A married couple is traveling at a steady sixty miles per hour on a highway.
The driver is the spouse. Abruptly, her spouse turns to face her and speaks clearly. “I want a divorce, even though I know we’ve been married for twenty years.”
The wife remains silent, continues to stare at the road ahead, and gradually accelerates to 65 mph.
Once more, the spouse speaks. He claims, “I’ve been having an affair with your best friend, and she’s a far better lover than you are, so I don’t want you to try to talk me out of it.”
The wife remains silent once more, but she tightens her hold on the steering wheel and gradually raises the speed to 75. He takes a chance.
85 mph. He adds, “I’ll also have the boat, all the credit cards, and the bank accounts!” Slowly, the vehicle begins to swerve in the direction of a huge concrete bridge. He asks her, “Is there anything you want?” because he feels uneasy about this.
Finally, the woman responds in a calm, collected tone. She responds, “No, I have everything I need.” He asks, “Oh, really, so what have you got?”
The woman looks to him and smiles just before they crash into the wall at 85 mph. “The airbag.”