Any guy who gets his wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas is freakin crazy. wow. I was amazed, and if I can say so, a little turned on. It would be nice, it would be a treat to have a wife who is a female and not a 'partner'. aye, but those days are gone. I think this is why so many men marry foreign women.
My husband got me the Dyson Supervac for our anniversary. I was thrilled. He knew I wanted a new vacuum cleaner. (Needed, since the old one was past fixing.)
Other times, I'm happy if he brings me a book from the library or a rose from our garden.
I got a vacuum once for Mother’s day. It was a Dyson - so it was okay :)
I feel very lucky to have a wife who's a "post feminist". She's of a generation (or breed) who are liberated not only from the old suffocating paternalism of days gone by, but also of the man-hating ultra feminism of the 70s and 80s.
She's been my business partner for 15 years, but is also a wonderful mother and wife. I have no complaints, and feel greatly blessed to have her.
On the flip side, she demands that I wear my hat like any man ought to. Keeps my on my toes, boy.
“Any guy who gets his wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas is freakin crazy. wow.”
What happens if you do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyduncFpzl4
There was a time when people had a lot less money, and a vacuum cleaner would have been considered a very nice present because it lessened a workload and took quite a while to save for.
Marrying foreign women really doesn’t work unless you stay in the foreign country. They become “americanized’ and you’re no better off at that point.
I did last Christmas, a Dyson, the central vac hose was a pain to haul out everytime you needed a small clean-up. She loves it.
All my ex wanted a gold plated straw.
...but it is perfectly fine for a woman to buy her husband a power drill. Please.
Does anyone remember when Walter Williams would talk about buying his late wife a new snow shovel one Christmas to make cleaning the driveway easier on her. Then the following year he bought her ice crampons so she wouldn't slip. That proved ironic.
You might be surprised to learn that lots of (if not most) married women love receiving household-related tools for presents (as long as you don't forget girly-type gifts).
I got my wife a Kirby vacuum cleaner about 10 years ago for a gift, and she was thrilled. The Kirby is the Rolls-Royce of vacuums. They're the choice of five star hotels, built better than most cars, and last forever.
They're also fairly expensive, but if you buy one, it'll be the last one you ever purchase. It's still one of her most prized possessions.
I knew a guy who got his wife a picture of a vacuum cleaner with an attached “IOU” in a shoe box for their anniversary.
We were there when she opened it and her reaction was, well...let’s just say she was “excited”.
My wife told me later, that under no circumstances, was I to ever entertain the idea. I haven’t.