It lessens but it never goes. A home is a space like any other. What you do in your space becomes part of the fabric of its meaning. What we do in our spaces adds to the 'emotional ambience'. An unhappy house will carry that memory and its influence for ages to come.
Happiness can overwrite unhappiness - given a chance.
Conversations are a mirror. Look into the light. You are not what you appear to be. You are a remote game player in a very realistic simulator, a virtual reality. Loss of face means nothing if you have integrity.