10 hours round trip?? Why couldn't she drive herself?

I think you're still trying to "fix" and rescue her. This placating behavior doesn't work, in my opinion.

M57 W 57; D30 D28 S24 S20 GD7 GD2 GD1 GD5m GD1m
BD 5/07; W's affair 5/07-8/07

At the end of every hard-earned day, people gotta find some reason to believe. (Bruce Springsteen)