Yup, yup, yup. I think poor intimate communication is at the root of the problems for the majority of the folks here.
FWIW, I do see a lot of me reflected in your posts. Both MrsGGB and I are chronic passive-aggressive confrontation avoiders, so a lot of crap gets swept under the carpet instead of putting it out in the open and discussing it.
Yeah, get past the nursing first. You want the weekend totally to yourselves with no distractions. Leave the kids with the inlaws and avoid the temptation to call in checking up on them, they raised your W after all, so I'm sure they are quite capable. Then again, if your W is anything like MrsGGB, she'll have to call in a couple times a day anyway
Chrome, you might go to the wwme website for some idea of their method. They've got a question of the day and reminder materials that discuss the dialog technique in detail at http://www.wwme.org/already.html
One thing I found when we went to the weekend was that our marriage was a lot stronger than I had previously thought it was. I had been considering Retr@v*(&$lle or however it is spelled, but went to WWME because MrsGGB's best friend had been and recommended it to MrsGGB (otherwise she would not have gone). Turns out the WWME was just right for us.
