Wife is really griping about smoking.

[DeeDubya]

True. But communication is still very important. Although I do agree it could also worsen things depending on how it goes.

That's right. My first wife tried to communicate telepathically. She would just stare at me like I new WTF she was thinking. Strangely sometimes I did.

My second wife would communicate me into a semi-coma, where I thought I was listening but not really. You know what I mean?

Now I have a pretty good relationship, still a little one-sided, but when you take a big puff on a cigar it gives you a few seconds to collect your thoughts, puff out the smoke and then slowly answer like you really put some thought into it.