You should respect your partner's wishes.
John is all set to go bowling with his buddies when his wife Nancy says she isn't feeling so great and wants him to stay home toight.
John wants to respond to Nancy's request.
John tells Nancy that he'll call the guys right away and tell them that something came up, and he'll stay with her.
John tells Nancy that he's already planned this and the guys will mock him if he skips out on it, besides he'll be back in a few hours.
Nancy feels relieved that she'll have her love near her in her time of need.
Nancy feels like her husband doesn't care about her well being and is sad that she can't count on comfort from him.