You know, I have to put my two cents in here too.
I am a male, 34, and have a wonderful wife, we've been together for 15 years. We both are the same way when it comes to one of us going out somewhere, we at least let each other know where we're going and maybe what time to expect us back, that's out of pure respect in case there is an emergency or something.
The point is, what really ticks me off about other guys, but I get a really big laugh at them too, when you ask them to take a short ride to the hardware store or guitar shop, or something, they always say something like, "well let me check with (wifes name) and see what she's doing", I like to come back with something like, "Dude, we don't care what she's doing, it ain't what we're doing", just to see what the "man" has to reply with. Cracks me up, especially if I ask one of the guys something like, "Hey, what are you doing this weekend? wanna go out to hear a band and have a few drinks or something", it's always the same, "well... let me see what we're doing this weekend", or some really lame excuse, personally, if you don't want to go, then be a man and say NO, don't sound like a sissy by saying your wife won't let you.
I have come to realize that all of my guy friends are not capable of accurately configuring their own calendars, thank God for women, these boys wouldn't know what day it was without asking their wives... "Honey, can I go pee-pee now"? LOL
If I have somewhere I want to go, or my wife wants to go somewhere, and we don't have the interest to go it together, I love it when I can say to her, "Go, get gone, you left yet, stay gone for the night, enjoy yourself, and know that she'd not have a hissy, boy life is grand, are guys really that insecure? Glad I am a "man"!
Another great statement that I am famous for with friends and family is this one,
They say, "Where's your wife?
I say, "Beats the hell out of me",
they say, But she's your wife, you should know where she is all the time"
I say, "Yeah, I'm her husband, not her babysitter".
They say, (well... they are too shocked to really say anything...LOL!)
NOTE: she tells them the same thing about me!
I must have missed the part in math class with the problem: (women = ball + chain)
Now, would I ever thank my wife for letting me go out, or even as permission to go out? well, it's more like, "See ya when I get back!"
Peace!
The Bass Player
Justyn Sayne Band