Well... she's easier than me. I only stay in 4 star hotels!!! Just be glad you weren't traveling with me....
Does your wife typically look you in the eye? Maybe she doesn't make eye contact easily. The males in my family don't.
I think overall your trip sounds like it went well. Words of love and connection take time to redevelop. I hear that from almost everyone in the earlier stages of piecing. Just keep up the good work you're doing and work on friendship and moving closer. As you've told me before. Baby steps....
There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.