Called out by SWMBO

So I just picked up some AoS lavender shave cream and lemon pre- shave oil. Great products and my first shave with them was easy and pleasing.

My wife noticed the new products and was a little exasperated...I had bought some Aqua Velva Ice Blue the day before and some Old Spice the day before that.

i got a razor in the mail off the bay and have a cheap silver tip on the way too.

i just started SR shaving and feel pretty sheepish for my quick additions. I get that the soaps serve a function and last a long time, but it's fun to try new ones! i think I will throttle my purchases to keep the peace at home and avoid gentle ridicule when with the inlaws.

anybody else experience this? How do you approach it?

it would be neat if there was a reliable place to swap used soaps (sanitary?) so you could try some without necessarily owning a lifetime supply.

You didn't even tell us what she said LOL

Don't worry mate, you're not alone. Some wives/girlfriends seem totally supportive, others seem fairly disdainful. My wife tells me she likes that I have a hobby one day but the next she's telling me I'm a metrosexual and that I have more products than she does - a claim that I outwardly doubt but deep down, well...... :rofl2:

All my wife ever says(and has said for 35 yrs),pay the bills,do the yard work, wash and wax the cars,what ever else you do is your own business.

Ha, yes the products comment has come up before. I agree, I don't think it's a hateful hobby. I'm clean shaven and smell good now! I may accumulate without displaying if that isn't too shameful.

I picked this hobby up as I spent my final two weeks with a dying family member, reading posts and learning about all this helped me cope with a truly awful time. Glad to meet you all

My wife never speaks to me anymore... :rant:

I'm not sure if that's because I have a serious case of 'RAD', or if it's because we divorced over 20 years ago? Either way...I'm Happy! :beer1:

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WP34

Whats interesting to me is,the guys that live with these so called SWMBO bimbettes.
My wife and I are equal partners,do your thing,I will do mine,never tell me what to do and I will do the same.
You are a human of equal status as I am,I have never obeyed anyone,nor has my wife:)

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

All my wife ever says(and has said for 35 yrs),pay the bills,do the yard work, wash and wax the cars,what ever else you do is your own business.

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Pretty well sums up what mine says as well :)

Some companies offer sample packs of soap so you can try them out. Pretty cheap and sometimes FREE...
Don't ask me who or where though.....I FORGET... :shrug:

Well you could get the stuff sent to work, but as long as you don't spend more than you can afford I don't really see why it matters. I am sure your partner spends money on stuff she wants.
And there is a want to trade section in the classifieds.

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

...And there is a want to trade section in the classifieds.

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Really...For wives? How cool is that! :tu

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

Really...For wives? How cool is that! :tu

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That made me LAUGH!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! :tu

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Originally Posted by Jmchugh

anybody else experience this? Hw do you approach it?

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Split the house and businesses. Kept the sports car, airplane, shaving gear and got rid of her.

I say keep on ordering and trying new stuff...best thing to do, ship it to work! The tell SWMBO that a vendor keeps bringing in gifts!

My fiancée has made mention of my glut of shaving equipment on several occasions, and also on my habit of storing tallow soap on a whole shelf in the fridge... But at least our addictions aren't hazardous to our health :p

Wor Lass is at the stage of rolling her eyes now. I win :D

My accountant, sorry...my girlfriend is perplexed by my purchasing disorders! When I refurbish a straight razor, her first statement is always "is that one going back on ebay". Er...no.

Yesterday I paid my first ever visit to the Taylors of Old Bond Street and D.R. Harris shops in London - My purchases were minimal due to my accountant, sorry...my girlfriends presence.

Being "between women" I'm happy to report razors and hones and brushes (and associated parts pieces and tools) strewn across every room in the house

nearly

cheers!

My wife likes that I have a hobby that isn't more expensive than fast cars, loose women, or hard drugs.

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Originally Posted by TwistedOak

My wife likes that I have a hobby that isn't more expensive than fast cars, loose women, or hard drugs.

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:thinking: The price of fast cars and loose women must have gone up since I was a kid many, many, many years ago!:rofl2::roflmao:rofl2::roflmao

Initially (just like your wife actually), you need to front load a bit. But it'll taper off. Explain that to her.

How to approach it:

There are only a few things a woman can't argue and that is "how you feel," and "what it is that you need to do to stay attractive to not only her but yourself."

Grab some wine, sit her down after having made her dinner, look her in the eye and ramble off some bs like this.

"Hon, since we have been married, I have felt a need to stay attractive to keep the marriage alive. I figure a well groomed man is the hallmark of a confident man... Confidence IS attractiveness. Heck hon, I am a man who's confident enough to take pride in his wife's attraction to him, and its something I am willing to fight to maintain. Wet saving provides that! I love you! And I am never going to take that love you show to me for granted."

"I knew you would understand. It's just like anything hon, I'll need to collect a few staples to start, but it'll taper off. Oh really? Well for my birthday I would love a new...."

I count myself lucky that I dont have a SWMBO, I have a wonderful wife and partner that only wishes for my happiness :)
That is by design, by the way, the first one needed to be replaced!
Best of luck,
Mike

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:thinking: The price of fast cars and loose women must have gone up since I was a kid many, many, many years ago!:rofl2::roflmao:rofl2::roflmao

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Have you seen the cost of fixing up german cars??? :rofl2:

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Have you seen the cost of fixing up german cars??? :rofl2:

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I fixed up a '67 Volkswagen in about 1976! Didn't seem that expensive!:roflmao :rofl2::roflmao :rofl2:

Yeah, she'll get over it :D

:angel: Just ask her if you could borrow a quarter of her shoe boxes....because that would be more than enough to store all your shaving items. :D