Step into my life for a minute. I know what choice I'm picking, but am curious to see what others in this think-tank would do.

My wife texts: If you get the ladder from the neighbors, tonight I'll wear this for you [and she includes a picture of a piece of lingerie that she hasn't worn in 6 months].

Details: We have ladders at our house, but the tallest is 10 feet. She needs a 16 foot ladder to reach a window we have where she is doing something for Christmas. We borrow this ladder once each year, for a period of 20 minutes. I walk across the street, grab it, then take it back. It's awkward and too heavy for her to carry on her own.

As far as the lingerie, no big deal. I like it, but it's not a deal breaker. We are screwing an average of every day for the past month. Sometimes we miss a day, but we do it twice the following day.

Some choices are as follows:

  1. No response. Always a safe bet and this is what I usually do.

  2. Respond with: "Of course I will get the ladder." and leave it at that. A problem with this is that can be interpreted that OF COURSE I will do it since lingerie is the prize. She will think that she is motivating me with her sex. AWALT. Again, I want her to know I'm doing it because it needs to be done.

  3. Be more overt. "Of course I will get the ladder because it needs to be done and I do things." This explicitly negates the lingerie.

  4. Even more overt: "Of course I will get the ladder because it needs to be done and I do things. We are having sex whether or not I get the ladder."

My choice is #1. I'll update her later tonight to let you know the outcome.

UPDATE: I didn't respond. Got the ladder. Had sex.