"I'm more than certain that my wife thinks I didn't show affection through the various forms."
Did she tell you that? If she didn't then it's not a big deal for her.
In fact, I'm not entirely sure why you went dark in the first place. Going dark is not the LRT. It's about not contacting them every second of the day. LRT is when you agree to a D.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.