The correct answer is <span>He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.
The final part of the sentence points out that he's not actually careful and loving but rather quite bothersome and nags all the time. This is what verbal irony is actually, meaning the opposite of what is said. </span>
This suit is expensive, isn’t it.
I do believe the answer is standards, but I could be incorrect. Here is an example: beauty standards among women vary from place to place.
