Hmm....I am in the same boat....going to Redang instead....prolly will go to Sipidan myself next year. I kinda feel that if we go as a couple, my wife should at least have some fun instead of just waiting around bored....why even waste the money if so? There are other resorts where diving isn't bad and there may be a bit more for her to do.
The way I see it, I would rather save the money, go myself and buy her something nice.....or go somewhere else where she can also have SOME fun (Phuket, Redang, etc) than have her complain non stop that she is so bored when I come back from a great dive....the ear ache would be worse than not equalizing properly and my guilt of leaving her waiting would ruin a good dive...
My wife does not even swim...which makes it really hard. Oh well, next time, I could leave her with her parents in KL on our annual trip back to Malaysia and go off for a week myself (or with a dive buddy)...but this time no