I can relate. I have tried to get my wife interested in cycling too. First I bought her a nice hybrid which just sits in the tool shed. Her complaint was that she didn't want the pressure of keeping up. So...I dropped a couple of thousand + on a brand new tandem. It has about 40 miles on it and is approaching 1 year old. My dream of a tandem vacation is fading. I even got two airdynes for the basement so we could ride simultaneously. Her previous excuse for that was that I was riding when she wanted to. Now one serves as a clothes rack. I have been threatening to ride alone on the tandem with a sign saying: "Seat available" to see what I catch. My daughters are my next hope but right now they have NO INTEREST.