How is your daughter dealing with all of this? You seem to have really attached yourself to her, and I'm almost wondering if you are co-dependent and just switched your wife with your daughter.
Also, if this was a missions trip and someone was leaving the country normally that means we are talking younger people here. Is this your friend or your daughters?
I think we all can understand things are unavoidable, but you run into her more often that I do my neighbors.
We all get it, and it is your path, but from my experience in life, and on this board, everything you are doing will result in the opposite results of what you want.
Your wife needs to miss you, she needs to wonder what you are doing. She needs to see you in a new light as a different person.
Me: 40 EX:37 Together 17 years Married 16 years 5 kids, 20,18,15,14,11