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bonus hax chat q (from celticstown): wife bought two $500 business suits, last minute, for a meeting without telling him. now he's pissed

Posted by sherlock homie (aka chris) May 14 '10, 11:29

Boston, MA: Wife had an important meeting on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, she realized she had no business suit which fits her. (She recently went back to work after second baby.) She proceeded to spend $500 to buy two suits right before the meeting.

Husband flipped out. Demanded that wife plans her clothing purchases in the future. Said that wife couldn't possibly like the suit that she bought.

Wife is upset that husband flipped out and isn't supportive. Husband thinks she should get over it because the suddenness of the purchase stunned him, and his feelings matter in this circumstance.

Other circumstances: Wife makes a great income at a firm where proper business attire is taken seriously. Family can afford the purchase. It's rather the perceived lack-of-foresight involved in the purchase which bothers husband.

What are your words of wisdom?

Responses:

the more important question: which one of them is writing this letter? - znufrii May 14, 11:49 4
- The "other circumstances" all point to the wife -- nm - Roger More May 14, 11:58
- i thought it was the wife -- nm - sherlock homie May 14, 11:55 1
  - Me too, but she tried to make it sound neutral. - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:57
- agreed. -- nm - b. May 14, 11:53
if she's just gone back to work, they could be in that transition broke time (child care but 2nd income - workmanda May 14, 11:39 7
- you just wanted to say "pie". -- nm - TFox May 14, 11:41
- "Family can afford the purchase. " -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:40 5
  - Who made that evaluation? -- nm - psilotum May 14, 11:46 4
    - It is right there in the letter, and the rules of hax are that we have to accept the letter as truth. -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:48
    - we can only go on what's in the letter. if not... - b. May 14, 11:48
    - The guy who wrote to hax. -- nm - mara May 14, 11:48 1
      - From the post it's hard to tell who wrote to hax... -- nm - Stephen May 14, 11:50
Was she late for the meeting? -- nm - Dano May 14, 11:38
Clearly, this isn't what they're fighting about. -- nm - David May 14, 11:37 6
- It could be a (perceived) lack of foresight on the wife's part. - Stephen May 14, 11:39 2
  - your subject line is right in the letter. - b. May 14, 11:42 1
    - Piss poor planning on (your) part does not constitute an emergency on mine (nm) - Stephen May 14, 11:53
- heh, I honestly thought, "He just wants her home with the baby." -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:38
- yep. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 11:38
- *ding* -- nm - TFox May 14, 11:38
heh - also I like that he seems to be criticising her fashion choices. -- nm - Roger More May 14, 11:36 1
- oh yah. "can't possibly like" - whatever, dude. -- nm - b. May 14, 11:37
long ago, they should have set-out independent/no-accounting-to-the other funds for each of them. - b. May 14, 11:35
My read is that perhaps this isn't the first time the wife has made purchases out if the blue, needed or not - Stephen May 14, 11:35 7
- But still, if it was needed for her work and the family can afford it, this is the wrong time to put his foot down. -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:37 6
  - Like I said above, it could be that lack of foresight and planning is what is really being argued about. -- nm - Stephen May 14, 11:40 5
    - Then he is just hugely over reacting. Women often times have body issues after ababy. - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:41 4
      - This wasn't her first day back (unless i'm misreading the letter). Also, even if that was the case then perhaps she shouldn't have just assumed they - Stephen May 14, 11:52 1
        
        she should have, sure; but busy-ness and imperfection happens. - b. May 14, 11:55
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        Exactly. Not like she just wanted new shoes or something. She had to have a new suit, and will need more, even. -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:44
dude needs to stfu -- nm - znufrii May 14, 11:34
who can plan ahead with 2 kids?? Husband needs to chill - if they can afford it - why get upset? -- nm - Epiphany May 14, 11:33
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- did it say anything about shoes? -- nm - zeitgeist May 14, 11:53
I'm sure there's another side to this story, but I can't imagine one where the husband is still not a douche. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 14, 11:31
Husband should be quiet. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 14, 11:31
Depends partly how they've handled big purchases in the past, but husband should realise it's a necessity for her work and deal. -- nm - Roger More May 14, 11:31
That looks like $500 for both suits combines, which ain't that bad, and she needed them, so relax, rich spoiled husband. -- nm - TFox May 14, 11:30 2
- pixie is an alarmist. -- nm - Nightcrawler May 14, 11:33 1
  - women are spendy -- nm - sherlock homie May 14, 11:37
Husband sounds jealous -- nm - amoxy May 14, 11:30

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