i often have to but her and the bairn "gifts" if i want some thing, and 1 of the reasons i fish is to escape her, take her with me i'de rather eat rag worm on the hookHahaha, just do it man. I wish i had at the time when i bought mine. I have recently sold some rods due to some not even having been used. I literally had used my Century Carbon Metal about 5 times and my Penn copperhead about 2 or 3. Women will never understand mate. To me fishing rods and reels is to what shoes and make up are to them. Often i have had to buy presents as a way of getting off ith buying unnecessary fishing gear. Perhaps theres something she wants to, or you could even offere to take heer with you next time!