Hi guys, I'm at a crossroads. lol first of all, sorry about the spelling mistake in the title.

I'd been shaving with a DE for a couple of years after using a Trac II for the longest time. I always struggled with the DE at first, and thought my Trac II gave me a much better shave.

I finally settled on the DE and had generally good shaves, that lasted me all day (Id shave the night before) with little irritation.

when I decided that I could get a better shave on my neck from the Trac II, and save on not buying the fancy balms and scalding hot water all the time, I went back to the trac II.

Now I'm finding the shaves feel terrible!!! They pull and tug, and I find the blades only last 5 shaves.

Am I dreaming, or did the cartridge razors get worse in the last two years?

I'm almost wondering about going back to a straight razor.

Just another question.......how do you keep your wives happy when they see you bouncing back and fourth trying new gear, and usually losing money?