I was pretty sure my comment and follow up question would raise a ruckus, and I wasn't wrong! Thanks for your answers everyone, they make sense. I especially like the point of not setting up an unhealthy, round about communication channel. As always, best wishes Arsene.

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl