Jealous spouses... (Page 2 of 2)

mind you not all men, just the tired stubborn and out dated ones, that counts for gardens as well

My wife gets a little jelous too of practicing once or twice a week, taking most of the day Saturday to set up the PA, playing late Sat nights, and sometimes half of Sunday taking the PA down.  Its a lot of work for not enough money.  But I love it.  Ive been playing since I was about 10 years old.  Im 41 now.  Im not gonna stop.  And she doesent like the bar scene, so she doesent come with me.  But I try to make time for her the other nights, and the band will take a weekend off every so often so we can be with families.  Anyway, life is always interesting.  Do what you love doing.

Wow, that's quite a common set of circumstances.  And quite sad that he would choose to come down on you rather than learn from you and join you in your fun. Man, that really just sucks. I'm sure that there is some of the same jealousy in my wife.

I'm still suffering to this day, I have found an escape though....
I play at work!!
On my lunch breaks and mini-breaks I whip out the LP and Jam with my co-worker who has an acoustic yamaha. She strums the chords/rhythm and sings while I play lead and support. We have played "Zombie" by the Cranberries and "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club for the hospital crowd. We didn't get any claps but we did see a few people bobbing to the beat.

I can't wait until the backpacker guitars that I bought for my co-worker and I arrive next week. She is going to LOVE IT!! Then we won't have to lug around our heavy guitars and cases with us to work. We will have nice 2-pound acoustic guitars to play with.

I know it's harsh but I have to discount my wife's opinion and ignore it if I am going to do this the way I need to.
Sad...but it must come to be. This is my dream...not hers.

=]
Dm

After reading some of those posts, especially geraldines aboutn her hubby being jealous of her musical ability, it has made me think.
ithink i am a wee bit jealous of my wife's musical abillity too. Although I can strum away and write a few songs which she cant, or doesnt want to try, she can finger pluck properly and makes it look so easy, yet she is crap at strumming. She is good/half decent on the violin for a beginner, she can pick up a tin whistle or recorder and start getting the right notes straight away , even a harmonica. And also because the mandolin is tuned the same as a violin she can do all the wee lead part on the violin where I just strum the mandolin chords.

So, yeah, I am jealous she has a better ear or abillity to play and jam more than me.

But the two of us together work quite well as long as I dont try something and fail for her to pick it up and show me when she has never done it before herself,lol.

Aye, i got a cracker!!

Ken

Man, what a thread....

Seems that all spouses should want to see their partner happy.  Seems that we should selflessly derive happiness from seeing our loved one happy.  Seems that selfishness leads to a lot of heartache in this world.

My wife love's the fact that I started playing guitar.She's after me all the time to play a few for her. After all she bought  it for me for a Xmas present and was probably the best present ever.  Wow this guitar helped me quit smoking ciggeretts, one year Oct. 15. Cut down on watching television too. We love kitchens jams with friends, fiddles, and guitars. This is an interesting thread.

...Badeye.

I hear ya SouthPaw. Good luck with the no snuff. Not an easy thing to do. I smoked for almost 30 years. I tell you it makes a difference not smoking. More energy,feel way better, and the food taste great. Your right Peace and Guitars.

Take Care...Badeye.