Tempered Responses

My wife has a “nice” filter on everything she says. She avoids extremes. For example, this morning when she saw what I was planning to wear, she had an issue.

What she said: I’d go a different direction with the shirt.

What she meant: It is a crime against the color spectrum to wear that shirt with those shorts, and I will ridicule you mercilessly until you change.

When she saw my second choice…

What she said: That wouldn’t be my first choice (it wasn’t mine either)

What she meant: Seriously? If you wear that you’re getting jumpsuits for your next birthday.

However, it works both ways – no extremes. Everything is tempered. When she saw choice number 3…

What she said: That’ll do.

What she meant (I think): Hubba hubba