[EvilEvilKitten]

Clear the air?
Why not just TALK like adults?

or:

HER "You snapped at me!"
HIM "I didn't."
HER "Yes, you did!"
HIM "I can't snap at you, you're too cute."
HER "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
HIM - laughs teasingly and scampers out to the garage
HER "MEN!"

Perhaps you people just need to LAUGH more.

for example, this is the exchange between my husband and myself on our way back from his exam when his eyes had been dilated and he couldn't see. I had him by the arm, very snugglingly, and led him to the truck.

"Come on, dear."
"Where are you taking me?"
"Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
"Got the insurance company on speed dial, eh?"
"Yes, dear, now get in the car."
"Putting me into someone else's car won't get rid of me."
"Yes, dear, I know. She'd only hunt me down and force me to take you back."
"You're my favorite wife."
"Out of your hundreds of wives?"
"Yes, dear."