The Line In Which We Based Our Love

(I still talk to my ex occasionally, as we broke up on relatively good terms. He has always been mean to me in a joke-y way, and I have a similar sense of humor. I mention my new boyfriend, and try to discern if he’s uncomfortable with it.)

Me: “Is this annoying you?”

Ex: “Of course it is. Your existence annoys me.”

Me: “…Is this annoying you above baseline level?”

Ex: “Nah.”