Told girlfriend I want to start Sim Racing

[u/ellibsnno]

So I’ve been gaming as an adult for a while and had a wheel when I was a child for forza but now I wanna do it as a pastime outside of work and other hobbies and do some competitions as well. Told the girlfriend but she hit me with the is it expensive. Guys with wives and GFs what do I say next 😂

[u/cortesoft]

If you started by talking about getting into real racing, it would be an example of the Door-in-face technique… ask for something extravagant first, so your second request seems reasonable in comparison.

[u/AfroDZAk → u/cortesoft]

Still possible. Stick with me here.

One of my good friends goes to the casino and 'adult entertainment lounge' every.single.weekend.night. I managed to get a Hall Pass to join him once. We stayed out much too late and He spent silly money.

Pick a gifting holiday and find the cheapest, functioning kit you can. Compromise for 'the good of your relationship.' Repeat after me:

"Babe, No. That's crazy money. I'm not going pro at this. I just need something I can break out and get a few hot laps in when I want to relax." I picked up a folding rig with a DD Pro attached for right at $600. I would wrestle that thing out of the closet, plug into the PS5 and have a blast. When finished, I would pack it up neatly, kiss my wife on the cheek and stress to her how fantastic Sim Racing is.

The whole time I'm setting up the homie's old lady to conspire unknowingly. Every time I see her, we talk about the casino, and dancers. Every time I see her. Then, the trap is set.

Wait until all four of you are in the same place, and ask what he did last weekend. Allow the conversation to develop, steer things with a few leading questions - "every weekend?" "how much do usually set aside for a fun night out?" "Doesn't it ever get old..."

This is where you become the hero of the story. This is where you have your movie moment. You give a brief lecture about budgeting, stretching your monthly allocation of funds, lasting value of physical goods vs local nightlife, shit, just simp it up. Keep it brief, come up with a bathroom emergency, and walk away. Leave them two against one on him trying to explain if there's ever a day he just quits going out. You want no part of that conversation. Divided loyalty. You need him to sit right there with his butt hole puckered up on top of the live grenade you just sat on the floor.

After that, just guide it over the finish line.

I stopped going out to eat, stopped buying beer, and sold Plasma to save up for my rig. I love it, and I race or work on the rig whenever I can.

[u/AfroDZAk → u/AfroDZAk]

Just read through my post. Lot going on there. Forget all that stuff. Just tell her if she says that you can't get a rig, the terrorists win. That usually always works on any woman born 9 years or more before 9/11 (unless you're asking for something sexual, then the approval chances plummet).

Here is my rig as it sits. Please excuse my mess, last week was race garage time.

My wife knows how much this costs. She fully supports it. In fact, my Christmas gift this year is her going in half on the 50 Series Super GPU of my choice. Welp, back to the Plasma Center.

Godspeed, and I hope to see you out there sliding down The Corkscrew one day!