You are not alone, in fact, I think only 10-15% of marriages get the kind of affirmation I speak about. I know you know this (because I have said it several different ways)…but you get what you will accept. The respect you get from your wife (or husband) is hugely based on what you set up in the first thirty days, and what you continue to accept daily, weekly, and monthly. Personally, I would have a heart to heart conversation about this. Roommate marriages stink. I believe it is never too late to make dramatic changes in your marriage but undoing years of one thing to get to another will take time. Good luck and don’t give up on it.
Dad