Bird, you want to know if she's serious about marriage counseling, or if this is just window dressing?
Tell her she's responsible for the cost.
The little lady is VERY concerned about how all this is going to look to the community. Going to marriage counseling makes it look like she really, really tried, with no risk.
I'll bet you loverboy won't write that check, though...
Gawd, this crap is easy to see in hindsight.....
