A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady
forty miles per hour. The wife is behind the wheel. Her
husband, a divorce lawyer, suddenly looks across at her and
speaks in a clear voice, "Darling," he says. "I know we've
been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce."

The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead but
slowly increases her speed to 45 mph.

"I don't want you to try and talk me out of it", he says,
"because I've been having an affair with your best friend,
and she's a far better lover than you are."

Again the wife stays quiet, but grips the steering wheel
more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 55.

The husband confidently says, "I want the house." The wife
knows he has the skill to get the upper hand in a divorce
proceeding. Up to 60.
"I want the car, too," he continues. 65 mph.

"And," he says, "I want the bank accounts, all the credit
cards and the boat."

The car veers towards a massive concrete bridge. This makes
the husband nervous, so he asks her: "Is there anything you
want?"

The wife at last replies - in a quiet and controlled voice.
"No, I've got everything I need" she says.

"Oh, really?" he says with derision. "So what have you got?"

Just before they slam into the wall at 65 mph, the wife
turns to him and smiles. "The airbag."