DU women: I could really use some advice.

[Redstone]

You all know how well Mrs R and I get along, but there's one recurring problem, and I simply don't know how to solve it. I'm hoping that maybe you can help me.

It's this: When she gets, um, frisky, which is several times a day (yes, I do know what a lucky son of a bitch I am), she has a tendency to (inadvertently, of course) whack me on my bad shoulder (the one with the missing parts and severe nerve damage) with her arm or elbow. Now, I'm not being a weenie here; this is not like someone stepping on your previously-stubbed toe -- if someone clips me on that shoulder, it can provoke a pain spike that will keep me from being able to sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning, if at all. It really is that bad, and any of you who have seen me around DU at three in the morning will know about that.

So lately, I've been guarding the shoulder by (gently) putting my hand up to catch her arm and keep it from hitting me. But whenever I do, she get into a snit, says something like "well, if you don't want me to be affectionate, I won't," and stalks off into another room.

I've tried explaining to her that I'm sorry, but the fact of the matter is that she can't keep smacking me on the shoulder, even though she doesn't mean to; and she certainly knows how bad the pain gets when she does. But she still does it without thinking, and gets into a huff when I try to catch her arm before it collides with the wrong spot.

And I simply cannot ignore the pain in favor of better domestic relations.

What do I do? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Redstone