Hmmmm.....lets see.......

A) 41 years old....60hr work-week....executive in stressfull industry....
B) Just built first Strat and set the record for "Fastest Time to Professional Musician" on the Fender Forums.
C) Started exercising and working out routinely.
D) Joined a rock band
E) Training for a triathalon.
F) Desparately trying to find another career path....

What makes you think Im having a mid-life crisis?

Reality check: The fact that you are asking a bunch of anonymous strangers in an internet forum, advice on a most serious, life altering decision which involves another person as well, implies in the strongest terms that you are not ready for it. As always, this is merely my opinion, YMMV.

We've been going steady for barely a year now and she's already mentioning the big m word. I like her alot but wasnt sure if i could handle it seeings how im 40 and never been married yet.

I brushed it aside until we dicussed 2 of my favorite hobbies, games and guitars, she said she doesnt mind if i have an xbox and computer games as long as we spend at least 1 hour a day of quality time.

On the guitar subject she said if you love guitars then i want you to have a whole room full! She seriously wants to buy me an American Strat or Tele when her income taxes come back.

When i heard that im thinking, is this too good to be true? She said if we can afford it she would like to buy me a guitar as often as possible.

now obviously i have more hobbies than just those 2 but she is so understanding im very tempted to say yes and marry her next year.

What do you think? lol..

I cant easily describe how appealing that sounds. I can see the sign...."Driftwood Guitars".

I'd want Mr. Fenton involved...

But seriously....you should stop your teasing and tempting. Much more and you'd find yourself with an agitated and stressed out 40-something know-it-all loudmouthed capitalist neighbor. "There goes the neighborhood" as they say.

It's unclear whether you are simply trying to be kind or subtly baiting and tempting and teasing. As clever as you are, I suspect it's both.

well lads. If all i gotta do for money is get you pair timber then count me in.

Not interested in any kind of benefits or pension plan. All i ask for is a couple o good chainsaws and a good servicing program where one gets serviced whilst the other is in use. I'd also like a price per piece rather than a hourly rate.

18 hour days, meh. Hope thats not a restriction. I was hoping for 72 with a 18 hour break. I did my lumberjack apprenticeship in the Sahara Forrest.