A deaf couple had just gotten married, and during their first week together, they discovered one unexpected problem.

During the day, communication was easy. They used sign language, understood each other perfectly, and everything went smoothly.

But at night, once the lights were off, things became much more complicated.

After several evenings of confusion, awkward guessing, and bumping into each other in the dark, the wife finally came up with a solution.

The next morning, she signed to her husband, “Honey, we need a simple system for nighttime.”

He nodded.

She continued, “If you want to make love, reach over and squeeze my left breast once.”

The husband smiled and nodded again.

“And if you don’t want to,” she added, “squeeze my right breast once.”

The husband thought this was a brilliant idea.

Then he signed back, “Great. I have a signal too.”

The wife looked at him curiously.

He explained, “If you want to make love with me, reach over and pull on my weapon once.”

She nodded.

Then he grinned and added:

“And if you don’t want to make love, reach over and pull on my weapon fifty times.”