I'm old school. I make the money in my house and make sure my kids and my fiancé are doing just fine. My girl knows the deal she just thinks its crazy that dudes go through what they go through for shoes. She thought it was a female thing. That said, I buy my stuff and that's that. I'm a grown man and act like one too. That means I have no reason to hide what I work to pay for and no reason to fear anyone other than the big man upstairs.
Keep reaching
You guys are way too serious. I think the funniest thing about this whole obsession we have is seeing other people's reactions to it. My 9 and 6 year olds give me grief whenever another package comes to the door,"ANOTHER pair of shoes Daddy?!" My 9 going on 29 year old told me I have a problem
As far as my wife goes, the only thing that bothers her about the hobby is that due to her luck she now has to ride shotgun with me on the releases. On release saturday, the alarm goes off, and we assume the positions.