My wife actually encouraged me to quit my job and enrol in university to do computer animation because she saw how much happier I was being creative with Maya than I was whilst having my soul sucked out by a large banking organization!

There are certainly a few female members on this forum and some very talented and well respected women in the computer animation industry so I don't think that all women hate Maya.

Perhaps it's a computer thing and your wife feels as though you aren't actually doing anything while immersed in Maya, do you think that if your hobby was oil painting and that you spent as much time putting paint on canvas she would be so annoyed? It's important to find a balance between work, hobby and home.

I think that I've rambled enough and hope that you don't get screamed at too much in the future.

Take it easy,

Mat.