Back in February I told her that I would prefer to see her happy with someone else than unhappy with me.
It doesn't work like that. We all have to figure out how to be happy on our own, not counting on or waiting for someone else to make us happy. But I think you already know this.
Put another way, how long do you suppose your wife would be happy with some new schmuck?
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl