Men: little things in a marriage are often those most appreciated by a new spouse. Your new bride may have left everything she has ever known to follow you to a new land and culture. Do you naively think simply being with you is full compensation for the extreme changes she has willingly accepted? Smart men will recognize all she has sacrificed simply to be with you and honor that. You men reading this, what would be the effect on her if you were to cut through some of the homesickness and loneliness by speaking to her from you heart and sharing how much you loved her -- IN HER OWN LANGUAGE? What a gift for her, even if you had to practice for two weeks to accomplish one sentence! Those types of acts are how you will win her. God forbid, (shut-up, Tommaso), you may actually catch on, learn her entire language and develop an incredibly deeper bond with her. ))) I’m just sayin! By the way, Steve has excellent command of English. Would be a great teacher!