First, I need to thank everyone for their input. I was expecting Pearl to be pissed that I'd sought advice on this, but she read the replies and actually stayed coherent the entire evening . . . which begs the question "does she simply ignore" certain noise? I suspect it's possible.
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Maybe it's just the "married couple problem". My husbands brain produces a chemical that blocks out my voice, unless he hears the word sex, then no problem.