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So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« on: August 17, 2009, 09:18:01 PM »
Mine tried to cure me of loud rock music......failed. :)
Tried to get me to stop practicing my guitar....still can't play, still trying......failed. ;D
Warned me not to buy a motorbike........ah failed that one too. :D
Attempts' to stop me looking at pretty girls.......failed....I'm allowed to look, just not touch... ;)
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 09:19:30 PM »
Other women :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2009, 09:39:20 PM »
Partner?  What partner?  ;)
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 04:21:15 AM »
married a good woman
never tried to get me to stop anything
but then again she thinks i'm good looking
so much for common sense
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 05:44:19 AM »
Video games, smoking, spending money on bike parts, and sleeping in on the weekends.
So far she has failed on most of these.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 06:07:33 AM »
Mid 90's grunge music. I wouldn't do it.

Smoking, though that was a team effort and we quit alright, for about three months.

I think the worst was I couldn't grow a beard. I resented her for that. Even more resentment was when she sold my motorcycle. :(

Needless to say we are not together anymore :D
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2009, 06:32:27 AM »
Quote from: Caaveman82 on August 18, 2009, 06:07:33 AM

I think the worst was I couldn't grow a beard. I resented her for that.


Does this mean you couldn't grow a beard, but she could?  ;D
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 06:38:00 AM »
She hasn't tried, but I feel guilty all the time anyway.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009, 07:13:06 AM »
EVERYTHING that I like.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009, 08:19:54 AM »
No mature rated games in the house, so long fun games  :'(

Other than that my wife doesn't really try to get me to stop anything, or else she has figured out how to do it and make me think it was my idea  ;D

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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2009, 08:33:30 AM »
Mine got me to give up buying cheap parts:

She says... well why don't you just go buy the expensive gaskets, if that's what it's going to take, and the special studs too - because I don't want to hear about this stupid oil leak any more!



No more letting my 'frugal' side buy cheap crap which doesn't work (now to get rid of these crap bar ends...)
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2009, 08:36:12 AM »
Quote from: gregimotis on August 18, 2009, 08:33:30 AM
Mine got me to give up buying cheap parts:

She says... well why don't you just go buy the expensive gaskets, if that's what it's going to take, and the special studs too - because I don't want to hear about this stupid oil leak any more!



No more letting my 'frugal' side buy cheap crap which doesn't work (now to get rid of these crap bar ends...)
KEEPER!!!
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2009, 08:43:43 AM »
Staying out of Wal Mart... :o

 faack I hate that place..
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2009, 08:53:20 AM »
I gave up the partner who tried to make me give up stuff.

I moved on and found a new partner.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2009, 10:12:52 AM »
guitar collection, guns, motorcycles, beer, collection of grateful dead ticket stubs.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2009, 10:33:24 AM »
Made me give up buying bikes I know I shouldn't have bought in the first place.

I am specifically referring to my crashed 84 VF1000 Interceptor......great bike, wasn't compatible with my personality......

On the up side she helped me find my current ride on Kijiji....and then made it my birthday present
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2009, 10:42:15 AM »
Quote from: bucky katt on August 18, 2009, 10:12:52 AM
guitar collection, guns, motorcycles, beer, collection of grateful dead ticket stubs.

GD Ticket stubs? Why would she make you give up those? Sounds a little mean to me.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2009, 10:49:09 AM »
Quote from: bucky katt on August 18, 2009, 10:12:52 AM
guitar collection, guns, motorcycles, beer, collection of grateful dead ticket stubs.

Blasphemy!
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2009, 11:08:58 AM »
Quote from: Hope on August 18, 2009, 08:53:20 AM
I gave up the partner who tried to make me give up stuff.

I moved on and found a new partner.

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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2009, 11:19:52 AM »
Mine tried to get me to give up riding because it was dangerous....then I got her on the back of my old BMW first...she loved it...and she REALLY loves the Norton...something about the vibrations...
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2009, 11:23:06 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on August 18, 2009, 06:32:27 AM
Quote from: Caaveman82 on August 18, 2009, 06:07:33 AM

I think the worst was I couldn't grow a beard. I resented her for that.


Does this mean you couldn't grow a beard, but she could?  ;D

Ha!  :D
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2009, 11:52:42 AM »
Tried to convince me not to buy a motorcycle. So I bought one. Guess who lasted longer.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2009, 05:16:33 PM »
Sex with other women. ;)
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2009, 06:37:33 PM »
Quote from: Dukiedook on August 18, 2009, 10:42:15 AM
Quote from: bucky katt on August 18, 2009, 10:12:52 AM
guitar collection, guns, motorcycles, beer, collection of grateful dead ticket stubs.

GD Ticket stubs? Why would she make you give up those? Sounds a little mean to me.

Ticket stubs are the only proof that you were actually there since you probably have no memory of the shows.  It is admissible in a court of law as an explanation as to your whereabouts on those nights/days.  Tell your girly that they might come up as needed evidence someday.  She'll back off.
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Re: So what has your partner tried to make you give up?
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2009, 08:27:30 PM »
Quote from: Dukiedook on August 18, 2009, 10:42:15 AM
Quote from: bucky katt on August 18, 2009, 10:12:52 AM
guitar collection, guns, motorcycles, beer, collection of grateful dead ticket stubs.

GD Ticket stubs? Why would she make you give up those? Sounds a little mean to me.


keeps asking me why i have these photo albums full of these "ratty old torn up ticket stubs" i have 178 of the things between 2 BIG photo albums.
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