Speaking of disrespect, one of my better friends who replaced me on the deployment asked about my W's downtown shenanigans that he had seen on social media and if I was OK with it. There were some pictures in particular with her and the OM with his arm draped over her shoulders, hand about an inch from her chest, that I had told her made me uncomfortable. Normally a W with respect for her husband would apologize and stop doing things like that, or just wouldn't have let that kind of contact happen in the first place. Her reaction was defensive, accusing me of trying to control her and keep her caged in the house. My friend was the one who put it in the words of the respect/disrespect angle, and he was right.
Today's day one of her being out of the house staying with her friend, and actually the departure was cordial, a kiss goodbye and an ILY. She said she wasn't going to drink last night, and she didn't, she called me stone sober before I went to bed. On the GAL front, I get to brew some beer (haven't picked up that hobby in over 2 years), listen to some metal, and watch football. Kind of relaxing actually. I still think the real test will be after I go back to work, then we'll see if these two are really still at it I think.
