them that you need to discuss it with me.”
“I agree.”
“Third, I want us to attend marriage counseling.”
He looked up.
“Really?”
“Yes. Because I don’t want us to spend the next year arguing about whether I should have trusted you or whether you should have told me. I want us to understand why you thought lying was an acceptable way to handle a difficult situation.”
He nodded slowly.
“I’ll go.”
“And fourth, Vanessa’s financial problems cannot become our permanent responsibility. If we decide to help her, we do
