Dear husbands in the world, here are some pointers for you.

When you have done something that upset your wife:
A. News flash: Pretending like you didn’t upset her doesn’t make it go away.
B. Deflection is probably a bad idea. You say “socks”, she hears “I am not talking about it.”
B. When your wife is upset, YOU TALK ABOUT IT. Dot.
C. AVOIDING THE CONVERSATION is a fictional idea. If you did attempt avoiding the conversation and BRIEFLY, thought you had gotten away with it. Be warned, it will come back at you, big and strong.
C. “WHAT DID I DO?” is not so much of a good opening line. It is likely that you pushed the ‘upset’ quotient up high. Instead, you may want to actually take a minute to think about  what you did.
D. While you do talk about it, LISTEN TO HER.
E. “YOU ARE BEING DRAMATIC!” multiplies the length of the conversation by 10 times.
C. DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUT the conversation SHORT. More often than not, you will end up making it longer than it naturally would have been.
Moral: WOMEN NEED EXPLANATION. Women need to talk about it.

On a serious note, it is really about making her feel heard and loved. Do anything with a genuine interest to make her feel better and all will be well.

You are welcome. 🙂