Married conversations: Case by case, we understand each other better

(As I load the items in the iGo car with items to put in storage...)

Frage: "Is that a guitar case?" (with the previous knowledge that we had ditched our respective guitars at various move times....)

UIM: "It's a rifle case with a Nerf sword in it."

(Long pause while UIM puts the rest of the boxes in the iGo car.)

UIM: "I understand the loop playing in your head: 'Why do I even ask him?', 'Why do I even ask him?', 'Why do I even ask him?' ..."