All people need to do is read your first post to your last. They will see how you have learned not to take the bait, give your wife space, and when something will result in an unnecessary argument you have learned how to resolve the conflict instead of engage in the argument.
You have grown amazingly. I have no doubt you have become an inspiration to others.
I’m glad your Thanksgiving went so well.
There is only one thing you could have done differently. When you thought had caught her gazing at you…you should have winked. It would have been a playful move which she could have interpreted any way she wanted.
Engaging in nonverbal gestures, like winking, takes pressure off you and the other person. It gives them attention without giving them information