Last night I was making love to my wife and nothing was happening, so I said to her, What's the matter, you can't think of anybody either?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cohen jokes that his wife couldn't think of anyone else to imagine during sex, implying mutual emotional disconnection.
- In plain terms
- He jokes his wife thought of someone else while they were intimate.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor often masks emotional distance in relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does this joke reveal about trust?
- How do couples cope with distance?
Another view
Some couples might mean such jokes affectionately.
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