A word to the wife is sufficient, provided that word is yes. The man of the hour is the one whose wife asked him to wait a minute. If you don't think women are explosive, try dropping one. The best time to mow the grass is just after your wife suggests it. The wife who listens to every word her husband says is probably looking for a hole in his alibi.
Words are powerful.
But try telling her she doesn't look so hot. A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home. When a man answers the phone he reaches for a pencil. A woman grabs a chair. God made woman when man was in his first sleep, and man hasn't had any repose since.