Taboo topics to avoid

According to psychologist Dr Michael Lillibridge, author of The Love Book For Couples here are the first 5 of 10 things a wife should never say to her husband:

I told you so. "It damages a man's self-esteem to imply that you are smarter. Men don't like to have their intelligence attacked by wives."

You'll never guess what your mother/father told me. "He will resent you being privy to family matters not revealed to him."

You have no feelings. " Men have been conditioned to remain cool and rational, but they have the same feelings as yo have and will be hurt if you say they don't."

Boy, am I an idiot! "It's terribly burdensome for a man constantly to hear about the things you've done wrong. Your urge to confess as a way of seeking sympathy when you've goofed is likely to backfire."

You're no good. "If you';re angry, tackle the issue without resorting to put-downs."