I'd go for the purse thing... also, my wife occasionally makes me go to the cake supply shop to buy decorations and knick knacks; the only other male I've seen in there was a guy with his family, they were ordering a wedding cake.
As for driving... I have a large car and have a fairly laid back driving style, she's got a zippy little car and likes to put the foot down hard (on either pedal). She's had at least 5 incidents where there was damage to her car body... only one actually involved another car and someone else at fault.