[KarlKemp]

I’m immediately put off by the second ‘graphs being fully devoted to publicly putting his girlfriend in her place?

We learn it’s „impulsive“ for her to make spending decisions (for him it would have been „decisive“, probably, given the good opportunity and how quick he is to think on his feet). He even moans about being „incapable of being upset“, as if it would be entirely normal, nay expected, to be upset about one‘s spouse making a sub-$200 spending decision.

Then he decides to „keep her“, as if it’s entirely his choice.

Yes, sure, somewhat outdated role models by themselves are somewhat benign, and probably too widespread to really get upset about. But this just stood out for me, somehow. Try reading it with reversed roles if you did not notice.

[gambiting]

Or you know, it's tongue in cheek. Relationships are not formal, both me and my wife say things to each other which might look "off" without context, but obviously are absolutely fine. You read about a slice of someone's life and try to find issues with what you're reading, you're always going to find them.

[somehnguy]

You're way too sensitive and act as if we should conduct ourselves like formal robots. Sounds like a really boring world, loosen up a bit.

[IAmEveryone]

"Humor" and "publicly belittling your spouse" are completely orthogonal issues. As people tend to notice after middle school, life can be enjoyed without any out-group being made the subject of tired stereotypes.