She really just wants me to give her space and respect her boundaries. I forced her into leaving by not respecting her requests for that. If I had kept my hands off her, she would feel safe and would likely not feel the need to be away from me.
You have no way of knowing that, Indy. This forum (and others like it, all over the internet) are FILLED with stories of walkaways, and some of their spouses did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG. She may have been wayward anyway, you don't know.
All you can do is "The Right Thing," and that is to stop smothering her, stop expecting from her, and GIVE HER SPACE, which you're now doing.
