How Not to Joke with Your Spouse

Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”
Proverbs 16:18-19

Leslie and I were in the middle of a joint project and had just resolved a small tiff about me being more patient with her differing work style. She is process-oriented, relational and unruffled, while I am far more task-oriented, sequential and time-conscious in tackling a project.

And because I push myself hard most of the time, I can, admittedly, push oth...