I just thought of one thing I did for GAL mysterious factor is that I would tell W is was leaving/going out/whatever and if she happened to care enough to ask why I would just say I was "meeting my own needs" and let her think whatever she wanted, rather than stating the explicit truth. I am a horrible liar and she knows me too well, so this was the truth, even if I was just going to hang out in my office for the evening, but as vague as I could muster...idk...ymmv.
Hang in there!
T^2
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