fair enough. He made it sound like he gets no attention and criticized a lot.
One thing about my point of view. I am much influenced by a dude named Ambrose Bierce, a socialist who went off to Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century. . . aka about 1910. . . to join the "Revolution" there, and got himself killed for meddling in a high-handed way in other people's affairs. Before that, he did OK as a humorist. Probably he prophesied his demise a hundred times with saucy little quips about how stupid we all can be. One of the hallmarks of Bierce is his ability to place polar opposite views on the same footing in his prose.
I consider it essential to being a man to have an attitude of self-sufficiency. My wife definitely doesn't view her place in my life as being my servant, and definitely expects me to do a lot. We were discussing the example of I think green above, who is quite happy to relate how nice his wife treats him. While that could be "nice" and maybe I'd love it, too, if my wife were that way. . . . my remark went to the point about some other things counting, too. People don't all have to fit some formula for happiness that works for someone else.
I usually have a little edge of self-deprecating humor in a vain attempt to soften my generally audacious conceits, and I'm willing to use a little critique of things even while I generally like them.
My wife got me up this morning, and announced that I must clean the yard so she could mow the lawn before it started raining. I'd planned to sit on the front porch and commune with my dog for a good while. I got my pooper scooper job done just in time, and she mowed the lawn, and then it did rain. Then she announced that I must get in her car and go with her to the apartment we're remodeling and help clean it up. I did so, and I followed her orders because guess what, she's efficient and well-organized, and I'm not. We got that job done too.
We had a little victory dance/group hug with lots of kisses when we were done. A good day.
Now, I am, in my own style, "sitting on the porch, communing with my dog".
I probably feel sorry for myself a little, but I don't think it's a huge issue.