Although my fiance does not exactly understand my collecting, she does support it. The only time she has gotten made at me about it was the night I gave her her engagement ring.
Not sure if I shared the story before, but that day was pretty funny. I wanted her to be surprised when she got the ring, so I had been telling her for a while that I could not afford the ring yet, was saving for something nice, and that she would get it at the right time. She'd make snide comments here and there about how I could afford to buy baseball cards but not the ring, so I told her I would hold off on cards till I had the ring. Anyway, after weeks of going back and forth with the jeweler, I wrote the check and had him start working on it. Almost simultaneously, cards I wanted started popping up on eBay. Since I had already bought the ring, I figured I could purchase them without breaking my promise.
Fast forward to the day I had the ring in hand. I told her to keep the night open and made it clear I wanted to hang out. I found the perfect location and arranged a surprise party with her friends. I then invited her out to dinner. To keep everything on track--proposing while it was till light out and leaving time for the party--I had to get her to a quick, local restaurant. We sat down at a table at the same sushi place we go to for cheap lunch specials every other week. I could tell she was disappointed we weren't doing a nice dinner out. Then, she starts breaking down and going on and on about how she isn't a priority, how I promised I would not buy baseball cards until she had her ring, how I continued to buy them, and how I did not have her ring yet. I had it in my pocket at the time and could not help cracking up. Then I got a speech about how I did not take her feelings serious, etc., etc.
Well, she got the ring an hour or so later. Everything went exactly as planned. She said yes. And, I cannot imagine she will ever comment about the cards again
