She just got used to itā¦ over a long time. 
I should have added that the whole family play an instrument (and did way before I picked up the guitar) so we have regular practice of keyboards, cornet, clarinet and drumsā¦just perhaps not as much as I practice.
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Mine can be a nuisance when Iām playing, but when she plays or we play together itās fineā¦ā¦. Go figure
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Maybe do some simple experiments with creating a sound proofed practice space?
Some towels or blankets shoved against the bottom of a closed door, stick-on weather stripping applied around the door frame, heavy quilts hung over doors and windows, carpeting, drapes, acoustic ceiling tiles?
Lots of people have home studiosā¦a quick Google search might come up with some good tips.
Of course the resulting room might not be beautiful, and your partner would have to be OK with that. But successful relationships usually involve some compromise, IME.
Disclaimers: I am not an audio engineer, a marriage councillor, or a divorce attorneyā¦and I currently live aloneā¦so YMMV 
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I donāt really have a separate space so I play in the open kitchen/living room area. Iām typically the first one up so I do grade practice when thereās no around yet. The rest of the day the rest of the family doesnāt really mind. It probably helps that my wife is now learning her third instrument (piano, percussion, voice), my daughter is learning classical guitar and my oldest son is jamming away on his (my other) electric guitar in his room. It sometimes gets pretty lively around here. 
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Sounds like you have the makings of a band!
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My wife is very supportive of my guitar and she even joins in with the singing, which is very nice. She even asked the other day if I would be taking my guitar on holiday with us and I said, yeah Iāll probably put it in the car. She said, good.
I finish work at 3pm and my wife finishes at 6pm so I get plenty of practice time. If she is around though and I want more practice time, Iāll just put a sports channel on for her and then Iām good to go. 
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Is this for real!! You lucky bstrd 
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Was thinking about this one today and how I solved it. Basically moved all my guitar and computer stuff to a room with a door. Had to shuffle a bunch of things around the house but no complaints for a while now! Seems obvious.
And Iāve been more considerate, playing quiet fingerstyle more.
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Thanks for the update!
Itās always nice to learn the solution that actually worked.
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I donāt think there is a solution other than try and play in a different room, play when they are out , or practice acoustic songs on an electric and the technique should more or less than transfer to the acoustic.
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For me the solution is headphones+electric and play in a separate room w/ a closed door. Seems to work well enough.
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Thatās exactly what I do. I got the Waza Air headphones for quiet playing and I do it in a separate room with a closed door because the electric is still quite loud even when played acoustically.