It's just that I am not prepared to make a call on exactly what's happening, nor do I think it has ANY effect on what I need to do for myself. I am not just ignoring the issue with this friend and hoping it goes away, nor did I do that when I was 100% sure my wife was having an affair (she admitted it then). I am just choosing not to put a label on what may be happening. To be sure something is going on, and whatever it is isn't good for my marriage right now. That may be my wife just lashing out at what she sees as a controlling husband, and wanting some freedom, to a full-blown affair, to something else entirely. Accepting that those things are possible is different than moving on to calling it a name, MLC, a PA or whatever and then reacting to that label. Maybe I'm arguing semantics but it makes sense to me Once again, what's happening with my wife makes NO difference to me in terms of what I need to do for ME, and that's what I am here seeking advice on.
Understood. Just trying to give you another perspective.