Coral communication is very important with couples...if it is not there then the basis of the marriage tends to fall apart. I have seen friends that we thought were going to stay married forever because they were the perfect couple only to have their marriage fall apart. It sounds to me like you and your wife have known each other for a very long time...just like my wife and me. As far as the questions about which dress looks better...yeah don't really have an answer there...usually when I tell her which one looks better she asks me why? Ummmmmm because I think it looks better. My wife is a wonderful woman that has put up with a lot of my crap during our seven years of marriage and I admire her for that...but because we really did not communicate (in the way we should have...i.e. me listening to what she had to say) I am in the process of trying to mend the marriage that I broke and the friendship that I lost. Just remember it is nice to be listened to...and nicer to hear what she is saying...and you will not be able to fix the problems that she has...just smile, hug her and tell her that you love her...because that is all she wants...she wants to know that you are listening to her problems and not being a man and trying to come up with a solution to them.

Happy New Year

Dragon