Pastor tip of the day - never read minds. Everyone will want you to, but don& #39;t even try. If someone sounds like they& #39;re hinting that you should do something, explicitly ask, and put the responsibility for communicating back where it belongs.

Everyone does their own thing of course, but I feel like this is pretty OK spouse/SO advice as well. Or at least, has been for the last 20 or so years.

I& #39;ve seen so many conflicts arise out of "They didn& #39;t read my mind" kinds of complaints, and, just...don& #39;t. It can be a cool/sexy surprise when someone anticipates your every desire, but it isn& #39;t anyone& #39;s *job* to do that.