What kind of evening do you want to have?
If I want a gentle evening, I make sure it looks and sounds like one.
For me that just means I make the lighting soft, I don’t move or speak too quickly and I make sure the volume of the house is low.
If you are ever having an experience you do not want to have, you need only look at your environment and see how it is contributing to the way you feel.
You can change your environment to change how you feel.