Dear Friends,

I found a Japanese marriage counsellor in my area and made an appointment to see her. I will tell W that I am going and that she is welcome to come, but I don't expect her to. In fact, I would prefer W not to come, since I consider this a fact-finding visit first and foremost. I have been in the dark regarding what is "normal" among Japanese, and particularly, Japanese who settle in the U.S. and have American spouses.

A technical question: the C asked me to bring my insurance card. I have figured that my insurance wouldn't cover such things and that, if they do, I don't want it to be a public record that I am seeing what amount to a shrink. What do you all do? Same for Flexible Spending Accounts?

Thanks, Paul