Did your C ever have you guys doing "active listening" exercises? You say something to W, she is supposed to listen, then repeat back what you said, then you correct or clarify as necessary. My wife never did get the hang of this. She is too busy reading between the lines, or anticipating what I'm going to say before I say it, or exagerating what I said, or thinking about what she wants to say before I finish, and so on.
This is every C's favorite tool in their tool box. I'd be surprised if she hasn't brought it out yet.
SM
"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." Henry David Thoreau
