Furniture: Cheap and Trendy, or Expensive and Permanent?
Couples who have lived together for 40 years have had nearly every conversation possible. O.K., I'm 
exaggerating. A little. Here's the customary conversation I have with my wife prior to any major furniture purchase. Names have been omitted to prevent bias one way or another. It goes like this:
Spouse #1: "Let's buy a high quality [insert name of piece of furniture] that will last forever. Sure, it'll be more expensive in the short run, but we'll never need to buy another one, ever."
Other Spouse: "Why would you want to look at the same [insert name of piece of furniture] for the rest of your life? Styles change. I like 'Cheap and Trendy.' We can buy a new one when it wears out."
Spouse #1: "If we recognize a classic design in a high quality piece, it'll be attractive forever. We won't get tired of it. It'll have timeless appeal and may even increase in value."
Other Spouse: "Do you really think Travis (that's our only child, now an adult) will want that after we're gone?"
Both Spouses: "No, he won't."
We've had this same conversation several times over 40 years. It's not an argument, but neither spouse changes the other's mind. This time, I think I'd rather have the conversation with you Rainers. At least I don't know how that'll come out. I suggested to her that we leave the final decision up to the enlightened consensus of AR, but she just stared at me neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
What do you think; Cheap and Trendy, or Expensive and Permanent?
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