I love teasing, in a playful way, and do it with almost everyone in my life.
I had a simple surgical procedure done this morning, and they had to put me under for it, which I was worried about. There were 4 people in the room, and as I was going under, the doctor said something about the nurses having 60 years of combined nursing experience, so I was in good hands. The anesthesiologist said, "And I've been doing this for 3 weeks. But it's okay, the procedure is on page 32, I have the book."
I told him, "I hope the book has pictures," to which the anesthesiologist replied with, "Oh, I guess you know about my reading problem, then."
Once they were making jokes with me, I knew I was in perfectly good hands, and it was totally cool with me then.
I am really happy when I like the people I'm involved with in any situation. At the store, at work, dealing with my landlord. As long as there is affinity and good-natured banter, I am perfectly, totally happy. Like... everyone has everyone else's best interests at heart.
That's the kind of world I want to live in. And that's the kind of world where a little teasing just brings people closer.