Your “spousal unit” made me laugh. Yes, that’s exactly what it’s like. As to chopped liver….I always say if I WERE chopped liver they’d be more interested! ;)
One of our two is VERY MUCH my husband’s dog. So much so that when he leaves the house that poor dog sits and stares at me, asking me why did I make him leave and when will he come back. Too pitiful.
“…recalibrate my reaction” is a phrase I’ll have to remember for “those” conversations with my husband.