Or the episode of Mad Men (somewhere in the first season I think) where Joan gets raped by her husband in an office--she clearly tells him she doesn't want to do it, he clearly forces the issue, she clearly has a look of fear on her face as it's happening.
The sink thing with Mike and Luanne, that's more like "well here he goes again, another 30 second wonder"--she might have even rolled her eyes a bit. More a "yeah, whatever" reaction at any rate, while she's still watching the soaps on TV, is how I read that, lol. Wouldn't call it rape, but would call it pathetic on his part, that he can't satisfy his wife, and doesn't seem to have a clue, or maybe just doesn't care. Well, that's the kind of thing that can make wives wander.... (It wasn't the only thing, but it sure didn't help matters.)
Not that she seemed that much of a prize to care much about keeping, although he probably did think he'd keep her. I was kind of surprised how quickly she decided to have a little fling, although perhaps she has cheated on him before.
Understanding is a three-edged sword.
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