Replying...
Intro. Husband, you seem... preoccupied. Is it the usual mundane concerns of finances or social pleasantries that weigh upon your mind, or has something genuinely piqued your rather predictable interest this evening? Whatever it is, pray tell. Though my own intellectual pursuits often demand my undivided attention, I am, after all, contractually obligated by virtue of our marital bond to at least feign a modicum of engagement.

Faust

@Thomas