While we would all like to think that our spouse is "taking the time to reflect", and otherwise doing what we would like them to do, it often times doesn't work that way. I guess that is why I was asking everyone on here.
I fully expect that she will instead take this opportunity to maximize the time she spends with the OM. Perhaps I am wrong, but my gut has proven correct far too often over the last 8 months for me to ignore it now.
However, I still take the advice you (and others) have offered up as valid. I have to remember that I'm just starting out on this phase of my life and I need to reflect and correct my own problems. Hopefully you all understand where I was/am coming from on this. It is frustrating to have defined "rules" for the period and know that the other person has proven all too often that they don't follow the "rules".
