Okay, first, if you want your W to handle it then you need to let her handle it. Nick, you are a lot like I was, you seem to treat your WAW/WW like a child.

I like the approach on the constructive criticism, offering it but not forcing it on her. Well done. And on ending the conversation about the friend's Army experience. Well done.

But just like the discussion about the driver's license, try not to father your W. That could have been one of the issues in your MR that brought you to this point. I know it was in mine and I was appreciative to the posters here that pointed that out to me during my sitch.

"I also kind of wondered if WWs have those kind of talks with OMs, or do they just have pillow talk and laugh about their LBS."

Cheeseless tunnel. Why go down it?

M(53), W(54),D(19)
M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017
Ring and Piecing since March 2018