Wedge, way to go on the drivers license! That is all part of GAL. Maybe after all these years of driving you around your wife started to resent you. You did a 180 and got your license. The burden of always being the one to drive has been lifted from her shoulders.
As far as ILY's, sometimes it is hard for our S's to say that because of the guilt they feel. When she says ILY guys, take it - baby steps, remember.