I see in the news that answer is here, I have an out.
Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said.
I proudly showed this story to My Darling Wife and told her, "See, this is why I can't hear you. I now have a scientific explanation as to why I can't hear you."
She looked unimpressed at the story and said, "Yea, a male scientist come up with this, what does that say."
I guess I don't have an excuse, damn the bad luck.
Hearing your words, and not a word among them
Tuned to my liking, on a salty day
When inland woods were pushed by winds, that flung them
Hissing to leeward like a ton of spray,
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Oh no, I would never say her voice puts me to sleep. Bad idea.