rminer,

Sorry if my choice of words bothered you -- that said, your wife's perspective will be that you rifled through the trash to find the information so I'd be prepared for that.

Sometimes when people are unhappy they get money from family members, friends, or other sources in order to get away for a little while. You're assuming she's going to take family money but you may be surprised, that's all.

If you're worried about her mis-spending family money that's a separate issue that you should address independent of her vacation plans. If your understanding and agreements around "family funds" need to be tightened up then by all means you should do that.

Remember though, if your goal in doing so is trying to keep her in the house, she's going to resent that and ultimately that's not going to work. You need to fully open the cage door versus trying to lock it shut.

Acc


Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced
M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11
Start Reconcile: 8/15/11
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced)
In a New Relationship: 3/2015