Haha, not surprised that that would be her initial reaction. But treat yourself to kicking some truck tires, at least. The new Ford pickups are sweet and seem to get great reviews as TVs especially in the Airstream community. The cabs are tricked out and roomy, and even the F150 has very impressive towing specs depending on the engine choice. I think they are good looking, too. The extended cabs work to visually downplay the whole pickup truck look. The bed also makes a great platform for securing your genset and other gear that you don't want to have in the trailer. Lots of obvious practical advantages to a pickup once you get past the fact that it's a pickup.
Another perspective. Over the years we have had many camping friends. Many became infected with 2-foot-itis which ...... requires a bigger tow vehicle! They graduated from Jeeps to Trucks to 3/4 ton trucks to ......
They loved to harass us and tell us we needed bigger. (We tent and pop-up trailer camped)
They have now graduated to sitting at home complaining that camping is a pain, its hard to find a good campground, campgrounds are like sardines, they cost too much ....
All the while Bev and I have stayed small, camped where we want (no cost), toured where we want, found parking at attractions while others drove in circles. We seldom camp with them and decline the invitations to "come camp with us" , knowing their environment.
2-foot-itis is a terrible disease.
On the original topic, when we were looking for a tow vehicle we did the usual rounds. Holy crap the full size pickups were big and offered zero visibility. I felt like I was in a boat. The LR4 decision was easy.