to be annoyed that dh will not let me have the gorgeous Mercedes car that is parked outside our house?

[oliveoil]

He claims it is for a client!

Client my arse, where are his priorities fgs, I have given him 2 children had my stomach slashed and my nethers stitched and what thanks do I get?

Do you think divorce is too harsh or just separate for a while?

TIA

[binkleandflip]

I suppose if you look at it that way, our income is pooled too - he puts in his salary plus bonus and commission, share dividends etc and I put in the child benefit...so we're virtually equal really!!

[Kewcumber]

I am a sole parent, no DH or DP anywhere in sight - should I be furious when as a WOHM I buy my SAHM self a car. One (of many) little conundrums I have to consider.

[binkleandflip]

Kewcy, you'd be undermining yourself doing that..could you live with it???

[nearlythere]

just spoken to dh- he's quite happy for me to buy him a new merc if i feel the need but he said he'd prefer a range rover

[Oblomov]

We went to the Mercendes Benz World for our Firms Christmas do - it was fab - and we saw all the cars - including one costing £660K

[Oblomov]

Dh promised to buy it for me , for next christmnas - yeah right, from our joint account - I don't see the point of having seperate accounts when you are married. We don't buy 'eachother' anything in that sense - everything that is bought is paid for by us.

[muppetgirl]

Notice xenia has dipped out of this thread...
Pmsl at the rest of it though v.funny

[Kewcumber]

binkle - no don't think I'd have any respect for myself if I tried to demean myself by buying a mercedes. Thats why I haven't done it

[binkleandflip]

Ha Kewcy, I for one think you deserve, in fact, are DUE a merc, or whatever else you fancy. Bringing up children is what matters, not who does what and you're doing it alone and I really respect that

[Kewcumber]

its OK binkle _ I have convinced myself that what I really really wanted was... a Vauxhall meriva so I bought one of those. Be still my beating heart.

Sometimes I go and drool on my sisters Aston Martin but obviously only in a disrespectful way because her DH bought it (thought it is "theirs" not "hers" so maybe that is OK - am confused now).

[binkleandflip]

What a git! I hope you've recommended she that she leaves him immediately!

[UnquietDad]

It's a bloody CAR. I don't get the excitment some people feel for these things.

And if you want one, buy one. Why does DH need to "let" you?

[Kewcumber]

sometimes my sister (deep breath - admission coming) buys me stuff too (though not cars sadly) - now I feel unclean.

[Kewcumber]

off to board meeting, let me know when I can pick up the keys binkle...

[binkleandflip]

Well then, they clearly deserve each other. He's oppressing her and in turn, she's taking it out on you, her own sister! the shame of it!!!

[binkleandflip]

Have a good meeting, dont forget to to launch a hostile takeover bid, thus bumping your status up no end whilst you're there and make Xenia and Mozhe proud!!!!

[nomdeplume]

do some of you not get that this is a silly, jokey thread ?

[binkleandflip]

Thought we were joking? Or are we just no funny

[nomdeplume]

not you, you daft bat . I was talking to UnquietDad, Xenia, Mozhe et al

[muppetgirl]

I think it's great
...do carry on

[IntergalacticWalrus]

I might have known how this tghread turned out.

Anyway, I have fallen out with cars. Mines' j7st cost me the best part of 250 squids.

[binkleandflip]

Oh, thanks nom,

[IntergalacticWalrus]

And in our house DP buys the car, because I drive it. He can't drive, so if he wants a lift to his football/rugby/cricket matches he'd better bloody well suplly the wheels.

[Anna8888]

hatrick - completely agree on non-competitive marriage - I don't think a competitive marriage is a "proper" marriage, actually. Marriage is about each contributing their best for mutual benefit and enacting economies of scale for the greater good of the family IMO.