Yeah, the responses you’re getting are pretty peak Lemmy. People who lack imagination and sense of humor, just ready to assume the worst.
Since I, too, am not in a joyless relationship, you can have this one that has worked for me: mispronounce really obvious things when you’re together in public where others can hear you. For example, once while perusing the cocktail menu at a bar I noticed a drink on the menu called “The FDR.” Now, I know how that’s pronounced, but I decided that when the waitress came back I would see if I could remain completely straight-faced while ordering “the fidder.” I announced my intention and my partner was like “No, you will not.”
So, of course, I had to.
I pulled it off. The waitress corrected me, and I acted like I had just learned something. But the point wasn’t the waitress (who probably went back to the bar with the best story to tell about the dumbass at that table over there). It was about my partner who, for about five seconds, probably wanted to die.
10/10 comedy, would recommend, would do this kind of thing again (and have).
That’s not embarrassing anyone. Check the definition of that word embarrassing is something that causes distress. I don’t know about you but I certainly don’t think putting someone I care about (or anyone, for that matter) in distress is a funny thing to do.
What you describe is being silly which can be real funny too, and hopefully is something we all do from time to time—even those seemingly joyless persons like myself… I will ask my wife, after almost 30 years together she must have had time enough to appreciate my lack of humor and my sad company I suppose, and let you know what she thinks.
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Since I, too, am not in a joyless relationship,
I should told you how my ex and I met and sympathized while I pretended to be a (drunk) German filmmaker (I was not a filmmaker, but I was drunk), that happened in some film short movie festival decades ago, so I could get for free the drinks I had no money to pay for. I was speaking in my absolutely not German-like worst German and well, I got the drinks I wanted, and I met the girl. We chatted and we laughed quite a bit for quite some time. But not once I tried to embarrass her, if anything I was the one who should have feel embarrassed (no one believed I was German).
Yeah, the responses you’re getting are pretty peak Lemmy. People who lack imagination and sense of humor, just ready to assume the worst.
Since I, too, am not in a joyless relationship, you can have this one that has worked for me: mispronounce really obvious things when you’re together in public where others can hear you. For example, once while perusing the cocktail menu at a bar I noticed a drink on the menu called “The FDR.” Now, I know how that’s pronounced, but I decided that when the waitress came back I would see if I could remain completely straight-faced while ordering “the fidder.” I announced my intention and my partner was like “No, you will not.”
So, of course, I had to.
I pulled it off. The waitress corrected me, and I acted like I had just learned something. But the point wasn’t the waitress (who probably went back to the bar with the best story to tell about the dumbass at that table over there). It was about my partner who, for about five seconds, probably wanted to die.
10/10 comedy, would recommend, would do this kind of thing again (and have).
That’s not embarrassing anyone. Check the definition of that word embarrassing is something that causes distress. I don’t know about you but I certainly don’t think putting someone I care about (or anyone, for that matter) in distress is a funny thing to do.
What you describe is being silly which can be real funny too, and hopefully is something we all do from time to time—even those seemingly joyless persons like myself… I will ask my wife, after almost 30 years together she must have had time enough to appreciate my lack of humor and my sad company I suppose, and let you know what she thinks.
Edit:
I should told you how my ex and I met and sympathized while I pretended to be a (drunk) German filmmaker (I was not a filmmaker, but I was drunk), that happened in some film short movie festival decades ago, so I could get for free the drinks I had no money to pay for. I was speaking in my absolutely not German-like worst German and well, I got the drinks I wanted, and I met the girl. We chatted and we laughed quite a bit for quite some time. But not once I tried to embarrass her, if anything I was the one who should have feel embarrassed (no one believed I was German).
This is great! Reminds me of the guy who was making his girlfriend laugh in IKEA by using furniture puns
This is in line with other comments. Embarrassing yourself in public with her is potentially funny for both of you.
Trying to embarrass her more directly than that may be crossing a line.