Hey Doug, welcome to the SBG site, glad you decided to come in.
Sounds like you have most of the battle already won if your better half agrees with you. And she's actually suggesting it too!.
From here, all you have to do is grab your blade of choice and get to it.
Like a few of my bro's have said, give it a good thirty days to get comfortable with with shaving, and also to get your technique down. It won't take as long to get used to the new you; probably half that, and then you'll find yourself saying "why didn't I do this sooner?".
Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes.
Joe
