You can not react to his crap. When it's true geniune crap....there should be no reaction, like it's a stranger who doesn't like your shoes. Who cares?
If he said "Honey, I don't like the way you talk to me sometimes, for example....." Listen to that and work with him.
"Honey, I see a water mark on this plate...I think you should throw it away" is ridiculous.
