I told my girlfriend I collect Transformers...

I think if I took Lin to Maccas then a movie she would ask why we're slumming it whne we could be eating somewhere nice and i could have less toys.

Ill stick to taking her nice places....

I didn't really have to tell my wife I liked TFs since she used to watch the cartoons with her brother and told me Ironhide and Bumblebee were her favourite characters.

I guess what some of the boys said are logical. i.e to achieve a healthy balance of lifestyle with your partner and TFs and never get too over obsessed or over-spend that you have to struggle.

For guys having problems with their GF/wives/partners, I guess the main thing is to involve them. Woman don't like being lied to, so definitely don't try and hide the fact that you collect TFs.

Involve her by letting her transform and play with some of your TFs. Like Borgeman's better half, Giselle, I could see that day she was oh-so-happy to take part in the transforming game as well. So there, not all girls think playing/collecting TFs are silly.

I didn't used to like to watch soccer or cricket or silly movies, but I started to when the BF just involved me and asked me to watch it together with him. I mean minus the fact that it's hard to find rare gems (like me :o) who love TFs, Lego, Gaming and all the boyish stuff :D, I'm sure you can achieve a reasonable understanding that if she can love her shopping for handbags, clothes, shoes etc, then surely there's no harm with your little TF love. :) Or you can point her in my direction and I "brain-wash" her for you. heeheee... :D

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Originally Posted by Fungal Infection

She wasn't actually threatening me just asking it as a hypothetical question.

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It's never just a hypothetical question! ;)

By the time most people find out I collect TFs they're beyond being surprised by anything about me.

If I received a serious ultimatum along the lines of, "Either lose the collection or lose me", I'd choose to keep the collection. Not because I couldn't part with the collection (okay, I couldn't), but because if someone was that determined to change me to fit what she wants from a partner... the relationship is not right anyway.

Asking me to stop/curb spending would be different, for the practical reasons many have touched on. Mind you, I don't spend a lot of TFs now, and the hobby doesn't take up much of my time, since I don't use eBay and tend to just buy stuff by pre-order at places like HLJ.

I didn't actually tell my GF I collect TFs - someone else told her before I even got the chance to mention it. She was actually quite keen to see the collection for herself, and likes the fact that I'm so passionate about stuff (: