7 Signs Your Spouse Is a Walking Dead Superfan

The Walking Dead returned for its midseason premiere several weeks ago on AMC. I know this because I am married to a TWD fanatic, and he had been reminding me of the premiere date for two months prior — but go ahead and watch him squirm when you ask for the date of his mom's birthday.

He breathes, sleeps, and eats The Walking Dead. Well, he doesn't eat the "walking dead" — that would make him a walker. Wait, do walkers eat other walkers? I don't think so, I'll ask him. Actually, I won't ask him, because his answer will be 15 minutes long and I'll have to sit through it.

Is this all sounding a little too familiar? Wondering if you too are married to a Walking Dead fanboy or -girl? Here are seven signs.

Oh boy, this is annoying. If you're like me, a casual TWD viewer, you do not care about the source material nor do you care how the show strays from it. Your superfan spouse, however, will definitely care and definitely say things like, "Oh, that's not how it happened in the comic book." Or even better, they will pause the show in order to give you a full lecture on the differences. It will sound something like this, "OK, so this is totally different from the comic book, blah, blah, blah, Negan, blah, Rick, blah, hand cut off, blah, blah." I'm paraphrasing.

Because the show does not follow the comic book (who cares?), your fanatic loved one does not actually know what's going to happen next. This leads to theories. There are so many theories. If you're lucky, your superfan spouse will call you in the middle of the day and just launch into a theory. You might be working, or eating lunch; you might be minding your own business not caring at all about what happens next on The Walking Dead. Doesn't matter. You will listen to their theories. In sickness and in health, and in listening to shows you don't care about.

This one is pretty self-explanatory, but I must point out, it's every Sunday. Depending on your mood, you can try to match their enthusiasm or you can just be like, "Yep."

Oh man, you said something bad about The Walking Dead? Whoo-ee, you are new here. Yes, I know the show is kind of repetitive, often borders on melodrama, the violence can be over the top, and Rick's hair always looks wet. I advise keeping these opinions to yourself unless you're prepared to listen to long-winded speeches about grasping on to humanity, the thin line between heroes and villains, and Rick's Colt Python gun. I know, I'm already rolling my eyes, too.

But be on the watch for black skinny jeans, shearling-lined jackets, and well-worn Western shirts. Hopefully they'll skip the sheriff hat.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is sexy, and that's a fact. His Walking Dead character, Negan, is a violent psychopath who likes to bludgeon people to death with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. This causes an internal struggle for me because obviously he's horrible, but also I still kind of want to make out with him? We've gone a little off topic here. Chances are your significant other thinks Negan is the best TWD character ever and watches his scenes with near reverence.

Thought you were going to get a break from The Walking Dead while the show is on hiatus? Nope. Your superfan spouse will have downloaded all the episodes from seasons past. This means they can pull up their favorites at will and will proceed to tell you what makes them so great. Did you know you can watch the pilot episode in black and white? Yes, you can. Yes, I wish I didn't know that.