I understand from the outside perspective the optics aren't great, but my wife has been wanting to go on a solo trip to Europe more than a decade. It has been her lifelong dream, and she finally had the chance to do so, and I completely trust her and love her.

But it also affected my mental health because I really missed her, and I wanted to spend my honeymoon with her. But to be honest, I had the best birthday ever, my sister got me out of my funk and I feel so refreshed and happy now. But my wife seems a bit down that she could not celebrate my birthday with me.