[bandrami]

Humans are not Pareto efficient.

If my wife and I are at the airport, and the gate agent offers me (and only me) an upgrade on the flight, your logic says I should take it since that's strictly better than both of us flying economy.

[jen20]

> If my wife and I are at the airport, and the gate agent offers me (and only me) an upgrade on the flight, your logic says I should take it since that's strictly better than both of us flying economy.

This has happened many times to me - the answer is to take it and give the upgrade to your traveling companion if you are the one who flies a lot.

[larubbio]

This happened on the flight to my honeymoon, and my wife took the upgrade.

[senordevnyc]

I assume you mean your ex-wife? ;)

Jk of course

[schlipity]

You should take it and then switch seats with your wife. Happy wife, happy life.

[makeitdouble]

> Happy wife, happy life.

Why wouldn't that happy cycle work with the husband ?

[canucker2016]

In the USA, women initiate divorce proceedings ~70% of the time. see https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220511-why-women-file...

[theowaway]

haha

[vel0city]

From a Christian perspective:

> Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her...In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself

Too many people ignore this part of that "submit yourselves to your husbands" quote.

For those of us who think of themselves as Christian, I think sitting in a less comfortable seat is probably small potatoes to what Christ did on the cross.

Just throwing out some biblical ideas here. I know there are a lot of other perspectives.

[AnthonyMouse]

Business tenants know perfectly well that when it comes time to renew a commercial lease and local rents have increased, the renewal rent is going to approximate the current market price.

The landlord doesn't want you to to leave but only to the extent that finding a new tenant costs more than the discount against the current market price they'd have to give you to stay.