"it's FINE"
sometimes not talking at all, interspersed with a mildly venomous "i'm fine," is a much better way to get your point across. best reserved for when you secretly know you're being a bit irrational.

me: i'm going to drive back now, see you at the flat.
him: ok.

[pause]

me: so you're going to let me carry this bag all the way up the hill in the heat? [and even worse for you, your general health and happiness and the length of the issue that this is going to become, you've made me point this out instead of working it out for yourself and offering before i even said i was leaving]
him: it's not heavy. and you're parked at the bottom of the hill. and it's not even hot. and utd are drawing 1-1 and it's the last 5 mins. and you women are always going on about equality, so carry your own bag like a man would.
me: FINE.

edit - thanks to frankspencer who has just reminded me that of course "it's NOTHING" is one step up from this.

[five hours later]

him: you're quiet

[nothing]

him: oi. why are you so quiet?
me [looking up absently] sorry, what?
him: what's wrong?
me: NOTHING.
him: are you ok?
me: i'm FINE.

brothers suck.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 23 Apr 2007, 12:49, Reply)