My wife used to have a G-19. She traded it off for something else (A Model 29-2 S&W). She recently bought a G-17 for the range (she doesn't carry). I gotta admit they're great guns, even though I love to make fun of them.
Still the main reason I won't own one, or at least wouldn't admit to it, is the fan-boys.
Same reason I never really wanted a Ranger bass boat.To the OP. Go over to the used section, and keep your eye peeled for a Smith & Wesson Model 39-2.