HELP..HOW DO I GET THE MRS APPROVAL TO GO ON A SURF CHARTER?

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HELP..HOW DO I GET THE MRS APPROVAL TO GO ON A SURF CHARTER?

Postby ANZAC » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:48 am

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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Postby Dr Rev » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:48 am

Flowers and lots of begging might do it ?? Best of luck ! :wink:
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Postby pat42 » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:44 pm

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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Postby libby » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:12 pm

Teach her to surf! Alright she wont be good enough for the maldives but at least she will understand :D Otherwise invite a young female friend along for the trip, then i'm sure you wife will be much more obliging :D
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Postby Dr Rev » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:21 pm

Great advice Libby !!!! :wink: :lol:
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Postby surferdude_scarborough » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:26 pm

send her on a holiday she'll never forget then she cant argue if you want one too!!
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Postby Old Guys Rule » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:55 pm

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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Postby northswell » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:24 pm

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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Postby libby » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:39 pm

:lol: good point
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 pm

I find extended periods of grumpiness works wonders when I want the Mrs to agree to something...
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Postby O_Danny_Boy » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:30 pm

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
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Postby Hang11 » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:06 pm

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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Postby long_man » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:10 pm

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..... :!: :!: :wink:

AWESOME......
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Postby Milo » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:54 pm

Get a divorce, sell the house and split the money. Problem solved, surf trip on your half of the dow. :wink:
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Postby dougirwin13 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:51 am

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!

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Postby ANZAC » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:00 pm

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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Postby keef » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:16 pm

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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Postby derbyshire surfer » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:37 pm

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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Postby Hang11 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:43 pm

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 :lol: 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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Postby dougirwin13 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:52 pm

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!

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