She usually says "that's fine" and leaves later once I'm home for the night. I'm not mind reading. She is clearly using the ruse of studying to mask whatever her actual plans are. It's not an assumption, it's plain to see. The other night she went out to study, took the laptop, and when I opened it up the next day, it was still paused on the movie the kids were watching the previous afternoon. Untouched.

What I struggle with is, do I just focus on me, tune this nonsense out, continuing to put off any discussions of where were at and what we're doing, and what she is paying for while living in our house and otherwise enjoying all the trappings of our normal family life, or do I call for a reality check. I battle it every day.


M: 33
W: 33
M: 9 T: 10
3 S's: 8, 6 and 1.5
BD: 8/3/14
Living together