My wife despises the thought of me going down town. She doesn't like me walking on the streets. She thinks the streets are gross and dirty. One the rare occasion I do go down town, I have to wash my feet before I'm allowed back in the house! I tell her that the streets in all towns are pretty well the same. She doesn't want to hear it. It's not even as if I'm looking to go downtown all the time. I periodically do fancy a stroll though. I am also concerned that the fact she veiws the streets as such a dirty thing is a hindrance to my going other places around town.

Basically my question is, does anyone know any ways I can gradually cultivate an idea within her brain that there is nothing to be ashamed of on the streets of Mrs. Drty_pr?

(I'm also very well aware that this could be influenced by SMV. I believe there is more going on here though.)