Now if he was smart, he would buy her a new pair of shoes, dress, new tie and shirt for himself and take her out with the money saved. That's what I call a good week.
Or he could just spend the money on a bigger pair of balls.
Note: This is based on the assumption (perhaps false) the ipad was not a financially irresponsible decision. If it not ok to spend the money on frivolities like an ipad, clothes and fancy dinners are right out too.
Sure, maybe if you have no clothes, or they are falling off you, or they no longer serve the purpose of actually clothing you.
However, most clothes purchases are on the same level of necessity as an iPad - such as: "my current stuff is old" or "out of style" or "I just want something new and shiny".
The "Rationalization" variant: "I have a professional obligation to stay up-to-date / Wouldn't want to embarrass my friends / Need to support my favorite designer.
What is it about hacker culture that places women on a pedestal and encourages fawning, obsequious devotion and sacrifice to them? Relationships should not be about master/slave dynamics, yet geeks seem to relish this dynamic more than I've seen in any other subculture.
The man in this article has already castrated himself for his wife; this +15 comment suggests that unquestioningly bending to the indomitable will of his wife was not enough?
What's next? Recommending cuckoldry as a solution to satisfying his wife's sexual needs?
> The man in this article has already castrated himself for his wife... What's next? Recommending cuckoldry as a solution to satisfying his wife's sexual needs?
Wow.
Um.
Daaaaamn.
Unresolved issues much?
Without knowing the couple in question, I could see any number of potential explanations that indicate a co-equal relationship. Let's enumerate some:
- Trying to cut back on expenses and reduce debt, need to watch out for each other's impulsive spending
- Saving for big vacation, remember?
- Return it you oaf! (Your birthday is in a month and I already ordered you the best one)
- Hey, uh, just lost my job. Sure we want to keep it? That $600 is a lot of bills
When you're sharing your life with someone else, finance is a team sport.
The same baseless, ad-hominem, assumptive comments about the man in the article, right?
You're jumping at ghosts - and IMO there's something concerning about reading that far into so little information. The fact that he had a disagreement with his wife and returned the iPad doesn't imply being castrated, obedient, dominated, or otherwise enslaved. The fact that you would jump on this possibility as a default is a bit concerning.
That is quite unusual, but not for geek relationships, for MANY relationships. There seem to be a non-insignificant amount of people who accept their partner making decisions for them, regardless of their wishes.
