The trick is to (a) fly when the wife has other things on her mind that don't involve you or (b) establish a time in advance when you're going to be flying.
I usually fly while the wife is either away at school or asleep on the couch or otherwise occupied. The only times my flying becomes a problem is when she gets bored or decides to start a project that requires both of us (like working in the yard or making a grocery run).
If your wife has no hobbies, find one for her. Get her started in aerobics classes, or something with other women so that it becomes a social event. Get her interested in those no-credit evening classes with subjects such as "wine tasting", "art appreciation", and "antiquing". Fortunately for me, my wife is enrolled in a credit class towards her MIS degree so at least 1 night a week I can fly for 3 hours straight with no interruption, and can grab flight time whenever she's working on a computer program or other homework assignment on her laptop. That's usually good for an hour or two at a time.
If that doesn't work, or becomes too expensive, go with Plan B. Set a specific day and time when you'll be flying and shouldn't be disturbed. For example, tell her "I'm flying every Thursday at 7 pm and will be done by 10, so please don't disturb me". When I was hard-core Air Warrior flying, I had Wednesdays nights and Sunday evenings as my designated flight times, and spent the other nights doing things with her during the prime evening hours (7 to 10 pm), then grabbing a couple of missions after she fell asleep watching tv. So long as you're spending the other days with her, you should be able to pull it off. It helps if you can schedule your flight time to correspond with a tv program that she enjoys, so that she can watch it in peace without you groaning at the sappy heart-breaking scenes. You might try setting up a "Chick Flick" movie night where she can rent "Passion Fish" and "Bridget Jone's Diary" and "Steel Magnolias" and watch them without you disturbing her.
The key is make sure that you have a schedule that won't interfere with your relationship with her.
Usually if a guy has to log because the wife is bothering him, its because he failed to file the proper flight plan with the local authority.
