That's a different twist to the story. Usually it's the other way around with the husband buying the wife a bike with the hope that she'll ride. That's cool though, because when the husband buys the wife a really expensive bike and she doesn't ride it he then sells it a few months later to chicks like us who will ride it at a big discount. As long as he didn't take it for too many trial rides I'm sure the LBS is ok with and your relationship wont be damaged.