Stupid turn of events

It seems to me that one of the benefits of having a wife in the opera is that if one decides to go to the opera then there is a pair of comp tickets available. That seems reasonable to me. It seems that a lot of my friends are going to the opera tonight and I don't have a ticket because Meredith gave her free pair to a coworker so he could woo a girl. Now, I'm all for girl wooing, but it seems like the spouse should have the right of first refusal to any and all free opera tickets. Now if I go, I'll have to shell out the $20 to get the discounted student ticket.