IMO the problem is that girlfriends/wifes always fear that with a nice sports car their fiancee is TOO attractive to other women... and that they think this is also the main reason for a guy to drive such a car, that he's a poseur.
on the other hand, i'm addicted to sports cars. they are not perfectly family compatible-- SO WHAT? as long as the family doesn't have to suffer from it. it's me, it's my personality. if you take it away from me, it wouldn't be me any more.
RC: do you really like the gallardo? IMO it's too audi-ish, too german, not lambo any more. even the wheels look like they are more influenced by the X5's 19" or the opel OPC alloys than the legendary lamborghini alloy designs. i personally would rather get a used murcielago in some years time... wing doors, V12, twin pipe exhaust -- all the good ingredients IMO a lambo needs to have.
but i love the tech specs, no doubt about them. the gallardo's weight-to-power ratio is even better than the murci's.