You have to consider that for a few moments they were able to revert back to their playful ways. Look at these key words in bold.
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I was still up brushing my teeth and W said something silly I disagreed with and rushed out of the bathroom and smacked her on butt - I got a realy sly sexy smile from her. She told me not to do that...but I could tell she liked.
If his W can be drawn into those playful moments with him...then he has a great opportunity on his side. The next time he does something a little different and maybe he can take it a a couple of seconds farther. The key is for him to use control and not over-kill. She likes this from him, but if he was to do it too often or too long at each time, then her WAW feelings would take over her brain and she'd pull back. But he has something to work with. It breaks the awful tension in the house. Whatever can bring laughter from the WAW (that is within the M) is a good thing.
You may not be able to do that with your W. It's very hard when the couple is S and signing D papers. Nothing very funny about that, for sure. There is a time and place for playfulness.....and it has to be "real" or she'll be able to tell and it will go over like a lead balloon. Like your W pointed out....she knows you too well.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!