Wife should think about pay-per-view for husband

Dear Margo: I can’t believe I’m writing, but here goes! I adore my husband. He is solid as a rock, hardworking, dependable, brilliant and very loving. We have been married for five years.

What is the problem? My husband loves watching pay-per-view boxing, and when matches are broadcast, he usually goes to strip clubs with his best friend to watch them.

I absolutely hate the idea of him looking at naked women when I am the one he should be looking at. I don’t consider myself unattractive, and I have expressed my displeasure, but he shrugs it off and regards this as nagging.

He doesn’t go every single weekend, but once in a while he does go out with his best buddy to the club till 4 a.m. My husband is not a teenager anymore. Whatever I want to do careerwise, or with my girlfriends, he totally encourages. That is why I’m at a loss.

He is understanding and generous with me in whatever I want to do, and I feel whiny and clingy not feeling the same way about him spending time with the boys to blow off steam. But why does he have to go to these particular places? — Confused and PO’d

Dear Con: There’s a good possibility that if your husband is really a boxing fan, the naked ladies are the equivalent of moving wallpaper. Granted, I don’t imagine many women would pick a strip club as the venue for pay-per-view fights, and I doubt that any matches go on until 4 in the morning.

Given that you seem to be making no headway, however, and because he is so wonderful, tactically you may be better off dropping the matter. You could also consider subscribing to pay-per-view at home and giving him a lap dance the first time someone hits the mat.