Here are some creative ways to dodge ”that” conversation with your spouse. You know, the subject that always leads to a fight. Come on, I know you’ve got one…or three. 
1. “Why is it so hot in here? Is it hot in here to you?”
2. “I love making out with you! Wait, what were we talking about?”
3. “I would love for you to buy a motorcycle. Have I ever told you that?”
4. “This one time when I was seven I got lost in the woods. There was a bear following me. I was so scared I couldn’t breathe. So I started running and running and suddenly- Well, that’s not important now. The surgery fixed everything.”
5. “You make me so happy. I just wanted you to know. Go ahead with what you were saying.”
6. “Could I hold your hand for a minute?”
7. “Wow. Have you lost weight?”
8. “Have you been working out?”
9. “Let’s hug for five minutes, then talk. Okay?”
10. “I smell something burning!”
Sorry, these won’t work for me because the “dodges” you propose are largely the things my wife and I fight about….
i.e., turning up or down the heat (Dodge #1) a lack of intimicy (Dodge #2,5,6 and 9 ), my reckless behavious (Dodge #3 & 4), and my tendencies toward arson (dodge number 10).
Back to the drawing board I’m afraid.
Ram- you are so funny!
#2 would get me the eye roll and definitely fuel the fire.
#3 would just plain never happen. I think the new bike pushed the envelope.
Tom #3- I’ll pray about it for you. I know you want one!
No need to even pray about #3 for Tom. As long as I still breathe, it will never happen! Sorry honey, there is no room for compromise on this topic!
Oh, woe as me. My day will never come.
I bet I can ride faster than you can run, Sharla-gurl!
What is “that” conversation? Anything sensitive or undesirable?