A wife was having an unusually busy day and realized she was going to be home much later than expected.

So she picked up her phone and sent her husband a text message:

“Hi, I will get home late tonight. Please cook dinner, then wash all the dirty dishes. Also, make sure you prepare our bed and put the kids to sleep before I return.”

After sending the message, she waited for a reply.

Nothing.

No “Okay.”

No “Sure.”

Not even a thumbs-up emoji.

She stared at her phone for a few seconds, knowing her husband very well. He had probably read the first line, panicked, and pretended he had not seen the rest.

So she decided to send another message.

A few seconds later, his phone buzzed again.

“And I forgot to mention… I have also bought a bottle of Blue Label Premium Scotch Whisky for you.”

This time, the reply came almost instantly.

“Really?”

The wife looked at the screen, smiled to herself, and typed back:

“No… I just wanted to make sure you got my first message.”