A question for the men of this forum

divingne1 said:
Here is the situation...I brought home a 10g tank set up for a betta that was getting beat up in my 55g. My husband bellyached about the cost of having another tank (5$ a month in water and electicity) not to mention the upkeep (like he was actually going to help with that). So, I took the tank back (along with some yard powertools he purchased the next day - an electric edger, blower and weed eater would cost more to run than a shovel to edge, his own hands to pick weeds and a broom to sweep the driveway). Along comes some GBR eggs and then babies. Well they were doing well until I woke up this morning and found only about 20 left. I was so sad this morning so my husband said well honey, why didn't you just set up a small tank for the fry? I said the same reason you were on your hands and knees picking weeds yesterday. So, now he thinks it would be okay to go get a 10g setup for the remaining little guys.

My question...Why was it a bad idea when it was my idea to get a tank but because he saw how sad I was losing the babies, he decides that getting a tank would be "his" good idea?
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lol...i guess the only answer i can give is it was a bad idea when it was yours, now its a good idea cause it's his...lol...it's a guy thing...i can relate...your husband should pay attention to an old proverb my grandpa used to tell me.
"a closed mouth gathers no foot"
 
Lol my wife doesn't complain about the expense of my hobbies...hers is horses which is waaaay more expensive than anything I do with my free time. Granted its her career too, but the point stands. I can buy a whole lot of fish equipment for the same $700 bucks she spends on a pair of custom-fit show boots.
 
sploke said:
Lol my wife doesn't complain about the expense of my hobbies...hers is horses which is waaaay more expensive than anything I do with my free time. Granted its her career too, but the point stands. I can buy a whole lot of fish equipment for the same $700 bucks she spends on a pair of custom-fit show boots.
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here here!!!! my wife said we needed to cut back on things since times were tight, namely my beer. the next day at the mall she spent $60 on make-up. i said, "honey, how come i have to sacrifice things but you don't". She replies,"I buy the make up to look pretty for you." My response to this wasn't the smartest thing i've ever said, as i came back, "Honey, that was what the beer was for."
 
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charlie_stubbs said:
here here!!!! my wife said we needed to cut back on things since times were tight, namely my beer. the next day at the mall she spent $60 on make-up. i said, "honey, how come i have to sacrifice things but you don't". She replies,"I buy the make up to look pretty for you." My response to this wasn't the smartest thing i've ever said, as i came back, "Honey, that was what the beer was for."
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well played my friend.
 
LOL Charlie
 
(like he was actually going to help with that).
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Its funny somewhat that with most couples are always at some differences to in what they do or not or that one is lazy and so on. But as far as up keeping it shouldn't be so big a deal, aaawwwww honey, I got to work on your tank he would say, LOL

As far as the eggs goes, I would have to say that nitrate levels are its biggest killer that you need to keep it as near to zero a possible.

My question...Why was it a bad idea when it was my idea to get a tank but because he saw how sad I was losing the babies, he decides that getting a tank would be "his" good idea?
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Sounds as if he wants all the credit for the idea if you ask me, but still when adding eggs to any tank that if any nitrate level it will be a problem for the eggs survival for im sure that the issues on nitrates are as near the same in either freshwater or marine systems.

Say young lady, you want to get back at him? Dress real sexy and make it that he couldn't touch for if you gotten that ten gal tank in this method, there wouldn't been any problem for in this is mans one weakness for he would had then agreed with you, not unless his not human then it wouldn't work. Or if he was in control of his sexual emotions that he could just simply turn himself off :perv:

He can have whatever tools he wnnts as long as he doesn't try to stop me from getting what I want (since I work and pay for it).
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As long as the bills get paid and your money left over to do some little thing that makes you feel good about yourself, there shouldn't then be any problem with it as long as you understand in what you are doing at the time. He for the most part needs to chill it some and allow you free movement as he must have for no matter of what's the relationship be, married or living together that a relationship is a give and take process and must be able to sit down together and discuss any differences no matter in what they may be for the number one rule in any relationship is trusting one another. In any hobby, you both need to set the limit in what you can spend on the year.

Take it from one who is young as I am :dance:

Swayde, not every man is the same for many even goes through a huge cycle and at the end of that turns out differently then when you first meet>
 
lol...yeah, I'm still laughing about that one. That was hilarious.
 
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