WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor

I have a musician friend who is an electronic drummer. His wife hates having the gear in the house and she resents the investment he has made in it.
One day, while he was practicing, she came in, pointed directly at a piece of gear he had recently installed in his rack and asked annoyingly "What's that?"
He said quietly "Oh, I've had that for years. It's always been there."
She replied "Wait here" and went upstairs. A minute later she returned with her digital camera, saying "Where is it in this picture?", and demanded that my friend find the piece of gear in question in the photo she had taken of his rack only a month previously.

As a single guy, I have to mention that when I have had women over to visit, they have always inquired about the acoustical treatment attached to the walls, the stack of big mono block amps and the huge speakers in the living room. Fortunately, most of them came to instantly appreciate what it was all about after I played some music they liked over my stereo and they said they understood why I had all that "unsightly" stuff in my house. As for those who didn't...

Our W/P 8's speakers and mono amps our in our living room. My WAF was great until I bought the Lamm 2.1's which she tolerates but thinks they are ugly (I agree). She campaigning for some better looking amps. I'll go for that once I found something better than the Lamm 2.1's. She totally backs that approach -so it's a minor compromise between us.

Decibelcat
You know,I feel sorry for your friend!His wife is rather smart but if it was me I would of told her to park it.None of her business,if the gear is paid off,not stolen,not aquired by means of crime,all bills are paid on time and nobody goes hungry in the household,keep a job and bring money home and all members are dressed and under a roof ,you know, then I believe I got the right to have a hobby that gives me pleasure.
Sorry for venting ,my opinion.
George

George,

His wife brings in the bacon so he can stay at home, raise the kids (something he absolutely adores doing) and practice his drumming. While what his wife did to him was rather cold hearted, I don't think he really wants to change his domestic situation.

Redwoodgarden
You will like thisone.
My wife told me I could have a lot of items but never A recliner. She feels any man who sits in a recliner becomes useless, so no recliner. So agreeing with my wife I said okay I will not get A recliner. When setting up my HT/Music room for seating I desided on 3 powered recliners and had them delivered. Low and behold as they were being assembled the wife comes home and says I thought we agreed you could not buy A recliner. I looked at my wife and said yes we agreed I would not buy A recliner so I purchased 3 recliners not one. She looked at me with those loving eyes an said okay you got me by getting 3 of them but you will pay. Also who did I find sleeping in the new recliners tbe next day mid afternoon but the wife, talk about useless when in a recliner.