Guns and Marriage

[Geardo]

My wife doesn't love guns. She is ambivilant.

She understands the purpose, but she also takes the self defense aspect for granted a littke bit.

She has a nice little 20 gauge she shoots sometime.

She doesn't understand why anyone would need am armory full of ARs. Lol

 

[Caveman Jim]

My wife doesn't love guns. She is ambivilant.

She understands the purpose, but she also takes the self defense aspect for granted a littke bit.

She has a nice little 20 gauge she shoots sometime.

She doesn't understand why anyone would need am armory full of ARs. Lol

I had access to my Dads firearms before I got married so didn't really have any on me since I was a rough & tumble ex military and could get out of trouble with a knife.
We got married, had kids and we wanted HD weapons so we got a handgun to keep in our traveling home. After I found a local job we bought a house and started shooting more and added more guns. We have always had firearms in the household.
Since I was medically retired I built my own room out in the shop to do all the reloading stuff and gun maintenance, out of sight out of mind.

 

[2A2Dend]

Besides hunting, years ago, there was minimal need. I had a revolver when traveling.
After getting married I bought another revolver. Traveling & then kids equated to another pistol, and a safe. She was told they were tools for a purpose. She seen the writing on the wall and rolled with it, as long as my "wants" never interfered with our lifestyles.

My eyes have never gotten burned from porn. The wife learned to except the smiles on my face when I'm handsy with the other ladies.

 

[Duge]

My wife was totally on board with us getting handguns and our carry permits. She is not really as into it as I am though. Plus now she's pregnant and won't be shooting anymore until after the baby is born, so I'll be going to the range by myself for a while.

 

[The Heretic]

My ex-wife has been my ex for about 30 years.

Problem solved.

It was always about money with her. She didn't want to earn it, but she sure wanted to spend it. I figured as long as I kept a roof over our heads, food in the fridge, paid the utilities, had a dependable car, then that should be enough. If I wanted a hunting rifle, a handgun for home defense, then as long as I took care of the rest, she shouldn't complain about wanting different curtains because the old ones were not stylish enough for her.

 

[wired]

My current wife of 21 years could care less about guns. It my hobby and not her problem.

My ex (2nd) wife ...well its not that I wasnt allowed to have guns in the house its more that having a gun in the house was a good way to get me ventilated over some trivial matter. Hence the ex part. .

My first wife ...having a gun in the house was a good way to get her ventilated over some non trivial matter ...over and over again. God I hate that woman. Also hence the ex part.

 

[KKG]

IMHO The whole question of firearms and a relationship should be addressed long before the marriage. My soon to be Mother-in-Law was just a bit upset when she found out I carried a gun on a daily basis. There was a special place for my sidearm and whenever I arrived at the house, that place was used.

When we got married, I had my sidearm was with me and for my Bride's 21th Birthday I took her in for her CPL. While she doesn't carry very often, she still has that option.

My Bride also knows all about my Collection and how much I paid for what. Secrets in a Marriage is the fastest way of destroying it. IMHO

 

[Heywood]

My beautiful wife is as much of a right wing extremist as I am but she never had guns growing up. Needless to say I only had to take her shooting once and she has been 100% on board.
Wouldn't waste my time with a woman that is too shortsighted or too scared to want to defend her children in the best way possible while still living in our society. That means being able to take care of the home when I'm away and teaching our sons how to protect themselves from a very young age.

I have a close friend who recently married a staunch lefty with tds but she is good on the gun issue too thank g-d. It shouldn't matter what side of the political spectrum you reside and in many cases it doesn't but sadly in too many, it does.

 

[Heywood]

Never marry someone you wouldn't go into business with. Afterall what is marriage but a life long partnership.

54 years in February View attachment 642873

Congratulation. I hope to love long enough to be with my wife that long.

 

[KKG]

Never marry someone you wouldn't go into business with. Afterall what is marriage but a life long partnership.

54 years in February View attachment 642873

Yep, my Bride and I enjoyed our 45th Anniversary on the 31st of October and so far we're still going Strong.

 

[WoodsPlinker]

My wife is currently wearing a t-shirt with an AR15 on it.

 

[Pete F]

I try to get my wife more interested in guns. If nothing else, I want her to be able to use them when I m not home. I have taken her out with friends to go shooting, but she didn't ever pick one gun up. The only time that I know she shot one of my pistols was when her and her friend took one of my revolvers out of my desk drawer. She pulled the hammer back for some strange reason, and couldn't figure out how to et it back down. She must have put enough pressure on the trigger and it went off, hitting a window frame and lodging in a 2x4. She wasn't going to tell me until I asked her bout the hole in the drape and frame.

I still ask her to go shooting with me, but she really has no interest. It may take a bad situation to convince her. She rarely knows when I am carrying and never asks.

Sometimes, I think that she gets jealous of my gun enthusiasm. She has even called me a one issue voter, to which I asked her if her favorite legislator decided to push repealing women's voting right if she would still vote for him because she liked the other platforms that he/she was for - no response.

She bugs me about my gun and ammo collection, but hasn't hinted that I should get rid of them. That would end up in a one sided discussion. She is not exactly anti-gun, but just not interested in hearing about them or support my funding/defending of pro 2nd Amendment causes. It is still a wok in progress even after 33 years.

The only gun that she has shown an interest in is my 1973 Walther PPK/s. Maybe I should buy her one.

 

[American123]

If you are someone who loves your freedom and exercising your right acknowledged by the second amendment, I recommend not marrying someone who doesn't.

You might fool yourself that it doesn't matter, but whether it's 4 or 40 years, eventually, the most likely outcome is being divorced and losing half your stuff, including the guns.

 

[FortRock]

Man, unfortunately I can't get a concealed carry license without declaring intend to become a citizen. Whole lot more involved for me but I'm starting to feel the need for exactly those "sketchy area" protection. For now a large folding knife gotta do if it comes down to it.... :/ But yes, my wife and I stayed in hotels before where she felt better when the loaded handgun was on the sidetable...

Get bear spray. By the time things escalate....it's too late.

 

[FortRock]

Idk... we are democrats too, well more like..libertarians.. but still feel like guns are a necessity... A right is a right, that simple.

Wanting guns and voting Democrat is paradoxical. Why want something and then turn around and invite someone to come take it away. It makes no sense. Every time you vote Democrat you invite that upon yourself, and me and mine.

 

[gmerkt]

I'm still with my first wife of 45 years. When people get married at 18/23, it's a crap shoot. You don't know much yet and people change some. We got lucky.

I had guns before we married. My wife didn't care anything about them one way or another, they just "were." As for purchasing guns, my wife has never minded so long as the bills got paid. And by good planning and some luck, we've never had money problems. We are both thrifty.

Now the only cares my wife has about guns is the problem they will present when I croak. She doesn't look forward to the nuisance of liquidation.

 

[Pete F]

If you are someone who loves your freedom and exercising your right acknowledged by the second amendment, I recommend not marrying someone who doesn't.

You might fool yourself that it doesn't matter, but whether it's 4 or 40 years, eventually, the most likely outcome is being divorced and losing have your stuff, including the guns.

Luckily, most of the guns that I own were either purchased before we were married or inherited from my Dad. None of which she could touch in a divorce in Oregon. The rest, she would have a tough time proving when they were purchased.

 

[American123]

Luckily, most of the guns that I own were either purchased before we were married or inherited from my Dad. None of which she could touch in a divorce in Oregon. The rest, she would have a tough time proving when they were purchased.

My comment wasn't directed at you. I hope your marriage works out great, but generally speaking, it's better to avoid the situation altogether being married to someone who differs on a philosophical level.

 

[FortRock]

I guess I was just blessed. When we moved in together before we got married 35 years ago, our guns moved in like the rest of the furniture. She likes 1911's but her EDC's include an LCP and a Kahr. Her favorite is a Sig 226 MK25. The first time I let her shoot my RRA ar she said... "I guess you're gonna have to go get you one of these." We both have stories. I can't imagine having married into any ambivalence about personal defense, hunting, survival, recreational tools. She likes to fish and eat organic meat too. Every time she hears dems talking about "reasonable gun laws", she offers to buy me more reloading components.

 

[Pete F]

My comment wasn't directed at you. I hope your marriage works out great, but generally speaking, it's better to avoid the situation altogether being married to someone who differs on a philosophical level.

I didn't think it was directed at me specifically, but for all gun enthusiasts. It wasn't always like this, but people change and she is plugged into MSM, The Today Show, Oprah, and other snowflakes that want to see guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens, unless the gun owners are part of their protection detail.