How one might differentiate the above from transition to MLC, would be if a lot of the activities were either life threatening and / or extremely spontaneous. ie. Not well thought out, perhaps even irrational, as in risking monetary ruin and the well being and welfare of their nuclear family.
In the above case, the LBS would certainly want to remove themselves and any children from harms way, while still operating in a non-interfering way, in regards to the MLCer.
Uhh -- I see you addressed this already. Didn't read this before I posted the above, KD.
Reasonable people can (and do) disagree about how to best handle it when the wanderlusting spouse begins to act destructively to the family (personally, I will ALWAYS err on the side of INTERFERING LIKE CRAZY with infidelity ), but I think you paint the distinctions quite accurately.
), but I think you paint the distinctions quite accurately.