Overview
- Bayly writes that the couple reconciled following what he called their worst dispute since marrying nearly 15 years ago.
- He says the clash began after he told their adolescent daughter he would not be surprised if Silvia had a romantic link with her karate instructor.
- According to his column, the birthday dinner confrontation left their daughter in tears and led him to cancel planned trips to Buenos Aires and Paris.
- In a follow-up column, he says he reversed a spending limit he had imposed on his wife's credit card and tried to reinstate canceled travel reservations.
- He acknowledges reader criticism for publicizing the dispute but reports that Silvia told him she liked his account and felt proud of him.