Originally Posted by non-fixie

Don't worry too much about the bike. As long as it is safe enough for her to ride you're good.

Worry instead about how you can get mrs IdahoBrett to really like the bike. I have gone through a similar process, and what I've learned quickly is that I needed to stop explaining to her why originality and period-correctness are important, how derailleurs work or why one shouldn't have butterfly bars or EZ-fire shifters on a vintage racing bike.