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In my few years of officiating, I have yet to see any type of support group for spouses. Officating groups in my area aren't as organized as the fire department or the military where there are support groups for spouses. Maybe for your situation it might be best to find a few friends who are officials and see if their wives (or spouses) would be interested in getting together to talk with your wife.
Or to be perfectly blunt about the situation, maybe your wife should find something she is interested in to fill the time while you're officiating.
All in all, it comes down to communication. Are you officiating too much? Are you not home enough? Does she understand what it will take to get you to the level that you want to achieve? Or are you doing it for the $?
From what I have seen, it takes a very supportive spouse to achieve a high level of success in whatever you pursue. From the officials point of view, you also have to have your priorities in line. If officiating (or your job, etc.) comes before your family, then your family life will suffer.
Just a few thoughts.
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