My wife has no interest in this kind of stuff, but my 12 yr old son does, and that is who I play with. He just got the game for Christmas and is a bit obsessed with it (to the point where I sometimes want to throw it all away). However, we are having fun learning the game and playing the scenarios.
Currently I play 2 characters, usually Ezren and either Harsk or Merisiel while he plays Valeros. We played through the scenarios of the base set 1-2 times each and then, when we felt we had the game figured out, started the Adventure Path. So far so good. :)