Amen Martelo...

I am very happy when my wife does things that I know might be a little bit of effort or outside of her comfort zones.

I think it depends on your point of view. If you are in it for the long run, then baby steps over a long period of time, make it worth it. If you are not patient, then you might miss the little stuff your wife is trying to do. Even the best lead off hitter, will hit a home run someday. Hopefully that will be my LD wife

But I can also see the times and days when it would be unrealistic for me to expect much. Hard day at work, busy schedule, kids are running amok

Things take time. And if it takes 20 years, in the scheme of things, I am willing to work on it.