Has this ever happened to you?
DH: How's that quilt you're working on going? (What he really wanted to know was when would I be cleaning up, we're having company in a few days.)
Me: Which one?
DH: You're working on more than one?
Me: Yes. I'm making three from the same fabrics.
DH: Why?
Me: It's a long story...
DH: Ok.
Then he left the room. I guess he wasn't that interested or he lost all hope for a neat living room, dining room, etc.