In small doses, yeah and so long as he’s honest and true. Men _tend_ to be “rejection sensitive” and will often lash out at even a ‘hint’ of shifting priorities in the wife.
Not every wife but many are trained from a young age to feel as if it is their duty to mold and shape the man to become a better man; a project as it were – and are willing to go through a little chasing in order to avoid sunk cost in their project of shaping a good husband.
Of course this is stereotyping on my part but I don’t think it’s uncommon either.