DEAR ABBY: When I was 70, I started taking drama classes twice a week (I still do). My wife was against it and insisted that because none of our friends or relatives were doing it, neither should I. As a result, I suggested we live apart. I bought a small apartment and live alone. We see each other regularly, go to the cinema, the theater, visiting friends, vacation, etc.
Every now and then she raises the topic again, saying she feels “betrayed, offended, abandoned” and suggests we stop seeing each other for two to three days “so she can recover ...