Showing affection for stepdaughter makes wife jealous
my stepdaughter and I did not have an easy time developing a relationship , I had never been a father and she had never had a real father , she was raised by her great aunt and uncle , after 3 years of trying we are finally comfortable with each other , on her 23rd birthday I gave her a hug and a little kiss on the cheek , that was the first time I had ever done that . She looked at me as if I had done something terribly wrong and I quickly apologized and told her I would never do it again , she said " no dad , it was nice , I liked it and you can kiss me on the cheek whenever you want , I was just surprised because I didn't expect it , so from then on when she goes to bed or gets up that is our greeting , a big hug and a kiss on the cheek . The problem is , my wife hates the idea and has told me to stop it , I certainly don't want to endanger my marriage but I don't want my daughter to think I don't care about her , she had a hard time growing up without her mother there for her and no father , I want her to know that I love her and will always be there for her....is it normal for her mother to be so jealous of the attention I show her daughter