How do your wives/gf's feel about your addiction?
07-31-2008, 01:09 PM
#51
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RE: How do your wives/gf's feel about your addiction?
Same here ron, but I think she's gettin better with it because she knows she aint changin my ways. I told her straight up before we got too serious that come October 15 and especially March 15, my time is my time, and I'm gonna hunt. She has started watchin the outdoor channel with me now, when before she would roll her eyes and make comments about how it's so sad and pointless, she was just a tad jealous I believe. Matter of fact, she asked for some camouflage not to long ago and says she wants to go with me a few times this year. But I'll tell you right now, as soon as she walks out to the truck with makeup on, earrings, a pink toboggan, and her purse, it aint gonna last long 
. It'll be fun though, and I couldn't be any happier 
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. It'll be fun though, and I couldn't be any happier .
07-31-2008, 01:12 PM
#52
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RE: How do your wives/gf's feel about your addiction?
ORIGINAL: mofireman
My wife of 17 years is soooooo used to an upcoming hunting season that she begins to prepare "mentally" before I even say anything about it! She knew when we first met that I am passionate about my deer hunting, and it took a number of years for her to realize that I wasn't about to give it up for some girl. Finally, she just came to the realization that it's just going to be a part of out lives, and she'd be best off just to learn to deal with it.
Now, I very seldom ever hear any negative comments about my time in the field, as it's just become a normal part of each and every year! She totally gets that I'm happy when I'm out there doing my thing and she doesn't want me to give that up. Like many of you, I also try my best to make sure that she gets her alone time and that I'm not hounding herwhen she getsher hair done for the second time in as many months. My momma didn't raise no fool!!!!!
Does she get up at 0400 and make me some breakfast before I leave the house? That's the funniest thing I've heard! Heck no! If I even try and open the closet door to get a pair of long john's, she's throwing the alarm clock at me. She does not like to be woken up at all, let alone to fix me breakfast! She's pretty strong willed....and I love her!
My wife of 17 years is soooooo used to an upcoming hunting season that she begins to prepare "mentally" before I even say anything about it! She knew when we first met that I am passionate about my deer hunting, and it took a number of years for her to realize that I wasn't about to give it up for some girl. Finally, she just came to the realization that it's just going to be a part of out lives, and she'd be best off just to learn to deal with it.
Now, I very seldom ever hear any negative comments about my time in the field, as it's just become a normal part of each and every year! She totally gets that I'm happy when I'm out there doing my thing and she doesn't want me to give that up. Like many of you, I also try my best to make sure that she gets her alone time and that I'm not hounding herwhen she getsher hair done for the second time in as many months. My momma didn't raise no fool!!!!!
Does she get up at 0400 and make me some breakfast before I leave the house? That's the funniest thing I've heard! Heck no! If I even try and open the closet door to get a pair of long john's, she's throwing the alarm clock at me. She does not like to be woken up at all, let alone to fix me breakfast! She's pretty strong willed....and I love her!
07-31-2008, 02:09 PM
#53
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RE: How do your wives/gf's feel about your addiction?
My wife is pretty supportive as long as she gets her time away too. If I want to go on a week long hunting trip, I have to send her someplace warm for a week. She either goes to Florida or Jamaica with her girl friends. She makes sure it's equal.
She's pretty cool though. She's a great mom, she'sfrickin' hot, she has a good job, and she's a helluva fisherman.
She's pretty cool though. She's a great mom, she'sfrickin' hot, she has a good job, and she's a helluva fisherman.
07-31-2008, 04:34 PM
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RE: How do your wives/gf's feel about your addiction?
my wife has no problem with my hunting or my shooting in general. She has come to the realization that it's who I am. We had a few problems in the beginning while newlyweds, but that was a long time ago.