my wife wants me to be happy... once i told her i was going to get into pinball, she suggested it would be ok if i filled an entire room with them if i wanted...
i suppose that's the advantage of not being a neanderthal ("grow a pair"... really?) and having 20 some odd years of open communication and a desire to make each other as happy as possible...
you reap what you sow... viewing your significant other as a partner in your life rather than an adversary goes a long way...