I basically explained to my wife that she was going to have to at least try to get into FF if we were to get married : )

I tried to start her with VII, because it's the best, but for someone not familiar with RPGs (and not willing to overlook the clunky graphics), it was a bit of a struggle. So we scrapped that and tried X, which she got really into for a while - I think she made it as far as the Calm Lands. Then Skyrim came out, and we both got totally hooked on that. She's actually played it more than I have...150 hours the first time and currently 100 or so on a second playthrough. Someday I'll get her back on the FF track.