Life How much do you spend on your spouse/SO?

El Jefe · 10-23-2009, 08:39 AM

I was curious as to see how much some of you spend/spent on your spouses, wether it be back when you were courting, or even now. I have been casually dating a girl for about 3 months, and Lordy it's expensive at times. We are going out to eat tonight at Easton, and I will probably spend about $100 bucks on the meal. We usually dont go out to places like that all the time, but when we go out to eat on a friday night I usually drop 50-75 bones, so a decent bit, but not too much. Not to mention like flowers and gifts and chocolates etc etc. My brother used to take his wife out a couple times on the weekend and spend like $200 bucks just going out and eating and to the movies. I took her bowling one night, and I've only been bowling twice before this, and I bought 4 games for each of us and it was $48 bucks, I was like man that much just for bowling? I like taking her out though, it's fun and things are progressing nicely, we do a lot of low key things too, so im not dropping major coin. Any stories from the past or present about dropping some coinage?

MOhillbilly · 10-23-2009, 08:40 AM

i pay the rent.

stevieray · 10-23-2009, 08:41 AM

I'm pretty lucky, my wife is extremely low maintenance..the only thing she requests is filet mignon on her birthday.

**notorious** · 10-23-2009, 08:42 AM

I always left plenty of room to go up. If you start high, she's going to come to expect it all the time.

Then you are ****ed.

big nasty kcnut · 10-23-2009, 08:43 AM

I used to buy most of stuff for vanessa. other times we split the cost.

wutamess · 10-23-2009, 08:43 AM

I typically spend as much as we want to to have a good night out since we rarely get those nights out w/5 kids.

The real kicker is we can't sit down as a family and not spend less than $75 everytime we go out with the kids. McDonalds we can get by with $15 but I don't get anything there. Anywhere we sat though it's $75 at the door.

blaise · 10-23-2009, 08:44 AM

When I first started dating my wife I took her out for Valentines Day to this Indian restaurant in DC, like two blocks from the White House. This was quite a few years ago. I brought like $125 in cash, I didn't have a credit card back then. I knew I was in trouble when we went in. There was only like six tables in the place, there was a guy playing piano, and there were no prices on the menu. The tab came to right around $125. I had to ask my wife (who was my girlfriend at the time) for money for the tip. It was pretty bad.

As far as spending on women. Every woman's different. Some need to know you want to spend a lot, others don't seem to care.

**Gonzo** · 10-23-2009, 08:45 AM

Not as much as I should but Lumpy is low maintanance. She was never into jewlery or girly stuff like that.
I spend more on myself, (hunting stuff) and the boy, (toys) by far...

seclark · 10-23-2009, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

i pay the rent.

this plus her credit cards.

back in the 70's when we were dating, i could take her out on a saturday night for about $20.
pizza
movie
gas(for the car, not from the pizza)

overall, she's been a pretty cheap ride throughout the years.
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KCUnited · 10-23-2009, 08:46 AM

My significant makes more than I do so we normally come to a split on recreation funds. The only time I feel obligated to dish out is for sporting events and metal shows.

wild1 · 10-23-2009, 08:52 AM

You have to do a nice dinner sometimes, but I'm guessing you guys aren't eating at the most exclusive restaurants, you're probably getting bills that are half alcohol or more. We rarely drink, which is a huge benefit. If she requires that much spending from you or else she isn't interested, I'd look elsewhere.

**notorious** · 10-23-2009, 08:52 AM

One of my new GF's years ago needed to be picked up in MCI. I flew from Dodge City to KC to pick her up, when I walked her out to the plane, she looked at me and said,"That's it, I wanted a bigger airplane." It took every ounce of niceness to not tell her to walk back to Dodge. Dropped her off and never answered her calls again.

High maintenance Bitch!

It was all worth it. It took a lot of dating whores, bitches, and c#$#s to find the right one. My wife is the coolest girl in the world.

sedated · 10-23-2009, 08:54 AM

we split most things. except stuff I invite her to, like sporting events and such.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 10-23-2009, 08:57 AM

My wife is incredibly low maintenence. She never asks me for anything. I take her out and buy her stuff though, because I feel bad. She's not very good with money so I run the finances entirely and the girl doesn't spend more than $250 a month. That generally pays for her gas, and some coffee or lunch every once in a while for work.

I think I'll take her out to dinner tonight. It's been awhile.

**The Franchise** · 10-23-2009, 08:58 AM

It only gets worse when you're married. Trust me.

10-23-2009, 08:39 AM
El Jefe Don't tread on me. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the peaches grow Casino cash: $9030572	How much do you spend on your spouse/SO? I was curious as to see how much some of you spend/spent on your spouses, wether it be back when you were courting, or even now. I have been casually dating a girl for about 3 months, and Lordy it's expensive at times. We are going out to eat tonight at Easton, and I will probably spend about $100 bucks on the meal. We usually dont go out to places like that all the time, but when we go out to eat on a friday night I usually drop 50-75 bones, so a decent bit, but not too much. Not to mention like flowers and gifts and chocolates etc etc. My brother used to take his wife out a couple times on the weekend and spend like $200 bucks just going out and eating and to the movies. I took her bowling one night, and I've only been bowling twice before this, and I bought 4 games for each of us and it was $48 bucks, I was like man that much just for bowling? I like taking her out though, it's fun and things are progressing nicely, we do a lot of low key things too, so im not dropping major coin. Any stories from the past or present about dropping some coinage?
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10-23-2009, 08:40 AM	#2
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10-23-2009, 08:41 AM	#3
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10-23-2009, 08:42 AM	#4
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10-23-2009, 08:43 AM	#5
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10-23-2009, 08:43 AM	#6
wutamess MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lee's Summit Casino cash: $5391637	I typically spend as much as we want to to have a good night out since we rarely get those nights out w/5 kids. The real kicker is we can't sit down as a family and not spend less than $75 everytime we go out with the kids. McDonalds we can get by with $15 but I don't get anything there. Anywhere we sat though it's $75 at the door.
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10-23-2009, 08:44 AM	#7
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	When I first started dating my wife I took her out for Valentines Day to this Indian restaurant in DC, like two blocks from the White House. This was quite a few years ago. I brought like $125 in cash, I didn't have a credit card back then. I knew I was in trouble when we went in. There was only like six tables in the place, there was a guy playing piano, and there were no prices on the menu. The tab came to right around $125. I had to ask my wife (who was my girlfriend at the time) for money for the tip. It was pretty bad. As far as spending on women. Every woman's different. Some need to know you want to spend a lot, others don't seem to care.
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10-23-2009, 08:46 AM	#10
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $2308244	My significant makes more than I do so we normally come to a split on recreation funds. The only time I feel obligated to dish out is for sporting events and metal shows.
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10-23-2009, 08:52 AM	#11
wild1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 31040 Casino cash: $10004900	You have to do a nice dinner sometimes, but I'm guessing you guys aren't eating at the most exclusive restaurants, you're probably getting bills that are half alcohol or more. We rarely drink, which is a huge benefit. If she requires that much spending from you or else she isn't interested, I'd look elsewhere.
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10-23-2009, 08:58 AM	#15
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