It's funny how sometimes when we go talk to the monk here (Bangkok) it really can add a voice of reason and issues work through a lot better. Other times not so much. Luckily we don't have any of the same problems described in this thread, going overboard with extended family support.
It can all get a bit strange when a monk that does astrology adds all that to the equation, but somehow the one monk we know that does predictions seems to be generally accurate, and he's very moderate about telling us what to do. Someone else I know in Thailand has had quite different experiences with that, with his wife visiting a monk that warned of all sorts of impending disasters, likely in part to keep the financial support flowing to him and the temple.
If the OP's wife doesn't have an established connection with a monk there already it's likely not going to work out so well because Thais won't just listen to anyone wearing a robe.