I have raised cats my whole life and they have always been happy. A year ago I got my current kitty. His name is Mr. Skibby and his brother Inkling lives with us. Skibby wears a harness and goes for walks maybe 3 times a week. I won't let him out by himself because I don't want him to get sick or hurt. There are a lot of street cats in my neighborhood and some of them are mean. There is also a fox or two which feed on feral kittens. My roommate lets my kitty's brother out and I thought that might be causing my cat's depression, but now my cat wants to come back inside when we go for walks. He seems scared. My wife is home all day with our cat and he is her first kitty. She seems to really want him to love her, and she holds him all the time. I don't think he likes the forced love. Sometimes he is afraid of her. He has one place to hide, which is under our roommate's bed. It's an old waterbed that has a small corridor in the middle. I found out that she had been blocking it so he can't go there. I keep telling her not to smother him and she becomes really defensive. He has grown to be not so cuddly but sometimes he seems to be okay with her holding him. He seems so sad all the time though. He just sleeps on the kitchen floor. He is such an awesome cat and he is really handsome, so I understand why my wife smothers him. I just hate to see him so sad, I love him so much. What should I do?