[78-L] For those married folks, how does your spouse fell about your record collection?

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I remember Mac Sheets and his wife. Mac collected the records, wife 
(name?) collected books. She was as bad (or good) about books as he was 
about records. They lived many happy years together, as I understand. 
They helped each other find things. Both are gone now.

joe salerno


David Lennick wrote:
> Love me, love my records. No problems so far (41 years this December, and she 
> knew what she was getting into..I hope).
> 
> All girlfriends were musical or in radio, so there were always common interests.
> 
> There are a few husband-and-wife couples in attendance at CAPS meetings, and I 
> know several married collectors and dealers whose wives are supportive and even 
> collect their own specialties. And I know a few whose marriages didn't survive 
> or were tenuous at times..one shellac widow notified friends of her husband's 
> passing, then asked when I was going to take all the records (and I did!).
> 
> dl
> 
> Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
>> As most record collectors seem to be male I'm wondering is your wife 
>> accepting of your collection? Tolerates it? Hates it or something 
>> else? How does she feel about your buying more records or bringing 
>> them home? Ok with it? Or do you get a hassle every time you add new 
>> (to you) records to your collection?
>>
>> I'm not married so thankfully  no wife problems however I've had a 
>> few girlfriends from time to time that seemed to be ok with my very 
>> large collection of records. None of them were really thrilled by it 
>> though......
>>
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