Pruni, one thing which always worked for me...
massage....
Blokey rips protective covers from piano / furniture else lifts unfeasibly heavy object infront of dame, pulls muscle / cricks neck, requires administrations from babe...
Of course the other way round works well too... dame wonders around the ground floor, twists ankle on crappy floorboard, blokey adminsters therapy via mid body meridian pressure points.
ooooh: On chair trying to figure out which fuse / breaker to turn on for light / heat... chair leans / breaks, victim requires massage...
I'll leave the hardcore massage scene to you...