I have the same general experience with my wife: we&#x27;ve learned to communicate and it&#x27;s a skill that needs to be practiced on both sides. Otherwise, especially if we&#x27;re tired or emotionally worn out, we each speak &quot;clearly&quot; but the other doesn&#x27;t understand.
Now we know that I must ask for clarification (even when there doesn&#x27;t seem to need one) and she mustn&#x27;t think I&#x27;m making fun of her or deliberately wasting her time. If we don&#x27;t, we end up fighting because &quot;all the clothes can go in the dryer&quot; actually means I should still check.