the perfect guy

Every girl dreams about the "one", the "perfect man" for her.  She thinks about tall, dark, and handsome and her prince in shining armor.  One of the fun things about writing is creating that perfect guy for the heroine.  He has to be everything she needs in a man.  It's this creation of a "perfect" relationship that still has to seem realistic.  No guy is perfect, and no relationship is perfect.  

One of the problems I'm running into while working on W.t.W.W.Y.N. is that Nick is just too perfect.  This guy is handsome, smart, successful, and he loves his wife.  Great, huh?  Except it doesn't create much tension or conflict to the story.  No one wants to be married to a plastic ken doll or a door mat.  He has to be alive enough to be an equal match for Lizzie.  I just can't figure out how to make him less perfect.  

I didn't want to go the obvious route of having him angry and bitter at Lizzie for "leaving him".  But, in having him be understanding and loving towards her, it kind of takes some of the bite and conflict out of their relationship.  Yes, he's showing Christ's love towards her by showing forgiveness and love...but how realistic is that?  

I don't want to go back to the drawing board with him, but I need to tweak his character a bit more.  Maybe he needs a temper or something...guess I'll get back to it.