Significant Others

[Beach Cruiser]

My second one is ok with it, she even gives me "seed" money for Christmas. She had best not ever complain about the money or the time, cause she has a horse. And we don't live on a farm, so her "garage" costs way more than mine... First wife said, it's either the car (and boat) or me. Well, like I said, she was the first one. And I still have the car and boat.

[ProTouring442]

the male gender has really slid down the slippery slope of wussiness over time. being afraid of sleeping on the couch, or worrying about what your wife/gf lets you do.......*sigh* i just shake my head in disbelief sometimes.

You are actually correct, in a sense. Since the '70s we have been given tons of advice on how to treat women. Most of it has centered on being "sensative," and truthfully hasn't even been correct! We do need to be sensative, but in an empathetic way. Not the sniveling wimpish way so many men seem to use.

On the other hand, we have been getting more and more abused by women in general because of a few factors.

a) The above mentioned advice has taken away our "man-ness" if you will.

b) No one has bothered to give women any good advice on how they are suposed to treat their husbands.

c) Both sexes have gotten frustraited in trying to deal with each other, and thus have become increasingly selfish. After all, if it isn't going to work, I might as well at leat get something out of it!

While C is definitely not the way to go, B can be addressed. My wife read a book called "Love and Respect," and it has made what was a good relationship into a fantastic one.

The premise of the book is that women, on average, naturally speak in a language of unconditional love, and that they need to feel loved. Men on the other hand naturally speak in a language of unconditional respect, and they need to feel respected.

Worse, when a women feels unloved, she acts in a way that is disrespectful to a man, and when a man feels disrespected, he will act in a way that is unloving to a woman. See any problems here?

It goes on to explain how, on average, a woman will say that she will not "respect" her husband until he "earns" it. Yet, of course, she would recoil in horror if she heard that her husband will not love her until she earned it! She will then go on acting disrespectful, never understanding that she holds the key to fixing things!

It's defintiely not one of those sappy "Mars and Venus" books! I will warn you that is does have a Christian background, but that being said, it doesn't evangelize. Since Kristy came to me asking things about "when I do 'X', does it really feel disrespectful?" or "do you really mean 'y' when..." things have become great! Give it a read, both guys and gals, you won't regret it!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[got_hp?]

great comments bill!

[6'9"Witha69]

Speaking of shirts, my buddy had a hilarious shirt a few years back. He would ride his Cruiser with a Shirt that said (on the back): "If you can read this, The bitch fell off!"

His g/f thought it was cute. Others said it was disrespectful. I just called it funny!

[mpozzi]

Dave hates it when I buy neat cars and have them towed home ... without telling him first!!

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[Roger Poirier]

Speaking of shirts, my buddy had a hilarious shirt a few years back. He would ride his Cruiser with a Shirt that said (on the back): "If you can read this, The bitch fell off!"

His g/f thought it was cute. Others said it was disrespectful. I just called it funny!

LMAO

[got_hp?]

Speaking of shirts, my buddy had a hilarious shirt a few years back. He would ride his Cruiser with a Shirt that said (on the back): "If you can read this, The bitch fell off!"

His g/f thought it was cute. Others said it was disrespectful. I just called it funny!

that shirt was really popular a few years ago when it came out at daytona bike week

in response i saw a few biker women wearing shirts that said "im the bitch that fell off!"

[BulldawgMusclecars]

My girlfriend isn't into the "hands on" aspect of the hobby, but she encourages me and is very supportive of it. She even bought my current project for me as a birthday gift!

[steemin]

My wife is cool with the cars.
She knows it makes me happy.
I am careful not to drive to aggressively when she is in the car.
However When I first got the Nova I took her for a little spin.
We turned into a remote industrial area and I asked her if she "was ready" She said yes and I nailed it at about 40mph in 2nd gear and it went sideways. She chewed on my a$$ the rest of the way home
Scott

[Restomod]

Dont have one,I answer to no one for the parts/cars/bikes I buy!!

[skinnyboy67]

Wife tolerates it..knows its better to spend my time and money in the
garage on the cars than at the STRIP CLUBS OR AT A BAR..
at least she knows where im at

[SatisTraction]

my wife likes the cars and the attention that they get.

she cried when i sold my 8 second mustang. here is the story. one day a friend was giving me crap because he built a 1300hp turbo mustang that smoked me. the next day at church she asked me what it would take to shut him up. i said about $12000 for the motor and she said get busy!!!


i love that woman!!!

[Young Gun]

now that the car isnt in my garage any more, I spend the friday nights with her...so shes definately likes that...but she wants the damn car finished so she can get a ride in it...we were driving back from dallas today and I saw 2 '32 roadsters about an hour apart and just stared and she started laughing at my obsession hahah

[class67]

My wife is the coolest! she actually surprised me many times during the build with parts. One day she called me at work and told me that I had to stop by a truck depot on my way home from work, when i asked why? I was just told to do it and to my surprise it was my new transmission. other unexpected items that my wife purchased for the build on her own were the Dakota Digital dash, Painless wiring kit, Be Cool Radiator, many misc. incidentals and most recently, the Ring Bros. hood hinges. Am I lucky or what?

[Young Gun]

My wife is the coolest! she actually surprised me many times during the build with parts. One day she called me at work and told me that I had to stop by a truck depot on my way home from work, when i asked why? I was just told to do it and to my surprise it was my new transmission. other unexpected items that my wife purchased for the build on her own were the Dakota Digital dash, Painless wiring kit, Be Cool Radiator, many misc. incidentals and most recently, the Ring Bros. hood hinges. Am I lucky or what?

your wife is what I like to call...a keeper...your a lucky man...does she know anything about football?

[Aceshigh]

So how does your wife, husband, girlfriend, etc. feel about your hobby interest?

She thinks it's a money pit and I'm such a slacker that I've spent
a little over $30,000 so far and I still don't drive it much.

No interior in there yet......just haven't gotten it done yet.

[class67]

your wife is what I like to call...a keeper...your a lucky man...does she know anything about football?

As a matter of fact...yes! since being with me she has developed an interest in it.

[KwikGT]

Um... who cares what she thinks as long as she wipes her damn feet before she gets in!

"There, there my baby. Did that wench dirty your floor mats?"

[dharrod]

So how does your wife, husband, girlfriend, etc. feel about your hobby interest?

My wife is very supportive overall. She tends to get involved in assembly activities - especially when I need smaller hands. Like me she hates the body work and painting (dust and fumes). She’d actually prefer a Rat-Rod for herself, she’s got a 50’s sole I guess. Her biggest frustration is I buy things and never allow her to surprise me with anything.