If there is a such thing as karma, how much do you earn for withholding (future) spousal "I told you so's"?

I think you win the I’m finally maturing mentality. What does it benefit you to throw a stink over something that has been resolved. Now go listen to some good music:=)

Just the satisfaction of acting better.

What happened to you is classic Karma. The reason you got the hard drive back is because you did not a big fuss in the first place. You came awfully close there though…had you asked her just one more time if she was sure she didn’t still have it, you would have lost it forever. Karma is funny that way.

I don’t even think this really qualifies as a ‘I told you so’ moment. it’s more like a… ‘Can we get more organised and tidy as a couple’ moment. It was YOUR hard drive. Shouldn’t you take responsibility for it?

The karma one gets from not saying “I told you so” is another day without conflict.

Karma isn’t winning a prize for not being a jerk.

I’m not sure I believe in Karma. When one refrains from doing “petty” things, that builds your character and who you are as a person, which makes you stronger and better able to deal with the next situation. In a way it works out, because usually when you treat people better as a whole, you get treated better. Not always, but usually.

As @yankeetooter mentioned, karma or not what you earn from not being petty is becoming a person who is not petty. That seems reward enough, in self-respect points. And what you also earn from not being petty with your girlfriend is a better relationship and one that will probably last a good long time because she won’t break up with you when she’s had just about enough of your I-told-you-sos and you pointing out to her every time she makes a mistake or your constant criticism. You got your hard drive and all your music back. It just took a little while and you had to deal with the “pain” of maybe losing your music collection, and that would have really upset me too. Sometimes you just have to hold your tongue, make compromises and just accept people’s minor flaws. You probably have flaws too, I would imagine. How much karma is she earning in the relationship? :-)

5.2!

Or, er, the knowledge that you’re not being petty and therefore are a little bit of a better person. I like 5.2, though.

Karma is not like lurve, @BhacSsylan. You can’t keep track of it and earn strange sounding awards…

@yankeetooter Well, i was hoping it was obvious I was joking. Mostly poking fun at the concept of “how much karma”, which seems to me to be a rather meaningless concept. Granted, I am not a hindu/buddist/etc, though, so I could be wrong.

I do know how to get Instant Karma, though.

No, I knew, @BhacSsylan. This whole karma thing just makes me want to laugh. I keep hearing in my head…“No, that’s karma, Kramer!”

Oh, just go ahead and yell it. You know you want too. Forget karma. There is no guaranteed that the next time you screw up, someone won’t rub it in your face. Besides its not like the other person isn’t expecting it. My husband always tells me, Go a head and let it out. You know you want to say it. And I do. Then we both move on. :D

You won your music back!

I think you pulled in the reigns, rightfully so, and I am sure it wasn’t easy. You will earn even better Karma points for being grateful. So now go gambling!