Walk Away German Wife (WAGW)

[PortlandDad]

My W arrived today around noon at PDX. I took my boys with me to the airport to pick her up. My D had a friend over and didn't want to go. I stopped and bought a dozen roses for her; I figured that the boys would give them to her, and I only wanted to see the reaction on her face anyway.

When she got off the plane she looked so good to me, despite the fact that she has flu and felt like crap. She also has some serious anxieties about flying: apparently she started hyperventilating during a rough patch during the flight and the steward had to give her a sedative.

She wasn't warm to me initially, but I was positive, upbeat, and as aloof as I could be (aside from sneaking glances at her as we were driving home.) Once we got home, though, she went right into her "mode": making me a cup of coffee, giving me some german candies that she knows I love, siting next to me outside while we enjoyed the surprisingly mild February day.

I spoke to my MIL who also came with her. It seems that the two of them turned their apartment upside down looking for the title to the exp before they left and they couldn't find it. What my MIL confided to me was that she took it and hid it! My MIL is a saint! I also found out from her that my W had the common sense to purchase an "escape" clause when she bought the car. She can return it to the dealer for any reason within 6 months for a modest pro-rated fee. It seems even she was harboring some doubts as to whether buying the car was a good idea. It was a day of positives all around!

I am so happy right now and so are the kids. I know better than to get over-excited, but today could not have played out any better than if I had scripted it!