Silence and RespectI’m sure we’ve all met someone like this:  they’re recently married, they’re still excited about it, and everything they say seems to be about their wife.  At first it might be cute for some people, but it quickly gets annoying if left unchecked.  So how do we politely let somebody know that we’re not talking about their wife, nor do we have any interest in hearing about them every time we’re in the same room?  What do we say if we’re guilty of this as well?

Reiko and I have been married for just over two months, and it seems that almost everything reminds me of her.  Like most young couples, I could go on and on and on about her at work, but I try not to.  I do this not only for respect to my co-workers (most of which are also married), but because there are just some things that we can’t talk about over and over.

So how can we shush someone without offending them at the same time?

Ah the nuances of personal interactions.  Things seemed so much easier when I spent my days talking to computers :P