I don't know if it wasn't the best thing to do, in retrospect. It certainly brought things to a head and that was necessary. I don't know how long I could have carried on, wallowing by turns in self-pity and in resentment, but it wouldn't have been healthy, for me, for Laura or for our relationship.

I think my big noise was useful, in that it made clear that things have been really bothering me. And, I hope, it will put an end to my irritated (and irritating) nagging and kvetching.