Usually when a star athlete is
benched for a period, they come out to the media and ask the Coach to
play me or
trade me, meaning get me on the field or let me go somewhere else and play. When you have been dating a woman for about six months, (or six weeks, in some cases), she may ask you where this relationship is going, ie either play me (marry me) or let me find someone else that will (trade me)
"How are things going with Sue??" "well, she gave me the "
Play me or Trade me" speech last night, because we have been dating for a year and haven't mentioned getting married"
"
Bummer,
I feel for you..."