Still Throwing Punchlines That Don’t Land?

Last night, I tossed a ball for my friend’s dog.
He just stared. Didn’t move.

Throwing harder didn’t change a thing.

That’s your wife right now.
Guarded. Cold. Already tired of the act.

And every time you push for laughs, she doesn’t feel fun.
She feels forced.

Not lightness.
Not joy.
Just strain.

You think more jokes mean progress. They don’t.

Here’s what it actually creates:
– She rolls her eyes more often
– She sees you as trying, not leading
– You lose more respect with every punchline

You’re not leading. You’re performing. And she can feel it.

Here’s how my clients flip it in 3 steps:

Lower the act – Stop trying to win with noise.
Shift the presence – Show up in a way that doesn’t feel forced.
Flip the frame – Be the man who draws laughter, not the clown who chases it.

What changes?

You stop clowning.
She stops rolling her eyes.
The room lightens naturally.

That shift?

It can sound like this:
“She actually laughed with me, not at me for the first time in months.” K

“But what if I just keep joking until she cracks?”

Right.
And your fridge should fix itself because you’re hungry.

If you’re done chasing laughs, reply “LAUGH.”
I’ll send you what you need.

To your success,
Klaudia