It's funny, I learn a lot here just by reading other peoples posts. A lot of being a man and "standing up to your wife" type things. Before my W and I started having problems, she would comment that she was glad that I wasn't like some of her friends husbands that wouldn't let them do anything without them and the such. I trusted her totally and never had the reason to say she couldn't/shouldn't go out ocasionally. I guess my big mistake was when she did give me a reason, I didn't stand up and tell her this is not how our marriage has been and I will refuse to let it be something like this. I still wanted to trust her but buried my head in the sand so as not to push her away. Worked well, didn't it. Hopefully it's not a lesson too late learned.
