Yeah, you are doing the right thing. No outgoing emails, unless really needed, like if they concern your kids or something. Replies are brief and pleasant.
Think of her time away as her cooling off period. Her return is a chance for you to start again with a cleaner, sort of de-pressurized slate. Read DB more than once while she is gone.
...My wife told me once, "I (she) stay out late or sleep at friends homes because I know, as soon as I come home, it's gonna start all over again."
I would guess your wife is happy to be away. You gotta make her be happy, or at least not regrettful to have come home.
Me 44 She 46 S13 D9 M18 T23 3 years DB'ing Successfully busted
