We often use humor between us... what makes me really appreciate that is we both have a similar sense of humor-- quite dry and sarcastic.

I make him laugh a lot. A couple times to the point in which he was really cracking up.

Sometimes I laugh at my own %#@&#!, when I know it's not funny, but I am doing it to avoid hitting the real feelings. I will call myself on it and say, "This is so not funny, but I can't help laughing."

Sometimes he can't help but laugh at me because of the wild things I come up with. For example, last week I told him that I use my medication as a "tool of destruction." I think I amuse him.

And other times, I can tell by his face that he wants to laugh... so I tell him, "Go ahead! Let it out!"

He is comfortable with me and I like that. He reads my emotions well, and would never use humor at an inappropriate time.

He will often slip things in, in a very dry way. I tend to do the same thing. For example, a couple of weeks ago we were talking about my impulsive behavior. I told him that I need to do something extreme to stop my impulsive spending-- that maybe I should become a Buddhist, and live without anything materialistic. Then we switched topics... about a half hour passed... he was telling me about something and slips in very casually, "well you'll have to, once you become a Buddhist..."