"that of a woman feeling all alone in an M and needing support from her man in times of crisis."

All you have to do is define "crisis".

And you did.

"At the end we did talk some and she did let out some tears and let me know her fears for FIL and his upcoming cancer treatment."

Your "reaction".

"All I could do was comfort her and reassure her it was a battle that we would all have to face and fight together."

"Early this morning W woke me out of my sleep not for sex but just for me to hold her, I think she was looking for further reassurance from me."

Her showing you the way.

Any questions?

Relax
Eat
Think
Act normal
React.. Smartly.
Do something different.
Emulate.
Do Work.

Lets get "RETARDED" in here.