So that is what makes a situation like military separation interesting. She is trapped at home raising two teenage children without her spouse. It’s like being

So that is what makes a situation like military separation interesting. She is trapped at home raising two teenage children without her spouse. It’s like being a single parent without the financial worries. Life gets lonely. The interesting part of that is whether it’s really worth fighting about in the first place. In a successful marriage you both absolutely have to concede some loss of control in life. At what point do you draw that line in the sand, that point of absolution which serves as a point of no return and is it worth it? In the case a getting a dog it wasn’t worth being angry about. There are situations that do serve as grave violations of fidelity. If you discover your spouse is cheating on you, or vice versus, that line in the sand was just leapt over and destroyed, particularly given a situation like extended separation that requires extra trust.