compromise. a twosome without her or a threesome or foursome or any other reasonable number with/without her. suggest that you are reasonable and she can be also .
Emails work for me! During slow periods, just pick up your hobby. My guitars/ keyboards keep me quite busy!
i used to really want to be around other traders and in chat rooms during trading but ive really changed and really like the solitude. BUT i do make sure i belong to a few traders groups and go to their monthly or semi monthly meetings. im sure it will be different for everyone but keep an eye for how you behave while others are around either in person or chat. Does having people around help you execute your plan better or worse. i discovered for my case that when I though people were watching me, I executed poorly.
I was addicted to playing when in high school. Endless hours practising scales as fast as I could! I just pick it up now to keep loose for the Saturday gigs!