Why Can't She Be More Like Me?: Do you and your spouse feel like the "odd couple"?

Q & A

My wife and I are quite different. I'm a perfectionist, while she's much less concerned than I am with the house, our children's behavior, or her own appearance. She constantly accuses me of trying to change her, while I feel like she doesn't care about me or she would meet me halfway. How can I accept her as she is but also encourage her to try

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