I have to ask... Why in the world did you say that to your wife and the OM?
Never... Never... and I mean NEVER... make a threat you are not prepared to back up. The same goes for ultimatums. If you don't follow up you will lose your credibility.
This just seems like a poor course of action to me.
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out” ― Art Linkletter