He didn't think it was a joke if he took her because of what she said. So, he would have had to think she would seriously cut off his friend.

You`re right, I feel bad for OP.

Now THAT'S ****** up.

I agree, but both truly are. Why would his wife threaten to castrate him over that, shes a bitch.

That's not funny at all. How dare you condone domestic violence.

"I think its hilarious what do you think about that?" -George Carlin

Like her joke was much better?

Compromising is key to a happy marriage. :)

Maybe next time he should suggest a slightly less expensive restaurant or explain that they can't afford it at the moment... We don't know the back story though, maybe he said they could go previously when she'd asked and changed his mind now. But i agree, compromising is the key to marriage

Maybe you should stop being a sexist jackass. Its not always easy for men to get away from abusive women.

How do you want him to grow them when she's got her rusty knife ready to hack them off?

I agree. OP is the only one who really knows whether or not she was kidding, but if she wasnt he really doesnt have to take that and shouldnt be bullied into spending money.

CLEARLY you are not married...

I cannot agree more with this. I am still utterly freaked out that someone would actually reply that way! If anything, you could have gone to another restaurant that wouldn't make you feel like you had a hole in your wallet. Sorry OP, but if that sounded real enough for you to actually do as she said, you should really seek some help. At least for her if anything. Man, I cannot believe that someone can be so spoiled.

"Spoiled" is not the right term. A woman who thinks of Lorena Bobbitt because her husband says they can't afford some unnecessary luxury, is clearly psychotic. I would never be able to go to sleep beside her again.

I agree to the use of that word, too. One does not rule out the other, you know? It was more of me being shocked that someone can want something so much that they'll be outright psychotic about it. I find it to be really disturbing and scary to hint to something so awful and threaten your partner like that, and I understand full well if OP has trouble with trusting his wife ever again after that comment. If it had the potential to scare OP into doing it, it was clearly not meant as a joke.

Of course she is spoiled, I'm not disagreeing with you. I just think this goes so far beyond that, on so many levels: 1 - that the thought would even enter her mind in that situation, 2 - that she actually said it out loud, 3 - that he took it seriously enough to give her what she wanted, 4 - that he's still with her.

Because his wife is too much of a spoiled bitch to be fair and nice.

#21 If they had a decent marriage that shouldn't even matter. They share a common economy.

Not all "decent marriages" have a single shared bank account. Many couples prefer to keep their assets separate and for good reason. It isn't unhealthy, just like how it isn't unhealthy for couples to share their finances freely.

you're a terrible person