The downside of all that emotional, sharing stuff

Last night while making dinner Zach and I started goofing of, teasing each other and generally horsing around. It started with a teasing comment here, a tickle there, and eventually escalated to me threateningly with a small glass of water.

Z- "You won't do that."

G - "What makes you so sure?"

Z - "Because if you do that, I won't get the chicken ready, and I know you well enough to know that one emotion will always win - laziness."

G - That's what we get for being one of those couples that talks to each other, shares things and gets to know each other."

Z - "Yes. It leads to nothing but emotional blackmail and manipulation. No positive repercussions whatsoever."

G - "That's it. No more namby pamby emotional sharing stuff for us."

Z- "I love you too, dear."