Aperture fevour hits us all. We may have a 25" Obsession, but as soon as the 36" or bigger comes out we want it! Ah well, we could win the lotto!
I know the trouble with "She who must be obeyed" only too well. It seems she can go to Ikea and blow a wodge of dosh on yet more furniture, I mean how many sofas can we sit in simultaneously? Or take the Ab King Pro she ordered and used twice!! Yet when I want a bigger scope I've first got to sell my current one, which I did and John is now the happy owner.
Then comes the "You spend more time with that scope than you do with me"! We have a conflict of interests, big time, as all the good stuff is up in the sky right now, yet I'm seen as a 'deserter' if I dare venture outside without prior approval. At least she does enjoy having the odd look through the scope herself, so all is not completely lost.