I love the fridge analogy. It works on so many levels.
How often does your H stay overnight? This happened a lot during my S. It usually meant odd sorts of charged situations, but to be honest - if i could keep it together, it was usually kinda fun.
Are these very platonic visits? Businesslike, even?
P.S. I am going to adopt your goal of "tude-tweaking." Thanks for the reminder!
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.