Different situation
Revereman wrote:
Having a supportive spouse is an important part of gambling and counting. If your play ruins your marriage, it's really not worth it. There's enough of a stigma about gambling (which most people counting too), that you don't need it to affect your personal life too.
I agree completely. But Mr. Bomber's situation was quite different, from my understanding of his comments.
First, Mr. Bomber said:
Reno trip was fun with my new lady.
This is a long way from a
supportive spouse. I took the situation to be a new girlfriend on her first casino trip with Mr. Bomber. She obviously is not
supportive of his blackjack play.
In his subsequent post, he said:
Oh! she's killing my brain! But I do still have some patience only because she's a hottie. 
This sounds like a good-looking bimbo.
<u>Still</u> have <u>some</u> patience ... How long can any intelligent person put up with stupidity? If she's already "killing his brain," is there much hope for a relationship that will survive?
I am not trying to play amateur psychologist, but to me it doesn't sound like putting up with her superstitions and ignorance is +EV in the long run for Mr. Bomber. In the short run, he can "bomb away," so to speak, and probably have a great time. In the long run, she sounds like an anchor, if he doesn't educate her, or she is unable or unwilling to learn. I apologize if I misunderstood the situation. I have little (or no) tolerance of stupidity, even with "hotties." Tolerance deteriorates with age, I guess. Twenty years ago I may have felt differently. :<(
