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One of ToeJam's posts reminded me of a relationship I had years ago with a co-worker. The job we had was stressful. As a way to blow off steam we used to trade truly sarcastic comments. Neither of us would have tolerated similar comments from anyone else. Heck, we would not have tolerated someone else making those comments to the other one! We both knew we were "playing", blowing off steam. It was a stress relieving game to us. Plus, we were able to tell the other one "not today" and that was the end of the game. I don't remember specific examples, but we could cut each other off at the knees.
ToeJam, hubby and I used to use "yes dear" sarcastically too. It was code for telling the other one they had gone too far.
Several of you expressed concern that the OP is hurting because he asked about sarcasm. Personally, I don't believe it necessarily means the person is hurting. Yes, it can be a way of expressing pain. Yes, it can be a way of inflicting pain on someone else. Some times it is outright bullying or abuse. BUT some times it's just the kind of sense of humor the person has.
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