Breaking In A Young Wife

I got close with a coworker 15 years my junior. She was a standoffish girl which I attributed to our age difference and our positions in the company. we had opportunities to visit, but nothing deep. Then one day she complained that at her age she hadn't found that guy. Being the older guy I jumped in and suggested that women wanted security, purpose and belonging. Men wanted nurturing, a home and sex. A woman had to satisfy his hunger. Well being a work situation I got nervous, apologized for being forward, but not for what I said. I capped it of telling her that a man wanted a woman at home not another man.

The long story short of this is she is the woman at home, caring for a couple of kids, she struggles with assertiveness bordering on bossiness, but she is learning to back down. I'm not one for two bosses, and she is not the boss. Tough but that's the way it is. Somewhere along the line the trained skipped a track and getting her back on track has led to hurt feelings and some pain. She satisfy my hunger but sometimes she has to be reminded. She has security, emotional, physical, financial. She has purpose, wife and mother. She belongs to me know. Still she fights her natural place.

She does hold my hand now, when we are crossing the street. Stands on my left. Doesn't interrupt when conversations don't involve her. Signs her married name. Talks about having another kid. All is not lost. But she's been hard to bring into line. Maybe it's the age difference, but maybe not.