{"id":1103,"date":"2025-09-27T09:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:12:56","slug":"a-married-couple-is-driving-along-a-highway-doing-a-steady-40-miles-per-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/?p=1103","title":{"rendered":"A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady 40 miles per hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The husband is behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>His wife suddenly looks across at him and speaks in a clear voice. \u201cI know we have been married for over twenty years, but I want a divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The husband says nothing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\"><\/div>\n<p>He keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases his speed to 45mph.<\/p>\n<p>The wife speaks again. \u201cI don\u2019t want you to try to talk me out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She says, \u201cBecause I\u2019ve been having an affair with your best friend, and he is a far better lover than you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-cptid=\"1589946_timelesslife.info_Inpage\">\n<div id=\"geniee_inpage_wrapper_1589946_timelesslife.info_Inpage\" class=\"bl_gnsinpage\" data-gninstavoid=\"\">\n<div class=\"bl_gnsinpage-middle\">\n<div id=\"geniee_inpage_inner_1589946_timelesslife.info_Inpage\" class=\"bl_gnsinpage_inner\">\n<div id=\"1589946_timelesslife.info_Inpage\" class=\"gnsinpage__ad ly_gnsinpage_ad--bottom\"><iframe id=\"gnpbad_1589946\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-aladdin-format=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Again the husband stays quiet but grips the steering wheel more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 55mph.<\/p>\n<p>She pushes her luck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a house.\u201d She says insistently.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 60 mph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want the car, too.\u201d She continues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div data-cptid=\"1539520_timelesslife.info_300x250_Carpet\">\n<div id=\"1539520_timelesslife.info_300x250_Carpet\" data-gninstavoid=\"\">65mph.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d she says, \u201cI\u2019ll have the bank accounts, all the credit cards, and the boat!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete bridge.<\/p>\n<p>This makes her nervous, so she asks him, \u201cIsn\u2019t there anything you want?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The husband at last replies in a quiet and controlled voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019ve got everything I need, \u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, really,\u201d she inquires. \u201cSo what have you got?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just before they slam into the wall at 65mph, the husband turns to her and smiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe airbag!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The husband is behind the wheel. 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