Good morning Maika, when my husband was here the past two days we talked about our favorite sports team, cute things that our daughter was doing, options for fun things that my husband and daughter could do together in our area, and other benign topics. It wasn't difficult except for making eye contact with my husband after the "don't smile at me" comment in April. I'm sure you could do it if the opportunity presents itself but yes it sounds like your wife would have to initiate it.
