Some years ago, my wife was very aware of my longing for a ppl. She bought me the first 6 lessons for Xmas. However, one day, having achieved my license, I went into the lounge to find her quietly crying. She was petrified of what the kids and rest of family would say if I managed to kill myself, feeling she would be blamed for kickstarting the proceedure!!
A few years on, she accepts that it is unlikely that I will come to any harm, but still worries, and insists on a phone call the moment I land! Being claustrophobic, she will not fly in a small aircraft (she suffers, even in a 737) so I cannot take her with me to help put her mind at rest (or otherwise!!).