How MisCommunication Happens

Even the best relationship based on honest, open communication has its ups and downs. It is frequent, nee constant, that I think I communicate clearly and the result is a slightly stupefied look on my spouse’s face. A stupefied look that I can even see through email.

Today, in an email thread discussing our plans for New Year’s Eve, we were throwing around the idea of heading to a friend’s house party. In working the idea back and forth, I put in a note that one of my clients (Corrections Canada) has asked if I can drive to Kingston (about 2 hours away) to visit a correctional facility. Then the conversation moved back to New Year’s.

I came back to my email an hour later from my spouse. Under the heading New Year’s Eve, it said: Where something sexy. It might be a nice treat for the boys who have not seen a girl in a long long time.

To which I asked more about the nature of the New Year’s Eve party and what exactly was planned…