Luke, since we discovered late in the game that abandonment/neglect was a big problem in your marriage, and given her recent comment about gallivanting, that what you are trying (ie being gone more) is not a 180 but more of the same. So you can guess that planning more trips and being gone more than you need to for work and commitments, is not going to move you higher in her esteem. Just file that away for the future, work is work and EE is more important than DB strategies right now, IMO.
Adinva 51, S20, S18 M24 total 6/15/11-12/1/12 From IDLY to H moving out 9/15/15-3/7/17 From negotiating SA to final D at age 50 5/8/17-now: New relationship with an old friend __ Happiness is a warm puppy.