Describing the our WAS as the tides of the sea is so bang on! It does not matter if they are male or female, all their reactions seem the same! I was in Vegas for only 4 days and my W said she missed me so much but when I came home it was back to the distance and the walls! Their emmotional rollercoaster is worse than ours but I think the trick is to detatch and try to watch the tides come and go instead of chasing them!
Tim
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