No, it's an idiom. I do want cake, I love to eat things.
[She sips more of her wine and looks thoughtfully at him - almost through him, it seems, before speaking up again.]
Your wife reminds me of someone like my father's [There's a hesitation there, like she shouldn't say that word anymore] mother. She's pretty fearsome, too. But that usually doesn't come from a need to control, it is more like... Like making sure the family is safe from outside strife. Considering what my parents did, it wouldn't surprise me if she wanted to make sure everyone aware of how important it is to keep one another safe.
It super sounds like you both need to have a long talk where you both agree to not get upset at the other's opinion, you know? You might both raise good points. Maybe you can get past your impasse that way? Anyway, if you love her and you hold her in high esteem, wouldn't it make more sense not to throw that away? It sounds like it was something you really wanted and got.
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[She sips more of her wine and looks thoughtfully at him - almost through him, it seems, before speaking up again.]
Your wife reminds me of someone like my father's [There's a hesitation there, like she shouldn't say that word anymore] mother. She's pretty fearsome, too. But that usually doesn't come from a need to control, it is more like... Like making sure the family is safe from outside strife. Considering what my parents did, it wouldn't surprise me if she wanted to make sure everyone aware of how important it is to keep one another safe.
It super sounds like you both need to have a long talk where you both agree to not get upset at the other's opinion, you know? You might both raise good points. Maybe you can get past your impasse that way? Anyway, if you love her and you hold her in high esteem, wouldn't it make more sense not to throw that away? It sounds like it was something you really wanted and got.