"You Don't Listen"-- "You Mumble"

If you are a married person--past or present--

and

you do not identify immediately 

with the title of this post,

then

I don't know if we can still be friends.

Having experienced so many of these

conversations myself,

I just don't know if I can "click" with someone

who never has!

SHE:  "Did you hear what I just said to you?"

HE:  "Whaaat?"

SHE:  "DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?"

HE: "No.  I didn't know you were talking to me."

HE:  "Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."

SHE:  "I can't hear you!

Could you please at least be in the same

area of the house as I am when you talk to me?"

HE:  "Could you please just listen!"

SHE:  "Why is it that you go suddenly deaf when

we get in the car?"

HE:  "I do not go deaf.  You mumble.

Besides, there's road noise."

SHE:  "Could you possibly not start to talk 

to me as you are leaving the room and facing in

the opposite direction???"

HE:  "Yes, because I don't do that."     

 Please tell me it wasn't just us.