How Much Of A Jerk To My Wife Was I?
 

Alright, some backstory:

My wife is the yin to my yang. I'm all about money and power, she's all about butterflies and rainbows.

She's a night owl, I'm the early bird. I'm the brains, she's the heart.

So, I make more money than she does and work more hours. I pay all the bills, and as such, take 66% of her paycheck (which doesn't cover half of the bills, so I pay more than my "fair share", so to speak)

Anyway, we had a trip to Foxwoods that was coming up, and I presented her with two options.

OPTION A I let her keep 100% of her next two paychecks (she works 18 hours a week and typically brings home $150-$160 after taxes)

OPTION B: I still take 66% of her paychecks, but I give her $300 for the Foxwoods trip.

Now, mathematically, it's better for her to take the $300 cash, since she will still get roughly $40-$50 from each of her paychecks on top of that.

So I know which option is better, but I also know that math is not her strong suit. And just like I expected, she added her two paychecks up, and they came to about $315 total, so she took that instead of the $300 cash plus 33% of her paychecks.

Of course, when I let her know she chose wrong, and also did not allow her to get the better deal (hey, she already made her choice!), she claimed I was a jerk and I tricked her.

I had a good laugh anyway.

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You're laughing now... but I bet she'll have the last laugh...

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Misogynistmuch?

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Yikes I gotta say you sound like roommates or a father giving his child an allowance and not a mariied couple.

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WTF? this is a marriage?

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I pay all the bills, and as such, take 66% of her paycheck

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roflmao

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Did you mail order her?

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You should definitely not be married.

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Sounds like a keeper.

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Just reading this, I get the feeling she cheats on you.

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Just reading this, I get the feeling she cheats on you.

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This was funny. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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You were a major douche-cookie to your wife.

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Why wouldn't you just give her the $300 after you pointed out her mistake? You had your fun, at least make it seem like you were just messing with her. As played, you are a jerk.

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Just reading this, I get the feeling she cheats on you.

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http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies...e_lawrence.jpg
"Yeah, I get that feeling too man"

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You should definitely not be married.

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no dude, he and this guy would get along great.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...contract1.html

rj

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Hi Grandgnu,
You're dumb, but not as dumb as your wife.
Cheers,
Zod

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That's what I was going to say. He won't think it's funny when she gets 66% of his income when she divorces him.

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Pretty condescending, dude.

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You have a lot of class. And by a lot, I mean none.

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In my defense:

Not only do I pay more than half on all the bills, but I also:

1. Open doors for her
2. Wash the dishes
3. Trash duty
4. Assist with Laundry

I'm not all bad, but I am semi-scroogish.

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1. Open doors for her

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LOL

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In my defense:

Not only do I pay more than half on all the bills, but I also:

1. Open doors for her
2. Wash the dishes
3. Trash duty
4. Assist with Laundry

I'm not all bad, but I am semi-scroogish.

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you might want to try deleting your posts now

edit: whoops too late now that I quoted you haha

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she works 18 hours a week...

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Is there a good reason for this? She better be putting all that free time to good use...

oh, and yeah, you played the role of uber-tool in this one...

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In my defense:

Not only do I pay more than half on all the bills, but I also:

1. Open doors for her
2. Wash the dishes
3. Trash duty
4. Assist with Laundry

I'm not all bad, but I am semi-scroogish.

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5. Treat my wife like a 5-year old.

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she works 18 hours a week...

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Is there a good reason for this? She better be putting all that free time to good use...

oh, and yeah, you played the role of uber-tool in this one...

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Neither of us believes in slaving away 40-70 hours a week so some Republican can get rich off our labor. Plus, I play poker, so since that time, she doesn't even have to work anymore.

Don't worry, she fills up all that free time with nagging. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Huge one. Maybe this kind of situation works for you two but it seems kind of cold and business deal-ish to me.

If I were you I would apologize and tell her that this situation has caused you to reevaluate the whole financial situation and ask her what she thinks would be a good set up and talk about it.

What always worked for me was to pool our resources and then sit down with my partner periodically (maybe once a month) and review our short and long term financial situation and goals and work from there.

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Jesus, Im torn. The OP sounds like a huge douche bag, but in some respects I think his wife is getting a free ride (not so much pertaining to the FW questions, just in general). I dont know how Im ever going to handle getting married.

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WTF kind of marriage is that? Most marriages that i know of pool all their money together and split wiht 50-50 no matter who makes more mainly b/c they are MARRIED and LOVE eachother so it's not just about money...

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Jesus, Im torn. The OP sounds like a huge douche bag, but in some respects I think his wife is getting a free ride (not so much pertaining to the FW questions, just in general). I dont know how Im ever going to handle getting married.

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A free ride? WTF are you talking about? There is a little more to being married than a business agreement.

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Jesus, Im torn. The OP sounds like a huge douche bag, but in some respects I think his wife is getting a free ride (not so much pertaining to the FW questions, just in general). I dont know how Im ever going to handle getting married.

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A free ride? WTF are you talking about? There is a little more to being married than a business agreement.

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A little more like what? I guess I just dont see the point of it. I have everything I want in the world right now, giving some girl half my money, while she barely works, etc just doesnt seem to make sense. But, Im sure this topic has been done to death, so lets just drop it.

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Jesus, Im torn. The OP sounds like a huge douche bag, but in some respects I think his wife is getting a free ride (not so much pertaining to the FW questions, just in general). I dont know how Im ever going to handle getting married.

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A free ride? WTF are you talking about? There is a little more to being married than a business agreement.

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A little more like what? I guess I just dont see the point of it. I have everything I want in the world right now, giving some girl half my money, while she barely works, etc just doesnt seem to make sense. But, Im sure this topic has been done to death, so lets just drop it.

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Well for starters, I would assume that someone you marry has a little more importance to you than just "some girl". Otherwise, youre right it doesnt make much sense. FWIW, I do agree that issues like this need to be talked about well before getting married.

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I'm the brains, she's the heart.


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Does she know this? "Honey, I'm a heartless genius. You may be an idiot, but you're sweet."

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you wont be laughing when she screws the pool boy

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This is pretty bad, but at least you make up for it by making sure she has health insurance at all times, like a good provider. Wait, what's that you say? Oh my...

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You forgot

OPTION C
OP romances his hand for the next six months.

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This is hilarious. I think your only mistake was telling her that she picked wrong. Or maybe offering her a choice you felt was "wrong" in the first place.

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WTF? this is a marriage?

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I'd increase my take to 70% and tell her the extra 4% is an idiot tax.

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WTF? this is a marriage?

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I think you should email this thread to your wife