Neil, something that I was told early on my sitch (by NOP) that really, REALLY helped me:
In every situation, simply try to do what is RIGHT, and what you believe God would have you do, and let the chips fall where they may. DON'T do what you think will be pleasing to your wife, or -- more likely -- what you think won't upset her, or "make her mad." It doesn't mean to be an ASS, by any means, but it's just an entirely different paradigm in which to operate, and I gotta tell you, it's LIBERATING.