When I talk to you and others who would like to go to Retrouvaille, but are afraid that their spouses won't go, I am reminded of a time about 20 years ago when the wife of one of my colleagues at work had a miscarriage. And they were both so sad. I had had several miscarriages before I adopted, and then had children of my own. I said to him, "if you could only see your situation the way I do, you wouldn't be so sad. I see this as the first step of your journey to parenthood. You will get pregnant again, and you will have a child." And within a year they had a baby girl.
I see that again here. If your wife could see the joy that she would feel after going to a Retrouvaille weekend, she would greet your proposition with enthusiasm. I know it isn't the case. But it is the truth.
