I definitely wouldn't want to be "kept" by the likes of a person like that.

Like your wife's whack on the back of the head...much more my style.

Sadly for me, I wish now that I had kicked him out of my life then rather than the years of dealing with a bad marriage that I ended up with....so many early on red flags I let pass by & now I'm still struggling to get the divorce finalized from 2100 miles away.

I don't think that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit....I think it's the lowest form of intelligent life & it's definitely NOT the body's natural defense against stupidity. Natural defense is to kick the person out of your life & not have to deal with it ever again.