My girlfriend told me she wanted us to really work on our oral communication.

I told her, 'Okay, but you gotta promise not to bite down again.'

My dentist told me I needed to improve my flossing technique.

He said I wasn't going deep enough, and I really needed to get in there and work the whole length of it.

I've been dating a girl who's a skilled paleontologist, and she's always taking me to her lab to show me her latest excavation project, which involves carefully removing layers to expose what's been hidden for a long time.

She says it's all about getting to the core of the matter, and I have to admit, it's been a real discovery process.

I've been dating a clockmaker, and she's always trying to wind me up