Persevering

At 2am this morning I pulled up at a red light and noticed a couple across the intersection having an intense conversation with much gesticulating and agitated body language. When he moved to embrace her, she forcefully shoved him away. Turning, she spotted me and waved.

They both climbed in the back, sitting as far apart as possible. After he ordered a nearby street she said, “I paid for the wedding, I paid for the rings, I paid for your kids and now I’m paying for the trial. How fair is that?” When he failed to respond she repeated the question – the wedding, the rings, the kids, the trial.

Clearly she was taking the opportunity to embarrass him in front of another man. Yet I couldn’t give a toss and it seemed he couldn’t, either, by his continuing silence. Or maybe her claims were simply undeniable and not worth debating.

So she tried a different tack and asked, “Well, do you want to go somewhere for a drink or what?” He mumbled, “What’s the point if you’re going to be like that. We’ll just go to my place and have a glass of wine.” She agreed and they exited the cab together.

I guess she was only persevering with the bludger for the sake of the kids.

Comments

[Rainer the cabbie]

That reminds me of the fare I had 10 years ago when the female passenger threw a tantrum and demanded a divorce from her husband. The bloke was totaly embarrassed and after she left the cab I looked him in the eye and wished him good luck.
As it turned out this fellow became my brother in law three years after this event, funny how life goes sometimes.
He is now my ex brother in law, so I guess he kept his track record.

[Lorraine]

You really have to wonder about some couples..

[AG Canberra]

Adrian, I reckon you could make some money on the side acting as counsellor. A cabbie must experience these situations on an almost daily basis....

And you'd be much more useful than the ones that start "now, tell me how you feel...."

[jayjay]

No need to ever turn your radio on, you've got entertainment on tap.

[kingofnewyorkhacks]

yup...I think its the same in all cab's round the world Adrian...just different cars.