Spousal Disparity in Air Travel: First Class vs. Coach.

A woman is upset that her husband always buys himself a first-class ticket and puts her and their children in economy or economy plus when they travel together. The husband justifies this by saying it's too expensive to buy first-class tickets for everyone and that the children might feel alone if the wife were to travel in first class with him. The Ethicist argues that in a modern marriage, each partner should treat the other with respect and consideration, and suggests creating greater equity by taking turns flying first class. The article also includes reader responses to a previous column about cultural appropriation in theater casting.