No, really, making small talk with your life partner is a wonderful way for me to practice my conversational skills. It’s fun when he goes on and on about his boring and seemingly evil corporate job, which I can’t comment on, of course, because then you two will get into a fight about it later and blame me. Seriously, it’s electrifying how many third rails exist whenever he’s around, such as politics, or any subject that doesn’t revolve around him. And when he’s being condescending about some of our favorite topics, such as “The Real Housewives,” it’s exciting to feel like it’s our job to steer the conversation back to his interests.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter