Shared Emotional Safety

A man and a woman were discussing how best to program a laptop..the woman discussed her needs of informational access  the man was getting frustrated and hungry ..he made a rather snappish remark..she ignored it and they created an agreeable finish

I was wondering if this was a sign an atmosphere of shared emotional safety..she knew he was getting tired  and that may not be the opportunity to establish a desire for a change of behavior..


Picking battles and timing