Are most traders married?

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from dandxg:

I blew up my first account and hid it from my then girlfriend until the elephant was 30k, not anymore.


Dan

I'll bet this has happened to quite a few people. Did you have any on credit cards?

 

[ddunbar]

Quote from Runningbear:

I married to the market. My girlfriend gets very jealous.

Runningbear

LOL! Yep.

 

[eminitrader007]

THE WORLD’S SHORTEST FAIRY TALE

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl “Will you marry me?” The girl said, “NO!” And the guy lived happily ever after. He went fishing, played a lot of golf, drank beer and farted whenever he wanted.

THE END

 

[dandxg]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

I'll bet this has happened to quite a few people. Did you have any on credit cards?

Yes, but I pay them off every month, debt free is the way for me.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Quote from dandxg:

Yes, but I pay them off every month, debt free is the way for me.

actually what I meant was if you had borrowed secretly on credit cards to fund your account losses.

 

[moo]

Is it important that you can discuss trading with your wife/girlfriend? Does it matter that she understands what you are doing?

 

[inCom]

Quote from Moreagr:

yup ultimately all they want is security after the living on the edge..now when the first stage of their life is over..

at first its i need a guy that is bad and exciting (loser or druggie) yeah and forget about the nice guy (he is boring) then when they enter the next stage of their life 30's and up they want security and comfort through $$$$

that the way life is

Please everyone also visit:

http://darksun.com.pt/mirage/misc/faq_tre.html

for a more detailed explanation of love and marriage.
Too bad the actual "Treatise of Love" link is no longer accessible.

GS

 

[chesstrader]

Quote from Batterup:

HA, i discussed a 95 hundred dollar loss with the gal once (when learning how to trade) and she said: "Is it always going to be like this? I said: "Well, i hope not, HA.

Next year she flew the coop and found a new fool.. some nuclear physicist type. She said: " I need security"..

Now i get to spend all the money.

When it was all done and (we are still distant friends) over i asked her if the fella glowed in the dark and if that was the real draw.

Great story, mine quite the same

 

[nzbryant]

Quote from Cutten:

Good traders never get married to a position, no matter how attractive it appears. Getting married is like going limit-long in a single position, and relying for protection on a stop loss that takes 6 months to process, and ends up costing you half your account.

Instead, good traders should diversify their investments, and rapidly exit any positions the moment they start going sour.

Seykota said a similar thing.

 

[wee man]

Quote from Buy1Sell2:

How many of you are married and discuss trading with your spouse or family?

What!, are you proposing??