I&#x27;ve definitely learned how to maintain priority with conversational no-ops when it&#x27;s a situation I want&#x2F;need to have my say. I dislike doing it, but it&#x27;s a necessity given the bias our culture has towards fast conversation.<p>Hopefully your spouse can learn that&#x27;s your conversational style and adapt to it. Once my partner was made aware of it she started waiting longer before answering. She even apologized once for &quot;cutting me off&quot; during a long pause between thoughts!