Dude seriously are you kidding me? You can always get another woman they are all over the place. To give up your dream car (your words) is just plain stupid and if you do you should give up your man card as well.

P.S. If you want to make even a bigger mistake, marry her.

 

My wife has no interest in my cars, or other hobbies. But she is happy that I have interests that please me. Because she cares about me. If a hobby or interest makes someone you are interested in angry? huge red flag.run.

 

You need to go shopping and come home with ANOTHER corvette.

My better half doesn't care, wouldn't say it if she did. She knows I love working on cars, it's my *sanity* at stake. She understands and respects that we are allowed to have different tastes. Sometimes the tastes overlap. Sometimes they don't.

I picked up this '73 as a restoration project/donar car for a '51 chevy I'm building. SHE turned around and suggested that the 73 might be a quicker build than the '51, and that I should restore it.

That's a supportive wife.

 

My wife bought my 81 for my 40th birthday 1 year early when she shut her daycare down. And I got my 89 2 1/2 years ago. The only stipulation was that I don't put any money into the 81 until we pay our house off in April 2016. She's a keeper She"ll get over it.

 

I still can't beleive you guys still fall for this gag over and over again,just like almost all of the so-called barn finds that pop up again and again.Just ignore the obvious cry outs for attention and they will just go away.

 

That is a tough one my friend because I had to make tha same call in
'87. I waited a life time for a brand new Harley. Just purchased it before I got out of the Marine Corps.
Well, I sold my brand new Harley Low rider to get a family car
Well, I have another Harley today now so patience paid off.
Now, here's the solution.... my wife of 26 years had hated my guns till I took her shooting.
Take her out and let her drive it so she can see the joy it brings.
If she never drives it again she at least knows you trust her with your most prized possesion.
My wife loves to ride in my '68 BB every 4th of July parade and
Sunday morning breakfast runs.
As for car shows and corvette events she tells me go with your buddy who has a '65.
Seriously you are 40 something is she much younger cause I sense some immaturity on her part.
She should reaize by 40 something she doesn't have to compete with a car. It sounds like she supported you on the idea originally so why the sudden mood swing?
If above doesn't work follow earlier advise.
Good to know how she's going to feel towards your interests before you tie the knot and start buying big ticket items like a house together.
Allot chicks dig corvettes so if you have to give her the ultimatium know there are car girls out there you just gotta frame your profile around a car enthusiast.
Tough call glad I'm not making that one bro.
That will be $75.00, you can pay the receptionist out at the window.
Marshal

 

My husband had wanted a corvette his entire life.Finally he purchased his beloved "75.I personally think that they are one of the most unattractive cars and most poorly made cars ever built.But my husband loves them and many a night I have sat in the shed passing him tools, helping him on weekends polish the chrome, spent the day wandering around car shows.He takes me for lovely weekend drives and we enjoy each others company.The secret is my husband in turn devotes as much time to me,he also supports my hobbies and interests.Every body is entitled to have their own interests, what a boring world it would be if we liked the same thing.MY advice, as a woman, would be to you, talk it over, listen to what she is saying,don't always be talking cars,take an interest.

 

She can hate it all she wants, has she asked you to sell it? Those are two very different things.

Couples, married or not, are going to have common interests AND individual interests. As long as your moral, emotional, and sexual compasses are pointed in a similar direction, you'll have a happy life together. Guess what, my wife loves gardening and cooking, a couple things I could care less about and thats fine. She likes my car, but doesn't love it and i don't expect her to.

If the car was once "ok" and she was interested in helping you find it, ask yourself what has changed. I see this hobby as something people get obsessed with, very obsessed. Is this car all you talk about and all you do? She may be sick of hearing about it. When my wife and I bought our house, she was obsessed about furniture and decorating and what are we going to put where. I hit my limit and asked her to dial it back some.

It may be worth asking the question "what has changed" or "why do you hate it so much". If you think you have to sell it, resentment may enter the equation. That can become toxic to your relationship......

 

Life needs to be balanced. My wife understands that I need outlets. I am self employed and work a lot.

She also helps me and has a full time job. We both enjoy different things, she is a shopaholic and I have a dirt bike and a few corvettes.

We do some things together and we do some things separately. I think that helps. My first wife hated anything I wanted to do other than what she wanted. Look long and hard at things, this might be a sign of things to come.

Bob K.

 

I'm not seeing the problem here.

You're new here aren't you?

 

Getting married aint going to fix your problems. Come-on son, Man-up!

 

Something being missed is this isn't about a car, this is about someone who doesn't care about someone elses dreams and desires.
We far from have all the details and pieces to this puzzle but there is two sides and an edge to each coin, WHY does she hate the car? you said she found it for you, sounds off to me...something missing.

 

Your fiancée is unsupportive in your dream/passion..that in itself speaks volumes.

 

If a corvette is something you always wanted, and now you have one. then I bet you will miss the car more then her if she leaves you because of it.

As others have said, there is more to this then is being seen. Are you spending all your time and money on the car ? If not then find out what is her reason for this . if she has no reason then to show you she wants to tell you what to do,when to do and how to do. 7 years is a lond time to be with someone, but a lifetime of someone telling you what to do is not the path you need. All I know is if you do this, you better hand her your nuts while your at it, you wont need them anymore.

 

Stop referring to the car as a Corvette. Give the car a name...like Shelly or Amber. Now tell your fiance you're going to take Amber for a ride.....this will help with your decision making process.

 

Same here. with LAddams, mine really has no interest in my cars or hobbies but supports me and is happy that I enjoy them. She wants me to have them and that is what matters to me. Sounds like you have a big decision to make you happy.

 

My girlfriend hates my car too. This is me every time I go for a ride by myself:

 

I'm a lucky guy. My GF came with me to look at my 76 when I bought it, came with me to drive it home. She spends much time detailing it with me, has learned where all my tools go and their names. I can make her scream just by banging 2nd gear. I truly have created a monster. I have to tell her to keep it down when she pointa out all the flaws in other cars at the shows. I'm a lucky guy.
You may have the wrong person to go through life with. It took 12 years to find that out with my X. She forbid me to get a vette that I wanted since I was a kid.

 

I'm going to echo Les comments. My wife is the same about cars but she does like shiny things.

She actually thinks the C3 "At least mine" is a really cool looking car.

All though it rides a little rough and stinks she doesn't seem to mind.

 

Wife hates my Vette! She refuses to ride in it.Vette is like a mistress she screams when I ride her,always needs attention,I spend alot of time under her.Wife tolerates her because she knows I really enjoy her company and she likes to see me happy.
Seriously though let her know how much you enjoy the car.She should like the fact that the vette makes you happy.A happy guy makes for a much better companion....If you sell the vette to make her happy what does that say about her? I'm sure there are issues about her that you tolerate!!