rapple37:

JayKay, football isn't a soap opera on TV. It actually is happening in real life. The people he would see at the game would be real as well, and the alcohol and food he would ingest would be real as well. And since you probably don't know how giving tickets away works, if he can't immediately get ahold of his wife and waits to hear back, the ticket is probably going to be given to someone else.

And what a tragedy that would be. Heavens forfend that anyone should put courtesy to their S.O. ahead of something as important as a football game.

But I have to admit having zero interest in watching sports and still thinking the LW should get over it and plan for their anniversary celebration the next weekend or something - after all, is the exact day the point, or is celebrating their affection (and tolerance) for each other the point?