A collecting theory: the wife test

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by JimC

Nice flex, Peter. Here in North Carolina we have a one year waiting period so we can't divorce anyone immediately!

Separation then. No amount of other qualities could make up for not knowing baseball. Not knowing football, I could forgive, but we are talking about BASEBALL.

[sforaker]

My wife did great:

1) Babe Ruth
2) Joe DiMaggio
3) Mickey Mantle
4) Honus Wagner
5) Jackie Robinson
6) Lou Gehrig

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Separation then. No amount of other qualities could make up for not knowing baseball. Not knowing football, I could forgive, but we are talking about BASEBALL.

I'd hope you knew about the lack of baseball knowledge going into it.
Unless it was one of those "I did what?!" Vegas marriages....

[Exhibitman]

So, when you told your significant other about collecting cards? For me, it was kind of like confessing to having an addiction. Hoped she'd accept but expecting to be kicked to the curb.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

So, when you told your significant other about collecting cards? For me, it was kind of like confessing to having an addiction. Hoped she'd accept but expecting to be kicked to the curb.

My collecting cards was sort of obvious. I had a smallish apartment, and boxes tucked away all over. Plus stacks I was sorting out on tables.

she actually surprised me and showed up to visit a day early. To get to see what my place was actually like... We were both a bit on the older side, and I was well past the "omg what will she think" phase, more like the "this is me and if you don't like it that might be a problem"

She was ok with the cards and other stuff. As long as I was ok with her books. (A whole new batch of new reading material! and free, and actually better than the local library... )

[scooter729]

I'm lucky to have a wife who really loves baseball.

Our 3rd date was to a Red Sox game in 2003. I didn't know about her love of baseball at this point. She started cheering when Bill Mueller was coming up to bat. I asked (probably obnoxiously), "What's up with Bill Mueller, you think he's hot or something?" She replied, "No, he's hitting like .326 and has over 40 doubles." I think I nearly dropped to a knee on the spot.

Many years later, I had the pleasure of getting to know Bill Mueller a bit. I shared this story with him. He suggested we FaceTime my wife right then. It gave her a shock and a thrill when he repeated the story to her!