close it dont know what to do.

Someone posted a brilliant idea earlier. When the razor arrives in the mail, it's not a new razor, it's one you just got back from being honed. I've also taken to buying razors from people who hone. Send one out, get two back.

As for the scale. If you are careful, you can use a heat gun on a low setting to warm the scale and straighten it out. Some people will also use boiling water. This works if it is only slightly out of line. If it's real bad, you may have to remove the blade and affix it to something flat, then heat/boil.

Goog

just say.. "look.. i was gonna spend the money on hookers.. but i figured i'd get this razor instead"

In reality it is a good check to have the wife keep an eye out for obsessive purchases. Having a wife that shares your passion gets expensive. Trust me! We have lots of razors though.

I do a mixture of things. Plead ignorance is one of them, and the other is enable her shoe AD..!

Now what do you do if your wife is a minimalist?? I'm not by any stretch of the imagination

Razors need rest and rotation. It isn't good for a razor not to rest. Traditionally those how could afford it had at least a seven day set.

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Ladies and gentlemen:

Dearly beloved and I have been together for almost 45 years. Not once have I questioned why she bought a certain jewelry, dress, makeup and other luxuries lovely ladies should have. Better yet, I encourage her to buy whatever she wants. Always have. And if she has not, I have bought it for her.

By now dearly beloved, who is an extremely smart and logical woman, also knows my habits and compulsions. Once she asked me if I needed all those razors, brushes, soaps, creams and aftershaves. "Of course," I replied. "I'm a gentleman." She smiled and shuffled away.

When I show her a certain beautiful razor, she seems to admire the art element of it as much as I. Sometimes I show her the rich lather I have whipped up and she smiles and says, "Thick."

She still cannot understand why on earth anyone would shave with a straight razor. Knowing I have a few loose screws and countless obsessions, however, she smiles when I say, "Because I am a gentleman."

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

Now what do you do if your wife is a minimalist?? I'm not by any stretch of the imagination

If her only hobby is to stop you from buying razors there is no hope

This is just wrong. You need to tell your wife about your problem. A marriage must be based on honesty and sharing. My wife knows about every razor in my display case.

And if she ever finds the ones in the back of my sock drawer, I'll tell her about those too.

There's the initial breaking in period, where the razors are something new to the relationship and you get the questions about why so many, where you going to put them, what did that one cost, you got another box from Japan, move that stuff(hones) off the table it's time for dinner.

Then comes acceptance once she finds out it's not going away. I make it a point to show my wife my razors after I've cleaned them up all nice and shiny and she says "Oooh, that's real pretty". Now she thinks they are jewelry for men, which, I guess they are.

Marc