How many of you had arguments or fights to get the approval from your significant other? Ever since I attended the Italian festival 3 years ago and saw those Lambo's and Ferrrari's in person and hearing them rev for the crowd I was struck by an arrow from a cupid. 2 years later one afternoon I took a drive out of town to see a very cool looking 1987 C4 with the greenwood kit. As I was test driving it my GF called so I pulled over to answer the phone and all hell broke loose with nasty comments and it wiped the smile off my face and made me feel terrible. She gave me hell for the whole day and several days afterwards saying it was stupid to spend money. She didn't care if I had the money to pay for it, for her it was a foolish expense. Never mind the arguments I had with her trips to Europe and the Caribbeans with her mother...
We don't live with each other, I have a small house and she has a condo, we've been together for 9 years like this. It came very close to a break up on a few occasion and I was real upset she wanted to shut down my new goal. If I purchased one she wouldn't get in, then she'd argue those cars didn't have enough room for groceries, etc.
Surprisingly after several months one day she did a complete 360 and she was okay with it, I found it real odd she had changed her mind all of a sudden. I'm pretty sure her father told her to wise up and let it go. He's also the guy who helps me with my taxes so he knows my income as a self made one man shop business. Fast forward another 5 months and I sent her the 2014 corvette video with Jay Leno talking about how much storage was in the trunk for groceries(6 minute mark). I finally decided to spend more to get the exotic model I really want which is the C7. Now I'm able to send links to her for her opinion of the listings I’m currently shopping for.
Another reason why I want an exotic car is a goal to reach for. I want it as a prize for my hard work and efforts to start a small business from scratch. No one helped me and I learned it all by myself with extensive research and reading many books and countless months of taking notes and making a plan. It's also a prize in the back of my mind because I have to deal with difficult customers on a daily basis, the attitude and comments wear you down and all the crappy adventures that come with the territory.
I'm glad it's working out now.
We don't live with each other, I have a small house and she has a condo, we've been together for 9 years like this. It came very close to a break up on a few occasion and I was real upset she wanted to shut down my new goal. If I purchased one she wouldn't get in, then she'd argue those cars didn't have enough room for groceries, etc.
Surprisingly after several months one day she did a complete 360 and she was okay with it, I found it real odd she had changed her mind all of a sudden. I'm pretty sure her father told her to wise up and let it go. He's also the guy who helps me with my taxes so he knows my income as a self made one man shop business. Fast forward another 5 months and I sent her the 2014 corvette video with Jay Leno talking about how much storage was in the trunk for groceries(6 minute mark). I finally decided to spend more to get the exotic model I really want which is the C7. Now I'm able to send links to her for her opinion of the listings I’m currently shopping for.
Another reason why I want an exotic car is a goal to reach for. I want it as a prize for my hard work and efforts to start a small business from scratch. No one helped me and I learned it all by myself with extensive research and reading many books and countless months of taking notes and making a plan. It's also a prize in the back of my mind because I have to deal with difficult customers on a daily basis, the attitude and comments wear you down and all the crappy adventures that come with the territory.
I'm glad it's working out now.
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). When I bought mine the wife was in full agreement. She likes cruising in it just as much as I do. She has had the Corvette grin too. I tend to agree with Tourmax in that do what makes you happy.
And many many more things, like one time a group of creole women stole my work order and argued the pipe installation for a future dishwasher was included, It wasn't agreed upon in the beginning and they had no dishwasher anyway!! I was at my last connection when this happened they were screaming like banshees and the young adult daughter, who was the only sane person in this place, was trying to calm her hysteric mom. I removed all my brand new water pipes for their new fridge... I had to threaten to call the police to get my work order back and got only a fraction of the job paid because I had to fix a broken drain in the basement. I no longer work for these group. Anyway other white folks turn ugly too. Reason why I think, they are angry to pay money to have their plumbing repaired instead that money could go towards a new T.V. A TV brings them pleasure but not drinking water. They hate to have to pay a plumber to unclog their one and only toilet, it should be next to free.