What Would You Do?
by Tiya Cunningham-Sumter
There is a television program on ABC called “What would you do?” The show features various scenarios created to put everyday people to the test. The overall premise is to discover what happens when people experience awkward situations and downright stupidity. Borrowing the concept from the show, I wanted to add the “What Would You Do?” relationship edition. This, unlike the show, is a real life scenario.
One Friday night, a husband and wife are doing a little browsing in a home store when all of a sudden a male voice comes from behind the couple and says,
“Hey man, do you know this woman?”
A comment obviously directed at the husband about the wife. They both turn around and the person finishes their statement by adding
“Yeah, do you know this woman, because I was with her last night?”
After they both turn around, the wife notices that the person who uttered those words is one of her (fairly new) male co-workers. Now the husband (who has never met this man) immediately takes action, putting the man in his place, while the wife is left speechless and disgusted by the co-workers’ actions. The co-worker looks embarrassed and it’s very obvious he regretted what he said. The husband shuts it down, but what obligation does the wife have to handle this situation? Since it was a Friday night, the wife wouldn’t be able to discuss it with the co-worker until the following Monday. What should she say on Monday?
So BMWK, what would you do?
By Tiya Cunningham-Sumter, a Certified Life & Relationship Coach, Founder of Life Editing, creator of The Black Wives’ Club and an Administrator of Still Dating My Spouse. Tiya resides in Chicago with her husband and two children.
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