"When detaching and trying to be mysterious doing 180s it appears as though ....after it starts to cause the wife to pursue, you end up with her mirroring your actions."
You shouldn't "try" to be mysterious. You just detach and live your life. Detaching doesn't mean that you stop wanting the M to work out. It means you detach your emotions from the situation.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.