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HELP..HOW DO I GET THE MRS APPROVAL TO GO ON A SURF CHARTER?
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:48 amby ANZAC
Howdy all.
I reside in Australia and have been surfing nearly 20years.
Im absolutely stingin' to go on a surf charter! I want to hit the Maldives or Sumatra.
Ive hinted and left a couple of skippers business cards laying around, but when I brought the topic up she's just not keen. "Oh what about the mortgage" "what about your business" what about blah blah blah... I even thought about Fiji and just take her and the kids (3 boys - 1 surfs!), but she still isnt too keen.
OK Anyone got any "make her say yes" tips?
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:48 amby Dr Rev
Flowers and lots of begging might do it ?? Best of luck !
Posted:
Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:44 pmby pat42
I finished with my last girlfriend of 8 years for not wanting to go on surf trips.
Bit harsh, but you know it makes sense!!!
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:12 pmby libby
Teach her to surf! Alright she wont be good enough for the maldives but at least she will understand
Otherwise invite a young female friend along for the trip, then i'm sure you wife will be much more obliging
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:21 pmby Dr Rev
Great advice Libby !!!!
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:26 pmby surferdude_scarborough
send her on a holiday she'll never forget then she cant argue if you want one too!!
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:55 pmby Old Guys Rule
I have always found locations that would interest the entire family. I set it up as a goal for the family. For example If the kids get a certain performace level at school or certain chores are done without being asked. I don't get to surf the entire time but I will ususually get a couple days in. The wife loves it because we are teaching the kids to strive for goals. She dosen't allways realize that that I plan the trips around surfing locations.
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:24 pmby northswell
All our trips have to have a potential for surf.
My missus is very understanding though, didn't mind me meeting a certain young lady on our 10th anniversary.
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:39 pmby libby
good point
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 pmby drowningbitbybit
I find extended periods of grumpiness works wonders when I want the Mrs to agree to something...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:30 pmby O_Danny_Boy
drowningbitbybit wrote:I find extended periods of grumpiness works wonders when I want the Mrs to agree to something...
nothing works better than the picture with no sound theory
girlfriend "whats wrong"
me"nothing"
girlfriend"you wanna go for a surf, go on then"
wish it would always work like that
Posted:
Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:06 pmby Hang11
Just book it, then tell her. If she goes off on you, change the subject to seeing if you can score a threesome with her best mate, she'll go off about that, and forget the surf trip. And you might get lucky with her mate.
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:10 pmby long_man
Hang11 wrote:Just book it, then tell her. If she goes off on you, change the subject to seeing if you can score a threesome with her best mate, she'll go off about that, and forget the surf trip. And you might get lucky with her mate.
yeah, you might be able to score a surfing holiday with her AND her best mate.....
AWESOME......
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:54 pmby Milo
Get a divorce, sell the house and split the money. Problem solved, surf trip on your half of the dow.
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:51 amby dougirwin13
Getting them hooked on it too is a partial solution.
Problem after that is when you get a chance for a surf and she doesnt. And vice versa!
-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:00 pmby ANZAC
MMMMMM... Surferdude has a good point.
So does DBB....
I think Ill push one of those all inclusive family packages on the Coral Coast, and just pack a couple of boards on the day...
Cloudbreak, Noumutu, Wilkes Pass, and Frig's here I come.... Hopfully.
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:16 pmby keef
get drunk, then book it on the net, ask for confirmation by email............. when email arrives say must have booked when i was drunk, but its all paid for, and it would be a shame to waste it!!
problem solved.
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:37 pmby derbyshire surfer
My wife sometimes feels like my board is the 'other woman', Spend more time with it etc!
We normally 'compromise' on a holiday, however the grumpy 'never mind, guess the conditions will work again...someday' routine works pretty damn well! lol!
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:43 pmby Hang11
dougirwin13 wrote:Getting them hooked on it too is a partial solution.
Problem after that is when you get a chance for a surf and she doesnt. And vice versa!
Always goes that way with my wife, she surfs, but she doesn't like it too heavy, so on the softer days, I look after the kids and she goes in, and when it gets a bit heavier, I get to have the fun.
Once I got her to paddle out near Hossegor, macking waves
I took off on a set, saw her beside me paddle into it, and bail at the bottom, getting the whole lot on her head, it was dead funny (for me).
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:52 pmby dougirwin13
hahaha! Classic! Do you get hear her screaming as she flies along the face if it's bigger than she's comfortable with, but she makes it? I
love that!
-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!