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My wife doesn't get my Pearl Jam obsession

1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,949
edited December 2013 in The Porch
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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    Join the club. That's all I've got.
  • onejourney...onejourney... Posts: 252
    Mine doesn't either...but she still supports it. :D
    here for the music...
  • howIchoose2feelhowIchoose2feel Posts: 366
    my husband doesn't get mine.
    The wisdom that the old can't give away

    How I choose to feel is how I am
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,949
    howIchoose2feel wrote:
    my husband doesn't get mine.

    Haha. Love it. I smell a spawn-off thread.

    My wife just commented.....'maybe you two can get together, then...' :D
    2003 Mansfield III 
    2004 Boston I 
    2006 Boston I 
    2008 Bonnaroo, Hartford, Mansfield I 
    2010 Hartford 
    2013 Worcester I, Worcester II, Hartford 
    2016 Bonnaroo, Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2018 Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2021 Sea.Hear.Now
    2022 Camden
    2024 MSG I, Fenway I, Fenway II
  • oysterjaroysterjar NH Posts: 1,235
    Why do you think I joined 10C.
    Wind this thing up.

  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,226
    I'm not even sure I could be with someone who didn't share my passion for PJ at this point (or for music in general) .... On the surface, that seems ridiculous... but the more I think about it, I just don't see how it would work otherwise. :lol:
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  • iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,434
    Its alright, not many people understand my PJ obsession also.
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,648
    My wife is starting to wear PJ shirts with regularity the past few years and it is cramping my style. :lol:

    Seriously though, she doesn't 'get' it but she loves that I have something I am passionate about and supports it
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  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    Time to leave that ball and chain! 8-)
  • lcusicklcusick Posts: 310
    My husband does not get my PJ obsession, but at least he will go to the concerts and travel with me to see them. He just doesn't share the same passion. I met him in 1977 and he was obsessed with Led Zepplin. I was obsessed with Neil Young at the time. :D
  • candleofthoughtcandleofthought Posts: 897
    I hear that!!! She is the only woman I know that "kinda" likes the band that has seen them nine times because I can't find anyone else to road trip with :lol:
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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,377
    I don't have problems like that, I married a fellow tenclubber :P :lol:

    Does she have a passion that you cannot get into?
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  • DM213518DM213518 Posts: 117
    My Pearl Jam obsession....my wife says " it's a bit of a problem,actually."
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Mine tolerates my obsession (Pearl Jam, Rush and Phish), and she's been to a few shows with me and had a great time. The obsession is not her thing, but she tolerates it.
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  • Release EVRelease EV Posts: 2,065
    Mine loves the band and comes to all the gigs with me. The issue is not about loving the band.

    The issue is she does not get my merch/collecting obsession. Let's just say my negotiation skills have improved.
  • Out of My Mind and TimeOut of My Mind and Time Posts: 1,333
    I got 99 problems..... :roll:
  • KaiserPJKaiserPJ Posts: 12
    My husband doesn't get mine. He's always liked the band, I just started recently (12-12-12 to be exact) and I AM OBSESSED. I thought he would be happy I discovered Pearl Jam and a lot of other great bands from the 90s but NOPE said "I'm taking it too far". I calmly explained that it is rare to come across something so wonderful at our age that it makes you feel like you believe in Santa Claus again. Silly maybe, but that's the best way I can describe it. I get to see them for the first time in Worcester, Tuesday night and I am out of my mind with excitement. Life is awesome.
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,791
    Out of My Mind and Time wrote:
    I got 99 problems..... :roll:

    +1

    If anything I converted my wife to being more of a Pearl Jam fan since we met 10 years ago. She pokes the odd fun at me, but doesn't really give me a hard time about it. Basically she just bugs me about possibly having a Man Crush on Eddie Vedder.. which is probably just to justify her own crush on Eddie Vedder :)
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    My wife only gets pissed when something new gets delivered
  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,802
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  • Walking the milesWalking the miles Toronto Posts: 549
    [/quote]

    +1

    If anything I converted my wife to being more of a Pearl Jam fan since we met 10 years ago. She pokes the odd fun at me, but doesn't really give me a hard time about it. Basically she just bugs me about possibly having a Man Crush on Eddie Vedder.. which is probably just to justify her own crush on Eddie Vedder :)[/quote]

    Same here, she teases me on my obsession but has come around and now quite likes the band/ Eddie (of course).
    I've worn her down. In a marriage there are some things that you just have to accept about someone. Like how I accept the fact that my wife is an exceptional cook! :P
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  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,802
    I've been lucky with my girl... on our first date... I noticed she had "Ten" in her car :)

    within three months we we're truckin it to Chicago to see PJ at Lolla.

    She's been with me at every show since. Much to the chagrin of the friends I used to bring along :)
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  • jerseygenxjerseygenx Posts: 106
    At this point I don't even think mine tolerates it..... lol


    But than again, this is the one thing that is MINE. As a working Mom, there's rarely anything that is just mine. So I'm ok with it, and I get to meet cool people too. Takes some getting use to, walking into concerts by myself but once they start playing I'm no longer alone.
  • FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    LloydXmas wrote:
    My wife only gets pissed when something new gets delivered

    :lol: Why am i picturing a refrigerator-sized box with a 'Pearl Jam Merch" label on the side of it? :lol:
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  • It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
    My wife took the time to actually try and figure it out. She listened to nothing but Pearl Jam for a solid week. By the end she said she gets it and now knows almost every word, but every time tour season comes around and I want to go to more than one it's a 24 hour discussion. It's okay though. I'd take that over her hating them.
  • lakerat25lakerat25 Posts: 75
    My wife gets it and has started to develop one herself. I've actually started shipping Tenclub merch to the office to the avoid the afternoon phone call or text that says "What did you order from the Tenclub?" Marriage saver!
  • Red Mosquito75Red Mosquito75 Moline IL Posts: 1,037
    Mine doesn't either. Supports the band but not like me.
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  • It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
    lakerat25 wrote:
    My wife gets it and has started to develop one herself. I've actually started shipping Tenclub merch to the office to the avoid the afternoon phone call or text that says "What did you order from the Tenclub?" Marriage saver!

    Yup. My mailman just laughs at work now.
  • btcs41btcs41 Posts: 26
    Parksy wrote:
    D-I-V-O-R-C-E ... is priceless to me....

    D-I-V-O-R-C-E ... is priceless to me....

    D-I-V-O-R-C-E ... is priceless to me....

    D I V O R C E !

    ;)


    If only I was that rich :lol: Seriously though, my wife would likely sign up for elective root canals before listening to PJ. I know the feels, fellow loners.
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