I did give that one some thought. I immediately thought it was a bit of a "throw back" to the days when "the nagging wife" was a staple character on TV. Males in the villages over about 70 were "raised" on these ideas - but I digress. I then thought - this could be "What a nice guy, he adores that women" but also quickly thought "He knows she won't happily sleep with him unless he cooperates".
I cannot really answer "What would you do?" since I am not a "guy" and I do think they dynamics of a wife work differently, on average, from the dynamics of a husband. But if my husband wanted a vehicle I had intended for myself my response would depend on how attached I was to my choice. This is assuming - by the way - that the "exchange period" on vehicles had passed, because obviously if it were in effect, just exchange the vehicle neither wants. But if no exchange were possible - If I did not care all that much, I'd let him have his preferred vehicle. If I did care, I'd tell him so, and together we were work out who "cared most" about the issue. I always though that might be a good way to work out conflict in marriage - trying to see who "cared most" about an outcome and letting them "have their way" if no compromise could be found and no one could be convinced to change their mind.
I also thought "Dad would have done that for Mom because he adored her". Probably my nicest, least cynical response to the commercial.
I'd of course have done it for any man I adored, but I have never cared all that much about the type of car I drive, so no big deal for me.
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