I want an Aquarium!!!

LMAO fishboy......and I agree. Just do it man! Youre a grown man...get the **** fish tank if you want one. Its not like buying house and youre not going to a strip club or anything. Something low maintenance around 30 gallons or less will be easy to take care of. I have a 55 gallon, a 10 gallon and a 6 gallon...plust a 2 gallon Betta tank sitting on my desk in the office......hmmm why arent I married?
 
fishboy, that was flippin hilllllllaarious

If i might add to the other well-thought-out ploys, I would say that after you get that initial fish tank (you know you will :D ), if you want to get more, or bigger, fish tanks this is a guaranteed method right here. It sounds corny at first but stick with me.

Do many many fish related things in front of her.

examples:
*go to fish stores often and spend lots of time there just "browsing"

*visit fish websites for long durations of time then afterwords share with her what you have learned

*make "fish friends" and talk to each other constantly, whether at the bar or on the phone, in "fish code"

*finally, and this is the eaaasiiiiest one, stare off into space with the "Im deep in thought" look. When she asks what you are thinking about, shrug your shoulders and say "Oh, just looking for flaws in my potentially new livestock plan"

After a month or two of this you will be officially branded a FISH DORK. And heres the trick. Women love dorks. I dont know why, they just do. So they will back you up on your little "fish fetish" as long as it doesnt injure the bank too badly and you let her joke about you (in a loving way) to her friends.

Thats it. Thats the secret.^^
 
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If it was me I would A) tell my wife I was going to get a tank, and B) go get the tank. She should, of course, have a say in the size of the tank since there may be budgetary considerations. I would also take her to the pet store and let her choose at least one type of fish to stock the tank with. If she knows that you will be doing all the maintenance I don't really see what the big deal is. An aquarium, especially if it is planted, can be a beautiful centerpiece for any room. I do all the work on my tanks and my wife can just sit back and enjoy them.
 
You didn't say if you had kids. Kids are a built-in excuse. You can even put a tank in their bedrooms.


Find out what her chief objections are- is it the cost, the space issue, the labor, the time, the possible tackiness and find ways to ameliorate and/or compensate for them.
 
YoFishboy said:
DAMMIT! BE A MAN! Don't ask...just get it....if there is a mess, tell her to clean it up!
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I'm with Yo here. I did stuff like that all the time and my tank looks lovely in the back seat of my car. No need to worry about multiple tank syndrome when she gets the house in the property settlement.

Alternatively you could give her a tank for some sweet sentimental anniversary and look really hurt if she even looks like she doesn't like it.

It's up to you but do you really want to turn in to this guy:
http://www.seanmorey.com/mansong.html
 
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Chill said:
...I did stuff like that all the time and my tank looks lovely in the back seat of my car. No need to worry about multiple tank syndrome when she gets the house in the property settlement.[/url]
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Amen brother. DON'T make it a p!$$!n match. It WILL take alot of your time initially! It MAY be a mess from time to time initially. It takes time to get it the way you want it. If she gets involved as a positive influence, you'll be less likely to throw the hammer/boot/tv remote etc at the tank later when she's complaining AGAIN about "that d@m^ tank".

HERE is what you do...
1) Find a DECENT restaurant with a NICE aquarium in it. Reserve a seat near that bad boy.
2) Enjoy dinner and with that Barry White voice, mention how nice an aquarium would be at the house.
3) Discussion ensues about all the research you've done here at AC. You talk about the pros and cons. How you can spend more time together (cuz you could be at the bar with buddies "being a man" or be home looking after your tank).
4) After a nice dinner and good conversation, return home, light the candles, and THEN be a man!

The aforementioned "be a man" replies are correct in a sense that she should accept you regardless of your new interest, but "there are many ways to get there from here".

HTH
 
Chill said:
I'm with Yo here. I did stuff like that all the time and my tank looks lovely in the back seat of my car. No need to worry about multiple tank syndrome when she gets the house in the property settlement.

Alternatively you could give her a tank for some sweet sentimental anniversary and look really hurt if she even looks like she doesn't like it.

It's up to you but do you really want to turn in to this guy:
http://www.seanmorey.com/mansong.html
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LOLOLO Chill......Too too funny !!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That was better than YoBoys comment...I must say, though I did enjoy his too.
Yo...look out....you've got some competition here....lol... ;)


BeViking...very wise suggestion there.....wine and dine her...it's a much better option and will most likely produce the best results.....IMHO ! ;)
 
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Later

You know, 99% of the people here are Ok, just a couple of twits that cant face the the realty of my posts, not gonna waste my time here any more, Pinky and I dont need your help. So later, and to the decent people of the site, take care.

PS, I have 4 aquariums, dont need to beg a wife for one.
 
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Et tu brutus?
 
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