Such A — Naughty Wife

"God, you are such a naughty wife."

It is the text message sent at 2:00 PM on a Tuesday that contains no words, only a single emoji and a countdown timer. It is the way she brushes past him in the kitchen, her hand lingering just a moment too long on his lower back before she asks if he remembered to take out the trash. It is ordering the most expensive bottle of wine when they are out with his boss, just to watch him squirm and try not to laugh. such a naughty wife

Psychologists might call this "play theory." Poets call it "keeping the mystery alive." Real people call it "survival." "God, you are such a naughty wife