any ideas how to tell the girlfriend about being a prepper and get her to understand? can any one give me ideas?
Lock her in a dark closet without food or water for a few days and then explain that that is what it will be like if a major disaster or a collapse of civilization happens. Just kidding 🙂 Let me know what you come up with, it is tricky making people understand.
GM1
Chance favours the prepared mind
im thing of taking her out for coffee or cook dinner or something and talk to her but i dont know how to tell her. she has no idea that im a prepper.
Maybe try to explain your ultimate vision and purpose of prepping before you show her what you got. It may make it easier for her to absorb
GM1
Chance favours the prepared mind
I find that if I put things across as a way to provide for and care for the people I care about it is more accepted.
Bring her in on your preps if you are going to marry her. Otherwise just enjoy the time spent getting to know her and don't jump the gun. Just some advice from a random Internet guy that knows nothing about you or your girlfriend 🙂
Bring her in on your preps if you are going to marry her. Otherwise just enjoy the time spent getting to know her and don't jump the gun. Just some advice from a random Internet guy that knows nothing about you or your girlfriend 🙂
agree...no sense saying much anything unless there is a long term plans. I made that mistake once.
or wait until
May 5-11, 2013 - Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May. This national event is coordinated by Public Safety Canada, in close collaboration with the provinces and territories and partners.
hits the papers and discuss an "article" you read
im planing to marry her i should i say some thing before or after about a prepper?
That is why so many marriages fail today.You have to be open about everything before and after marriage .That is my advice after being married for over 40 years (very happily) our marriage is OPEN BOOK. We can read each other.
Henry
When my wife and I were dating, I started talking to her about an event we watched on TV. I mentioned that if the event went further, we'd be screwed. She suggested that we might want to think about setting aside some food and ammo just in case. That's when I broke the news about my activities as a prepper. She came on board and we haven't looked back. I've often found that if you can steer a conversation in a certain direction, eventually the other person will make the suggestion you're looking for and you can run with it.
TAZ
Those who are unwilling to defend freedom, will become unfree.
Don't bring it up.
Wait for the right circumstances where the subject comes up and give her the "it would be good to have some stuff put away for ......" or "no problem, I'm prepared for something like that".
Let her steer the conversation.
Don't bring it up. ..
I totally agree. Look at it like being circumcised. It's not something you need to bring up. She'll eventually find out and either she'll be cool with it or she wont. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Theres enough stuff on the news to broach the subject. By now almost everyone has seen the picture of the cop bringing milk for a couple with a young baby during Bostons martial law trial. lt gives you a chance to say - look how easy something bad can happen and they dint even have enough in the house to care for a baby for 2 days . . . ld hate to be that unprepared if a disaster happened here - or pick your story from the plethor out there, 20 minutes of cnn should give you a few choices. But if youre planning on something long term with this girl then there is no room in your relationship for secrets of any kind
thanks dvntmstr im planing long term with her
thanks dvntmstr im planing long term with her
A completely innocent question... is she planning long term with you? For it to work at ALL levels... you both have to be reading from the same book.
JAB