I'm telling you, ya gotta stand your ground, once you start "giving in", the scale tips and I'm not talking about in your favor. Heck, last night I was up till 3 am talking to one of my friends on here, the night before 3:30 am, she didn't give me any grief at all. She understands I work hard all week to pay for just about 95% of everything we have and do, but the man cave is my hideout, and what I put in the basement is my decision. Although, I did bend and let her put the treadmill down here, well, that's a lie, I didn't feel like lugging it up 2 flights from the basement, plus I get to watch her run on it, quite nice at times.