I forgot to finish something I was going to say...
Part of the reason it was so hard for me to dream with my wife was because I knew we didn't have the financial ability to immediately do what she was dreaming about. That's part of the reason why it's so important to close that pay gap.
Income = Dream Fulfillment
Don't be scared to have this conversation with your wife, even now. If you want a future with your wife, you MUST have it if the opportunity presents itself (or even if you sort of have to make the opportunity at some point).
Maybe this is pursuing, I don't know. But I do know that it is what my wife has wanted to talk about for a long time. What do you think?