[Off Duty]

I'm not suggesting that they copy my words exactly. That would be very dumb. I am suggesting (put in this situation) I'd gladly open that door to rehonor the deal because what I'm trying to do is get an answer to the metagame question "What is my wife really trying to ask me".

In this context I could give a F- about dinner, the office on DVD, heading to the casino, a strip club, whatever. In the long run, tonight doesn't matter. You'll get another chance to play cards, she'll get another chance to watch reruns, and you'll both likely get another chance to do something together. But beware: if you don't pay attention to these seemingly insignificant occurances with your wife and figure out what they really mean, you are begging for the the big D.

I am trying really hard to not sound like a bad cross between Dr. Phil and Chip Reese but when it comes down to it everything we do is one big long game. You get a lot of spots to make an EV plus play every day that slip through your fingers because you're not paying attention. This happens in everything you do.