Last week, H made a joke about OW and I said "See, you laugh, but I want to gouge your eyes out". He spit his soda out, and we both had a good laugh... Tension breakers are needed at times...
But yes, ROOT is right, always preface what you say with "This isn't what I want, I want our family intact...", then I tell H that I will always love him in some way, shape or form, and I want him happy.