So, I am really wanting to take up this craft. My wife has always preferred that my face be clean-shaven, and I have always used some iteration of the Mach series for shaves. I am tired of it, and want to start having my shave be a more deliberate ritual that I am proud to have learned to do, instead of a nuisance. Why, then, would my wife care how I get my face to that point? She is very reluctant in being alright with me passing a razor such as this over my face, near my neck and all. I love her for the concern, but I would equate her nay-saying of the abundant evidence in favor of straight razor shaving that I have presented her with, to me telling her that I do not want her to using a curling iron because I am afraid that she will burn herself. What can I say to her? At some point, I'll just start learning to do it and let her get over it when she sees how much of a better shave I am getting once I have learned the art! Thanks for the advice!