One night, my husband and I were watching some show where I felt they did this. We talked like that for the rest of the night. "As you know, Harrie, I like to go to sleep early because I'm often tired. As a person who has to get up early for work, you should understand that. We've been married for nearly 20 years, so you know how much I struggle with sleep. Perhaps someday you'll decide to start going to bed earlier."

"As you know, Michelle, I came here from the Netherlands and I'm used to riding my bike a lot. I may take a long ride to visit my cousin. You know. the friend who introduced us on that April day nearly 20 years ago. The one you worked with for many years when you were both at the same newspaper group."