Do you guys always tell your signifacant other what your doing? Say you are working on your beloved other signicant other (Mercedes-Benz) and you say you will be upstairs when you are done putting the spark plugs in. After you put them in you take the car around the block to make sure its all good, and your woman comes down and sees you gone and gets really POed because you didn't tell her that you were going around the block? Do I have the right to defend myself in saying that I don't have to tell here everything like that, or am I just an *********?

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

You're just an *********. You were wrong and she is right. Now, having said that, you will get some nookie.

M'am. The husband believes that any answer he gives will be the wrong one and if he reverses himself, the wife will beat him harder. M'am.

Seriously, if you were going round the block to test drive the car, I don't see that as an issue. My wife, OTOH, sees it as a major issue when it is dark because some of my work revolves around a 383 Vette that gets LOUD and the neighbors might get testy. If I brought my cell phone with me so she can reach me if I break down or vice versa, she won't have a problem. Her issue mainly is that I am out in BFE and without a wallet or cell phone and no way to get in touch with someone should I break down.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

You need a more secure girlfriend.

I really liked that about my last girlfriend, she wasn't needy. We did stuff together and talked a lot but didn't call eachother every 5 minutes, and didn't feel attached at the hip.

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

She called me when I was 2 seconds away.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

We live together!!

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I like being attached at the hip, don't you?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Good luck!

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

Now that kind of attachment is fun!

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

The last EX g/f who lived with me called the office one day at 5:10 pm. Now, I only live 3-4 minutes from work.

"Why aren't you home yet?" The beginning of the end.

How long have you known her? Lived with her? If it's a new relationship, it'll likely get worse. On second thought, new or not, it'll probably get worse, at least in your own mind. That's all that matters.

Good Luck with it.

And what kind is that?

Would you believe I was thinking about how Siamese twins found attachment?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I'd probably say something like "Well, just wanted to make sure the thing ran properly. Better tonight/now than tommorrow morning while trying to get to work on time. Wouldn't want to bother you for a ride to work..."

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

That's EXACTLY what I said! But appparently not telling her I was gonna swing around the block was "blowing her off". Is this a sign that its only gonna get worse if I freakin marry her?

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Best policy is always stick with the truth.

If she doesn't like that or gets mad at you for something innocent, then she has issues.

Now on the other hand if you told her you were going to take the car out for a test-drive and stopped at the bar for a couple hours then you have the issue.

Most often it is a cycle of the man lying because he doesn't want to get yelled at and the woman yelling at him because she wants to keep taps on him (needy). Both are at fault. That is why the stone-cold truth is always the best policy. If you can find someone you can tell the stone cold truth to and they to you then you have found the right one.

If you truthfully only took it around the block for less than 5 minutes, then yes it will only get worse.

But if you told her you were gone for 'a few minutes' and then were gone for much longer, it is your issue.

As a courtesy, I always tell the GF if I'm going to run up the street or down to the store. It doesn't take but a second. Sometimes, since the garage is a fair distance from the house, I tell her I'm working on the car and I might take it out later for a test. For that matter, If I know she's taking a nap or in bed, she doesn't even notice I've left.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250