[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by cfrizz

As a woman I would rather stay single then put up with some boy that refuses to grow up and only thinks about getting toys rather than think about the rest of the responsibilities that are needed to keep a household running smoothly.

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But if you are married it is a whole other deal. When all the bills are paid, food is in the fridge, and all other necessities are taken care of, with an emergency fund well stocked than by all means treat yourself to a new toy.

I fully agree, and all of that is the case here, at least has been for many a year.

Point is, even a new high-end computer every half a year wouldn't even begin to put my household in trouble, let alone an e-reader would. If my computer hard drive is full or breaks, I just buy another one, without a second thought. Those sort of expenses just don't matter here, as long as I keep my job and don't go completely fracking crazy.

Still I often met women (over the last 10 years) who very quickly turn out to be control freaks, who behave as if I am (we are) spending our last dime on toys when we should be buying food or clothing. It's just not the case. I hate that sort of obsessive control when it's not necessary. It sours the relationship, and it makes my hair stand on end.

Maybe I'm just in the wrong country and/or meeting the wrong women. Maybe many of those women have lived with partners that actually *couldn't* afford something like an e-reader a year. I don't know.

I am a part of an audio forum, and the amount of gear these guys go through simply because they want to try EVERYTHING is just insane.

Audiophiles are often just... eh... freaks. Especially if they're men. They seem to start hearing a difference between different lossless formats, upgrade €1000 speakers to €1500 speakers, and some even seem to think that a specific color wallpaper will improve the audio.

Cars have the same sort effects on a lot of men.

"If I get my sportscar tuned like that, for only €1000, then it'll drive MUCH smoother at speeds over 200 kp/h!"
- "Eh... in this country, 120 kp/h is the limit."
"Yes, but..."

That's crazy. No woman should put up with that sort of crap, even if it can be afforded.

Guys seem to lose this perspective, all they know is they want a new toy to play with on top of the 20 they already got this year which are in perfect working order. Then they have the nerve to get upset when the wife puts up a fuss about toy 21.

That's why I said: "If the prices and amount of purchases are reasonable."

I have seen more than one guy come on there and talk about his marriage ending, and I wonder how much of it was over all the money he wasted trying to buy every audio gadget he could get his hands on when he already put together SEVERAL systems that sounded and worked just fine!

I can fully agree with those women leaving, as that's not normal. (IMHO.) It's far different of wanting a new e-reader every other year.

So while I understand the want, I never let it get in the way of my common sense of what is more important.

Indeed. That's why I don't upgrade to the Paperwhite 2. The improvements are there, but they're small, and my KPW1 works perfectly.