Wife outed me!

[AR_Shorty]

I have a funny story to tell. This past weekend I went with my wife to pick up our daughter at one of her friend's house. This is the first time she's been to thier house, so we spent some time chit chatting with this girl's mom (the girl's father was away for the weekend). The girl's mom got to talking about how her husband is so into his toys - meaning cars and motorcycles. She said he goes through a couple a year. She looked at my wife and said, "Is your husband into cars or motorcycles?" My wife said, "No my husband is into flashlights." She looked at me like :huh:. Then after some stuttering, she said she wished her husband could just be into flashlights too because his "toys" are so expensive. Little does she know that my "toys" are too! I felt like saying that I also am into collecting firearms, but I sensed the awkwardness meter would have gone up another notch. It was just a weird situation to be "outed" for the first time to non-flashlight enthusiast. I guess we'll see if my daughter is allowed to go play with their daughter any more.

 

[276]

That's is a funny story

 

[skyfire]

LOL thats funny.
there are plenty of people that love firearms, but most people cant comprehend it the lure of flashlights. im thinking its because they buy $5 plastic lights, and cant see beyond that.

a few times, ill show my jetbeam RRT-0 to a co-worker, they ask me how much?, i usually say $80 and they look at me like im crazy+idiot. in their mind they would rather buy 10 lights for my 1 light.

 

[mrartillery]

She sounds like a good woman, encourage the flashaholic lifestyle!

Cars are expensive, especially once you go hot rodding them, been there done that, got out of it. Bank account couldnt take it anymore, and my ex-fiance could'nt either, obviously.

 

[cottonpickers]

LOL. That story is just too funny. Thank goodness that wasn't me !!
Well, there are a lot more embarrassing things you could have been outed for! tx for sharing......

 

[Locoboy5150]

That's funny!

All the girlfriends and wives I read about here on CPF shold be happy that their boyfriends or husbands are just into one or two expensive hobbies. At last count I have about *ten* expensive hobbies! Flashlights and classic cars, the two mentioned in this thread are just two of them.

 

[Flying Turtle]

Thankfully my wife hasn't done this yet, at least in my presence. Not sure if she would, but I guess it wouldn't bother me. Well, maybe I'd feel a little embarrassment, but not much. I really don't mind admitting it and occasionally do. I usually start by saying, "believe it or not". :laughing:

Geoff

 

[Black Rose]

My wife had outed me to one of her former managers.

But it did have a positive outcome....when they were shutting down the store they worked at, I ended up inheriting some flashlights and a lantern that otherwise would have gone into the garbage.

 

[AR_Shorty]

I must say that I was slightly embarrassed at first, but then I thought, why should I be. It's not like I'm into collecting dolls. The thing is, my wife said it with conviction - not sarcastically. I was impressed. I guess I did train her right :thumbsup:

 

[rayman]

That's a really funny story :thumbsup:.

rayman

 

[chenko]

Ha ha that's funny! My girlfriend (which is a wife by all means) outed me on my knives-addiction more than once, I have to admint it was a bit embarassing sometimes... lesson learned, I try to out-myself before she does, at least it looks less of a guilty thing ha ha ha! :laughing: