As far as family members and friends, maybe they contacted her on their own and reported about my changes...I don't know.
You have no control over that. If it happens, it happens.
And it's not about "reporting back to her"; the casual, offhand comments are going to mean more anyway. "Hey, I ran into JR09 at the post office; he's really looking good!"
Me: 44, Wife: 39 M: 17 years T: 20 years Bomb on 08/25/09 1/13/10: MC started 1/28/10, 2/8/10: More bombs 8/28/10: Wife moved out No talk of D, no movement