need your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck on that one. My ex-wife didn't like them either...LOL!!

Just a suggestion.. maybe sell a few and give her the money from it. Once she see's the value in them, she might change her tune.. However, if this is an issue, I wouldnt marry her. You will only have ill will towards her lack of passion for your hobbies.

Sounds good give her some of the money or have a chandleer made... or a lamp something nice. If that doesnt impress, find someone who cares about your interests.

she cares about my interest and i know she will let me have a few in the house, but she just isnt excited. I am going to sell the majority of them. i was just wondering if you guys decorated anything with them.

yes i would like a lamp or something like that, but i dont have the money right now, im going to try and make something up with the smaller ones i have.

thanks for all your help
9er

9er, I was just giving you a hard time :) .

The thing is, my ex didn't understand shed hunting and all of the other outdoor activities I enjoy...but it was ok at first. Later on it became a real issue and it was one of the main reasons we got divorced even though we dated for 7 years before getting married. I guess she thought I would change once we got married or something? Who knows? I was a fly-fishing and muley guide for several years while we dated and I was going to school, so I thought she understood?

I think you have been given good advice and I would definitely try to make things clear upfront to avoid problems in the future. You will obviously need to find some kind of middle ground and it sounds like your doing that by selling some of them. I just hope she doesn't plan on changing you or hoping that you will change? Good luck!

Not to tell anyone what they need to do. Follow your heart, but be realistic in your thinking and planning!!
I am fortunate enough to have married a guy who loves hunting as much as I do. Our long time friend and neighbor however, wasn't as fortunate. They started out the same way, in high school. He hunted then, always loved it. Now he's married (a few years now) some seasons he doesn't even put in anymore. We finally convinced him (after I convinced her to let him go! which was a few month long fight/discussion) to go to Texas with us to hunt hogs and sheep. The trip would cost roughly a thousand dollars. She said she changed her mind (a few days before we bought our plane tickets) and said the only way he could go was to give her a thousand dollars to spend as she pleased. He wasn't going. Well we finally got things changed around at the last minute, but the poor guy, has a real hard time in general with it. If he does even go hunt anymore its usually a very SHORT hunt with someone else, and she doesn't talk to him before or after the hunt.... Most of the time he doesn't even put in for the draw anymore.
Not saying that anyone elses wife/fiance is like that, but she wasn't either, but the possiblity of it gettin BAD are there!!
My theory, Everyone has to have someTHING they love. Everyone is entitled to that!!!!!!! Don't change who You are, or you will hate yourself, and her for it for a very long time. Believe me, been through that! If she loves you for who you are now, then there should be no problem.
Hope everything goes well for ya. :)

9er, How many sheds do you have? A room full, or a garage full?
Your wife is going to have stuff that you going to scratch you head about.
have your place, like in the basement, garage, lawnshed, extra bedroom whatever but keep your hobies.

mnmt

thanks for your replys guys,


she is very understanding. i have a good pick-up load full, and im going to sell most like i said. she was just saying that with all of the horns, my elk mount, deer head and bear rug in the apt. it will take up all of the space but i know she will let me do it. im just hoping that in a few years we can get a house and get some more room.

9er

9er, You got it good. My wife lets me have 2 deer mounts, 3 antelope, 1 seven pt Elk, and numerous fish and birds in our living room. The rest of the stuff is in my cabin. :thumb

mnmt

my wife has me making things like coat hangers,lamps,shelf supports for homemade endtables.show her some ideas when she sees the beauty in it she'll come around.there is a guy on realtree that will buy all your forkhorn sheds for knife handles.I used some of mine for new handles on the dressers.