Hi Ellie - I hear ya on the landmines. but this resonated more strongly
the "come here, let me take you in my arms, I don't know what I was ever thinking, you know there's nobody for me but you" response
I've been jokingly putting words into NG's mouth lately, like when I come back from work and he just grunts, I'd walk up, give him a hug and say "Slowly, welcome home, I missed you" - of course he smiles and repeats after me, and some days he does say them without any prompt from me. I think I'm going to hijack this line and 'imitate' him when the right moment presents itself. He can d*&n well fake it till he makes it too