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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think your husband is a hoarder....but not to the extreme..you know the type that have their own reality show. LOL.

I see myself in him.
I am a hoarder of sorts. I hate throwing anything away. I see value in everything and it drives my family crazy. But let me explain my side of things:

When I got my first apt. at 20 I had nothing. Nothing. Not a T.V. set. A telephone. Not even a pot to cook Campbells soup in. I had a few towels thank goodness. Well slowly over the years I acquired items and of course as my family grew, so did my personal items, etc. I always look back on those days when I had nothing and think to myself how far I have come since then by all the material things I have now. <---- (I know..I know...This sounds SO shallow/materialistic and all, but this is how I became this way.) So that is why I have a difficult time tossing anything away. I see value in most anything. Almost. Now if something is broken, rusty or doesn't work, I can toss it no problem. But if something is simply outdated (I.e., my Polaroid camera) I still want to hold on to it for sentimental purposes which my family hates!! Ha!!!

I say, what your husband is dealing with is most likely psychological and should be dealt with in that manner. I do not recommend throwing things away behind his back since doing something like this may set him off. Hoarders tend to get really angry at this. Some have even gotten homicidal....not saying your hubby will. Just sayin'....

This is how hoarding starts. 
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