Stop in for a cup of coffee

ugh, why do women have to be some damn stubborn. This house design process is gonna be the death of me. I swear her entire goal is to make it as expensive as possible

Good luck, it's stressful. Best advice I can give you (and I know you didn't ask so excuse me) is to agree on an amount you are willing to spend, then get a designer/builder who can give her options to keep it all in budget.