I thought the point of not immediately answering phone calls, of pretending to be out and having a life, was to keep from sending the message that you are still hanging on every contact from your spouse. You're trying to not appear desperate or incapable of being on your own.
So basically lying. Should your wife be interested, all she'd find is a needy desperate person that was just pretending they were okay. As I said, get a real life...don't make one up.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. Dr. Wayne Dyer
