A very (almost) serious question…
My husband has just spent a horrifying (HORRIFYING) amount of money on a new road bike (of which he already has 2). The first time I’m aware of this little “treat” was finding it (freshly delivered) in our dining room (oh, it’s worth mentioning at this point husband has slipped out to work and we’re not due to see one another for a few days). Am I so angry I want to sever his Achilles (plural) so he can only look at it!
No discussion about it, not even a whisper.
I’m all for treats and I understand “boys and their toys” Christ, it was me who got him into the hobby, but we’re married for Pete’s sake! Note; we both work and I haven’t bought the Chloe handbag I’ve been ogling in the spring collection.
So my question is this; How do I punish him without resulting in me serving a custodial sentence?

You’ll need FB to read the comments which are from all sides of the argument and quite entertaining.

https://www.facebook.com/spottedworthing/posts/801568919975002?fref=nf

Husband = amateur 🙂

Though he does score points for disappearing

Is it really a three and half grand bike. Or is that just what he’s told her?

That ‘Spotted Worthing’ FB page is brilliant! Pro-level ranting. STW-ers need to up their game!

There’s some right frikkin mentalists out there.

😯 Is 3.5k a horrifying amount of money on a bike now…

Though he does score points for disappearing

and then loses them for leaving his bike in the dining room – doesn’t he have a shed ffs 🙂

loses them for leaving his bike in the dining room – doesn’t he have a shed ffs

this x 1000

It’s like he wanted to be caught!

Both sound like a couple of brain washed consumers.

If they spent a bit more time together, instead of working away to afford stuff they don’t need, perhaps they’d lead happier, more fulfilled lives, where lots of bikes and handbags wouldn’t come into the equation.

3.5k on ROAD bike, yes that’s pretty horrifying.

This popped up in my FB feed the other day as a friend commented on it.

I got bored of reading all the mental self righteous comments defending either party after a few minutes..
Top level bonkersness at its best.

The cream was that the OP was obviously communicating via the medium of the ‘spotted Worthing admin’…brilliant!

DrP

Both sound like a couple of brain washed consumers.

If they spent a bit more time together, instead of working away to afford stuff they don’t need, perhaps they’d lead happier, more fulfilled lives, where lots of bikes and handbags wouldn’t come into the equation.

Spot on. Sounds like a horrible relationship destined for divorce.

Indeed – I’d hate to be seen on something so cheap.

3!! road bikes!
so that’s one for tarmac, another one for tarmac and errr another one for tarmac.

Yeah but that Chloe handbag is, like, SO in this season

I reckon he’s disappeared on a 3 day coke and hookers binge. The bike was clearly left in the dining room as a decoy

hahah nice one binners

Only three road bikes. Amateur.

Looks like he is testing the practical boundaries of the N=D-1 formula (D being the theoretical number of bikes you can have before your partner divorces you).

Always tricky finding the limits without destructive testing….

Only way is to brazen it out at this point and enjoy the ride.

Cut down the integrated seatpost to fit her before he gets back?

Deserves everything he gets for a) buying awful road bikes and b) getting married.

Must confess to having been caught last week 😳

buying a road bike or getting married, Trekster?

As the saying goes. It is easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission…

just £3.5k ? bl**dy amateurs! 😆

1 golden rule, make sure your new bike is the same colour as the old one.

Didn’t even bring it round the back! As said before…..bloody amateur

He’s in for a world of trouble when he gets home lol. And things like this happening are why I am and will always be single “no wife happy life”

My wife forced me to buy another road bike last week. Honest.

She doesn’t do handbags fortunately…

only 3.5k …. novice. my wife caught me looking at a new
madone. the, one sided, conversation started with “if you even
think ….” guess I’ll stay with the mason for now 😉

This is why I’m stockpiling bikes now, while I’m single. That way any future lady admirers will already be accepting of them. So issues like the above won’t happen.

Been single rather a while now….

The only reason Munqechick is annoyed I bought a fat bike, taking my N to 7, is because she’s only got 6 😉

You own SEVEN bikes?!?

Seven, fairly reasonable when the ht gets turned into a commuter it will be 5 for me and maybe something else in the pipeline

(also single)

Some people have very odd relationships

I’m trying to go from 7 to 5. It’s not easy

And things like this happening are why I am and will always be single “no wife happy life”

Or alternatively you could have an open and honest marriage where you talk about things, are happy to go out and buy things that you want without having to hide them or feel like you are going to be in trouble (due to the fact we are not 8 years old so don’t get into trouble!)

I bought a new road bike recently with my own money.

My gf bought a posh handbag recently with her own money.

Bills and big joint purchases all come out of one joint pot of money; the leftover we are free to spend on whatever we like.

I don’t really understand people who don’t have some sort of arrangement like this; I mean do they argue about whose turn it is to pay the rent/mortgage each month?

I live for the subterfuge of a bike purchase, its what keeps my marriage fresh (note: to me that is).

I live for the subterfuge of a bike purchase, its what keeps my marriage fresh

MrsDummy is very accepting of the semi-annual new bike. I have to squeeze the toothpaste from the middle and send pictures of my penis to random women to get a frisson of naughtiness.

Semi-annual, amateur!

You own SEVEN bikes?!?

He probably rides them all too. It’s not a problem is it?