My wife and I cannot decide on a color. Need a neutral system to decide to save our marriage.

[Mac mini power user]

If you can wait until 1 November, Apple will then unveil the M4 iMacs. Maybe there will be some subtle changes to the colors.

 

[klasma]

They might come in red and green stripes.

 

[TechnoMonk]

Let this one go, don’t back down on the man cave though, and Get a Mac Pro or Mac Studio.

 

[Parowdy]

This is among the most useless threads I’ve ever seen on here.
How do you hurt your relationship with something so minor, it doesn’t even exist yet??
You don’t even know what colors it might come in and have nothing better to do to argue about which hypothetical might hypothetically look better. Wow.

Check yourself before you wreck yourselves.
Please don’t have kids.

 

[organerito]

If you're arguing over the color of an iMac, perhaps there are more important things to prioritize.

 

[erihp]

just remember the front accent color is wildly different from the rear color.

get her what she wants.

 

[erihp]

If you're arguing over the color of an iMac, perhaps there are more important things to prioritize.

or maybe there is nothing else left to argue about? wishful thinking but if this is the worst 'argument' they have let them be sheeeeeeesh

agree its a silly thread though.

 

[TVreporter]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

For your marriage, let her choose the colour.

You can counter by choosing the ram and storage upgrades!

Happy wife, happy life!

 

[Gengar]

I always go with silver. The other colors are distracting.

 

[iObama]

Joe Rogan avatar + arguing with wife all morning to the point of not talking over the color of an iMac...

Hmm. Interesting.

 

[sleeptodream]

I always go with silver. The other colors are distracting.

or inspiring, depends how you look at it. i love my red/pink iMac

but yeah OP, i’d let her pick. even if you choose in a neutral way like drawing them at random, she will remember if you don’t let her pick it… my two cents, as a woman, and as someone who likes to make others happy in general

my last partner loved orange, which is my least favorite color, but i got a lot of orange stuff during that relationship because i knew it made her happy, which made me happy ☺️ good luck!

 

[RedWeasel]

For your marriage, let her choose the colour.

You can counter by choosing the ram and storage upgrades!

Happy wife, happy life!

This. Same as with cars… I take care of specs, she takes care of looks

 

[Berti10]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

Let her choose color, you choose specs.

 

[TracerAnalog]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

Methinks some marriage counseling is in order😬. But seriously: choose purple, and thank the internet later. 😅

 

[Anaxarxes]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

get the green - it's cool and warm at the same time.

 

[macguru9999]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

Let your wife choose the colour, pretend you dont mind. I guarantee your sex life will be better ....

 

[Boeingfan]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

Ever heard the term “happy wife happy life”? Seriously though, red is alarming, and blue or green are calming colours. Black or silver is neutral?

At the end of the day you’ll get fat and need a cpap machine for your snoring, she’ll sleep in another room cause she wants her little wind chime thing which bothers you, and you’ll both have your own Mac’s anyway, so let her get this one and you get a new one later.

 

[Contact_Feanor]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

None of the answers that are just “pick color x” or “let her choose” look at what matters: why is this color so important to either of you that you would fight over it?
Marital fights are rarely about what’s actually being fought over. Is this about the color or about something else?

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Seems a bit premature to discuss the color options when technically we're not 100% sure they will remain the same?

^ This.

And then - when you see the colour options available for the new iMacs - ask yourself: Is this a hill I want to die on?

Then let her pick (or at least let her pick a few options and then you pick among them, if you _absolutely_ need to have a say in this).

 

[redpandadev]

Flower Power

 

[colodane]

SILVER rules !!

 

[waquzy]

Get whatever you want, be a man. If you can't, end the relationship.

 

[Ctrlos]

I suggesting browsing together https://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups and search for iMac, to see how the colors look in real life.

My pick would be based in the color of walls, desk and furniture.
For example, a time ago I saw a yellow iMac against a gray wall and the match was really nice. Some combinations wouldn't be so fortunate.
It's a neutral negotiation territory since the color of wall and furniture is already there.

Some random examples that I don't like:

"Quick, clear the crap off the desk for a reddit photo!"

 

[Kiteskip]

This is causing fights every time I bring it up. Just got done arguing about it all
morning and now she is being passive aggressive and isolating.

We plan on purchasing an iMac for the bedroom when the new M4s come out.
My wife wants a cool color… purple, blue, or green. I want a warmer color… red or yellow.
Not orange.

Anyone married that can think of a system of choosing that is neutral and will make us both content? Thanks!

Here’s the best neutral system to grease the wheels of any marriage: let her win. The “happy wife happy life” commenters are obviously successfully married people. Ever heard the phrase “pick your battles?” The color of an iMac is NOT the hill on which you should stake your marriage. If you’re having marriage-challenging arguments over the color of a computer which will be obsolete in seven years, then you may need to re-evaluate your commitment to marriage. Possibly time to consider marriage counseling.

 

[jimothyGator]

I'm going to guess that your wife is more passionate about her color preferences than you are about yours. and that you dislike her color choices more than you love yours. That is, you're probably less "OMG I must have a red iMac!" than, "Umm, I'd rather not have a purple iMac."

If I'm right, then as others have suggested, this is a case of happy wife, happy life. She'll get more joy out of having her choice of colors than you would in having your choice, so you might as well defer to her. "Honey, I love you, and if a purple iMac makes you happiest, then it'll make me happy to see you happy."

Alternatively, pick your favorite color among her three choices. Then, it's a joint choice and you've got something you can live with, even if it's not your first choice.

But if I'm wrong, and you're really as passionate about your choices as she is yours, or you're strongly opposed to her color choices, then…give in anyway. I'm somewhat kidding, but I don't think cajoling her into your choice, rock-paper-scissors, etc. is a winning strategy. At least, I don't think that would go over well with my wife (but I'm happy to defer to her on fashion choices like this anyway).