How much does your spouse know?

auntybug · Dec 13, 2007

Okay...so this is how a conversation went last night. I was in bed reading, hubby came in to the room & saw the picture of the back of the book.

"Is that ToT's book?"
"ToT doesn't have a book,yet, I think.." I say.
"Kinda looks like Inky."
I turn book over & look at picture, "Hmmm...kinda does."
He picks up book from headboard. "You finished Ray's book?"
"I told you I did & I really liked it."
"Hmm..I guess you did. I forgot. Did you get Aye, Aye, Aye's new book yet?" (He knows how to properly say III

)
"Nope. Or I'd be reading that one instead of this."
"How was the love of your life today?" (Refering to cray)
I giggle & say "fine."

Is it just me or does anyone else go home after a day of "work" (meaning goofing off in here) and talk to your spouse about your day on AW like you just had a great time in a bar with your friends? I think mine may know too much

CaroGirl · Dec 13, 2007

Mine knows nothing to very little, and I plan to keep it that way.

kalel32 · Dec 13, 2007

Same here, shes not that interested after her day at work.

Bmwhtly · Dec 13, 2007

How much does your spouse know?

Not only does she not know where the bodies are buried, she doesn't even know there are bodies.

sunna · Dec 13, 2007

He occasionally catches me snickering over someone's witty post, and I know he wonders why I keep having to clean tea off my monitor, but other than that, no. He'd understand this about as much as he understands my characters doing things I didn't plan on.

dolores haze · Dec 13, 2007

My hubby is very glad that I've found a bunch of like minded weirdos to hang out with. I was going a little nutty as a stay at home mom living in the country.
I read my kids the children's stories that get posted. They're very proud of the fact that they get to give feedback to real writers, and they get a huge kick out of all the funny avatars. They're convinced I'm friends with Kermit the Frog, Yoda, and a variety of cartoon characters.

Uncarved · Dec 13, 2007

Absolutely zilch.

Ya'll are just "people on the forum". He's no idea, what forum, just that we tend to write alot. And that suits me and him just fine

Siddow · Dec 13, 2007

Sometimes I'll talk about someone here or from the various blogs I visit and use their real name and he'll ask, "Who?" Only after I say their internet handle does he know who I'm talking about.

III · Dec 13, 2007

My wife knows all about the sweet lady who used to work at the Maui Prince who says nice things about my books

She also hears about Ray, Cray, Pat, Bruce, Roger, Kevin, Charlie, Trish, Nichola, a couple of Robs, a spicy Latino named Voyager who helped me with the cover of my book, and many others. Lately it's been about an ex-nun mystery writer named Callalily61 and a pastor named James, whose stories I'm beta reading. She also helps me pray for folks from the Prayer Request thread - particularly Mom'sWrite lately.

cray · Dec 13, 2007

ab!
i thought this place was like vegas!

Sarita · Dec 13, 2007

auntybug said:
Is it just me or does anyone else go home after a day of "work" (meaning goofing off in here) and talk to your spouse about your day on AW like you just had a great time in a bar with your friends? I think mine may know too much

Mine is the same way. When he went to Belgium a few years ago, he was like "Did you have fun with Ray? I hope you guys saw some artsy movie."

Indeed, Ray and I saw Elizabethtown, a movie I never could have talked him in to.

And when I got my adorable baby gifts from you fine folks, he said "Awww, Jenna and Terri made you these? How sweet."

He knows who all you freaks are.

rhymegirl · Dec 13, 2007

Um, well, let's just say I wouldn't dare let him read my rep comments or PMs.

Bravo · Dec 13, 2007

i'm pretty sure i'd vehemently deny ever posting on a message board to anyone.

my wife will probably think that i'm looking at porn because i can guarantee ill be minimizing the window when she comes around.

if im still posting then.

(please God, no)

we'll see.

Sunkissed27f · Dec 13, 2007

He knows it's here.....he thinks it's silly, and I waste my time....!!BUT!!....he also knows if he gets between me and my ORPCC.....he will be missing some fingers.

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Dec 13, 2007

Ol' Boy knows everything.

Everything.

Voyager · Dec 13, 2007

Since the strike started, my husband is more often than not sitting beside me at the desk. He knows Mel and he knows about everyone I talk to in PMs and IMs, Jess especially cuz we've known each other for years. He's also well aware that I have huge fangurly crushes on Davids and III. I don't see the point in not telling him everything, I mean, he sees me nekkid. If I'm embarrassed about something than I probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Monkey · Dec 13, 2007

My sweetie leaves around 6am and comes home around 8pm, exhausted. After the children and I have our Yay, Daddy's Home party and he's settled in, and I've asked how his day was and he mine, he usually says, "So what's up on the forums?"

Used to be, if it had been particuarly entertaining, I'd actually log in and show him rather than trying to relate it verbally. Then, I'd sometimes go off to make supper, and allow him to surf around and read at will. But no more!

Now he has his own user name.

Pat~ · Dec 13, 2007

My poor hubby probably knows more than he wants to.

He's finally accepted that you all are 'real' people.

III · Dec 13, 2007

*waves all friendly-like to Mr. Voyager in hopes of not getting a cyber-beating* And tell RR to hurry up on Sin City 2 already!!!

auntybug · Dec 13, 2007

I try not to get on at home..but if I do - I usually end up laughing out loud and that makes my daughter come running...poor thing - I usually can't tell her.

Hubby also shakes his head when we see a "Volvo" sign & knows why I giggle...and knows it's Haggis'('s) fault!

JLCwrites · Dec 13, 2007

Pat~ said:
My poor hubby probably knows more than he wants to. He's finally accepted that you all are 'real' people.

Sums up Mr. Turkey too. At first he kept telling me that people in forums are just a bunch of psycho dweebs who are probably not anything like their persona online. He used to roll his eyes if I even mentioned someone online. One day he even said... "You don't actually think these people are your friends do you?" Of course I gave him a dirty look and told him to go stuff himself.

But there has been a change of events recently. I IMed him the link to a thread I started about our child's upcoming surgery and he responded with.... "Wow, what a great group of people."
I think he is coming around.

nerds · Dec 13, 2007

I don't have a spouse

nor even a likely candidate for one

but I do tell the cats about AW. They like to look at LOLcatz and all smilies-which-move. Pitiful, I know, but FACT.

larocca · Dec 13, 2007

She's too busy with her teacher forums to care what I'm typing on a writer forum. Kind of a shame, actually, since she used to write poetry. But teaching is a black hole that sucks the life out of people. I know. I used to pretend I was one. Didn't write a damn thing.

In other news, my cat loves to watch NFL football games with me. She's awesome.

Toothpaste · Dec 13, 2007

I have no spouse, live by myself. But I do tell my parents a bit about the conversations here. And when they visit my blog, they always point out how nice the posters are there (and seeing how most of the posters are you guys . . . ).

Some of my friends are also now well versed in the ways of some of the crazy spammers that pass through here occasionally (you know who I'm talking about - the ones who show up for a week or so, say lots of illogical things, and are wholly entertaining as well as frustrating as heck).

TrainofThought · Dec 13, 2007

auntybug said:
Okay...so this is how a conversation went last night. I was in bed reading, hubby came in to the room & saw the picture of the back of the book.

"Is that ToT's book?"

Yeah! Hubby thinks I'm a writer. Buy him a :e2drunk:

for me. And I'm still waiting for your son's number.

auntybug said:
"ToT doesn't have a book,yet, I think.." I say.

I like your positive thinking, ab. :e2flowers

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