Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?

As long as I buy the new fridge, stove, re-do the kitchen and bathroom floors, wallpaper the laundry room, re-wire the electrical to put lights where she wants, dig holes in the yard to plant whatever flowers and shrubs she fancies this week, pay the mortgage, the bills, mow the lawn, vacuum the carpets, walk the dog (3 times a day minimum), brush the dog every day, fix the cars, cook most of the time, wash dishes, never forget her birthday and our anniversary, then... and only then, I can go ahead and buy stereo gear without a problem. She's really great though...

Sheep are the perfect solution. They are indistinguishable in 4 of 5 blind tests versus women. They don't know how to use your charge cards and adding wool to a listening room really tightens up the bass.

my girlfriend spends more on clothes.

Homer, do you actually have time to listen to your system?? ;-)

First, never, never, never have a girlfriend if you have a wife. Second, always tell the wife the truth about what it costs. She'll throw up. The more she chucks, the more numb she gets to the cost. Always tell her how great it is and how you're getting newer and more expensive equipment to have it be the best. Keep getting more expensive hobbies, sports, toys and collections. The more the better.

When she wants another ring, remind her that you support her in a style others dream about and you're simply not going to spoil her.

Buy another audio piece.

Engineer a custom audio room

Make at least on of your living rooms an audio room that she isn't exactly welcome in. Then make her an office she can tell her girl friends is hers. Then make a theater out of the other living room. Convert the dining room to a living room. Buy a house in another country. Travel so much she doesn't know if her head is screwed on correctly. Tell her again that her life is perfect.
Spend tons of time racing cars away from home. Only invite her to the track for the race weekends. She'll be a pain during practice when you really want to be with the racers. On the weekend, you can't be their friends when you have to beat them, so you'll want her company.

Then make sure that each place you have has so much audio equipment that's great that she thinks SHE'S rich.

Oh, yeah... it helps to be married to her for a long, long, long time. By now, her memory probably isn't very good and her demands are slowing down.

Bill