That sounds like a good way of dealing with it - short, sharp answers. Trying this 180 stuff myself at the moment and Sandi's rules. I think I might be making some mistakes, but I'm doing communication with my W like you are, so, I guess if we're both getting it wrong, we're in good company!
Keep going. We're the winners!
M 45 W 52 SD22 S9 D8 BD 6 April 2015 Not living together 4 Dec 2015