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[quote=Anonymous]For starters, what you guys need is balance. You are not going to make your wife more like you, and trying to do so is likely to make her self esteem issues worse, not better. It sounds like your heart is in the right place, though.

So for starters, it sounds like get togethers need to happen in some kind of neutral ground. My husband, who is socially anxious, does a lot better with social activities that have some kind of a purpose. A party for the sake of a party stresses him out. Maybe you and your wife could go see a movie with one other couple and then go out to dinner afterward. Seeing the movie first will give her something specific to talk about at dinner.

Also, listen to her about the things she enjoys. When you say "solitary activities" what does that mean? When you say you are adventurous, what kind of activities are you talking about?

I like people, but the idea of a competitive activity with friends does not sound like fun to me. Maybe if you gave some examples of things you like doing that she dislikes as well as some things that she likes doing, that would get more suggestions.[/quote]

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